Truck Tyres
The Chinese-manufactured Aeolus range of truck tyres first appeared on European markets in 2004, since when they have gained a reputation as a value-for-money product. Research and Development is on-going and the range has been enhanced by the introduction of new radial profiles on existing tyres and the addition of ten new tyres to the range.
Arguably the world’s largest tyre trade exhibition, Reifen Messe Essen 2006 was the biggest show in the history of the exhibition. The 24th show since the exhibition premiered in 1960, this year’s event attracted 17,100 tyre specialists (up 8 per cent) from over 80 countries, according to the organisers. In amongst the 473 suppliers (up 15 per cent) from 42 countries, a handful of UK wholesalers (Bond International, King’s Road Tyres, Kirkby Tyres, Treadsetters, and North West Tyres) led the way for the 22-strong British company contingent.
Arguably the world’s largest tyre trade exhibition, Reifen Messe Essen 2006 was the biggest show in the history of the exhibition. The 24th show since the exhibition premiered in 1960, this year’s event attracted 17,100 tyre specialists (up 8 per cent) from over 80 countries, according to the organisers. In amongst the 473 suppliers (up 15 per cent) from 42 countries, a handful of UK wholesalers (Bond International, King’s Road Tyres, Kirkby Tyres, Treadsetters, and North West Tyres) led the way for the 22-strong British company contingent.
Consumers reading the Independent have learnt details of the current End-of-life tyre (ELT) situation through an article published on 29 June. The article, which featured an interview with Tyre Recovery Association secretary, Peter Taylor, used DTI figures for setting the ELT scene – “48 million tyres, weighing 480,000 tons, were scrapped in 2004.” The Independent article reported that “around a quarter of old tyres are reused and around half are recycled in some way.”
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(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America has added 12 new 17- to 22-inch sizes to its popular BFGoodrich T/A/ KO light truck/SUV tyre line. The line extension was launched last week to dealers and media at a special programme in San Diego. The new larger sizes, said BFGoodrich officials, mirror size increases seen at OE. While 16-inch light truck tyres remain popular on the replacement side, OEMs have moved to 17- and 18-inch and larger.
“Business is going really well. We are changing over to a new warehouse and on 2 May we became the official importer of Double Coin truck tyres across Europe,” says Inter-Sprint’s Wim Zoet, summing up all the recent developments at Dutch wholesaler.
Talking with Hercules vice president and general manager for eastern hemisphere, Vincent Lewis, reveals that the company’s main news is from the product development department. Firstly the company has launched a new Ironman range of tyres. Available as commercial light vehicle, 4×4 and passenger car radials, the Ironman PCR range is subdivided according to speeding rating. As a result the Type-H line consists of twenty-two 60 to 75 series products in 13 to 16-inch diameters; five 13 to 14-inch 70-series sizes in the Type-T line; and two 15-inch 50 series products in the Type-V offering. The new brand also offers a number of 12 to 15-inch van products and five 15 to 16-inch Radial A/T 4×4/SUV sizes.
Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK has appointed Robin Sharpe as director, Truck Tyres UK and Nigel Sowerby as manager, TruckForce, UK. Sharpe joins the company on 1 August, and will lead the continued expansion of the UK Goodyear Dunlop truck and bus tyre business, including the rollout of the recently launched TruckForce service network across the country. Announcing the appointment, UK general manager, Mark Brickhill said: “Robin has a proven record of delivering successful results in varied markets. He has particular skills in managing organisational change and building people management capabilities. His background in managing key accounts and building long term business to business relationships will enhance our truck business unit.”
“For over 50 years our Group has believed in tyres and has educated its people and developed new technologies to be able to handle every aspect and every phase of a tyre’s life cycle,” Mario Marangoni president of the Italian Marangoni group points out. Today Marangoni belongs to the few companies that are covering all the different aspects of tyres. In the future this is going to be communicated even more. Marangoni now wants to harmonise and internationalise its own brand appearance, says Massimo De Alessandri, managing director of the Marangoni Holding company in an interview with Tyres & Accessories.
A lot has happened for Slovakian tyre manufacturer, Matador, since it first exhibited under its new name back in 1994. Back then a 3×3 metre cubicle sufficed, this year Matador covered about 200 square metres of floor space in Hall 3. It is no coincidence that this is the case because about 10 years ago the Slovakian manufacturer founded its distribution subsidiary on the German market under the leadership of Dr Miroslav Rosina. Since then Germany has become one of the most important markets for Matador.
“It is our objective to expand and consolidate operations in the European market in 2006. So participating in this trade show is of great importance in strengthening relationships with retreaders, distributors, truck drivers and fleet owners. Our competitive prices and ease of logistics make us competitive in Europe. But the quality and diversity of our product line is what really makes the difference.“ – Borrachas Vipal vice president Joáo Carlos Paludo obviously has a clear ambition about his company’s success in the European marketplace and it seems that the Brazilian retreading and tyre repair specialist is ready to successfully achieve its giant leap over the Atlantic ocean.
At this year’s Reifen exhibition in Essen Goodyear showed all its new products and most of the highlights from the current product portfolio. The focal point of the presentations on the Goodyear stand were product novelties for the SUV segment but also tyres for the PC segment. However farm and OTR tyres were also shown as were forward-looking developments. In the truck tyre segment Goodyear presented its new RHS 2, which is a new specialist tyre for the steering axle.
Sometimes an exhibition can be like a meat market – every company is showing off what it has to offer. This is also true, in a positive way, for Hankook Tire. This year the Korean manufacturer not only presented its brand new stand in hall three – the most important hall – but also allowed visitors to get an impression of all the segments the company operates in. “With our presence in Essen we want to display our product competences,” says Benedikt Preussner from Hankook’s German distribution company. By this token not only Hankook’s attractive exhibition hostesses were eye-catchers but also the considerable product portfolio on display.
Apollo Tyres is planning to import radial tyres for luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen from the company’s manufacturing facility in South Africa, rediff.com has reported. The local business news source reports that Indian radial production could halt at some point in the coming months.
With the ban on land filling tyres currently taking effect, F V Evans (New Zealand) and their UK agent Ecosystem Ltd have chosen to introduce their Evashred range of tyre recycling equipment to the UK. Evashred are launching two machines on the UK market, the EV60 with 600mm cutting width for shredding car tyres and the EV110 with 1100mm wide cutting width for shredding truck tyres.
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