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Brityrex confirms free technical seminar topics

ECI International, the organiser of Brityrex, has confirmed that a series of technical seminars and demonstrations by industry experts will take place for visitors to Brityrex International 2012 in Manchester this October, providing a practical, hands-on environment. Organised by the National Tyre Distributors Association in conjunction with the Tyre Industry Federation, seminar topics will include: tyre pressure monitoring systems, tyre labelling legislation, the new tyre repair standard, BSAU159G, returning tyres under complaint and other highly topical issues at the three-day exhibition on 9-11 October, 2012.

29th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ launches £500k advertising campaign

Fast fit retailer, HiQ has announced that it will invest £500,000 into a national advertising campaign, re-entering mainstream advertising as a network after an eight-year absence. The network made “a conscious and strategic decision” to delay this scale of mainstream advertising in order to develop the full HiQ Franchise programme say company sources, with investment funnelled into customer service initiatives and training. The newly announced spending will be part of a seven figure investment in HiQ Programmes in 2012.

24th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Rhodia claims labelling improvements with latest Zeosil silica

With EU tyre labelling legislation due to come into effect on 1 November, silica supplier Rhodia believes its Zeosil branded ranges of highly dispersible silica (HDS) will continue to develop as key components in providing better performing, safer and fuel-efficient tyres worldwide. “The new tyre labelling [legislation] draws attention to three basic criteria, two of which are directly linked and influenced by silica,” says Christian Léger, silica global business director for Rhodia.

16th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

TIF launches UK tyre industry factbook

The Tyre Industry Federation (TIF), the trade body representing the tyre manufacturers, importers, distributors and retreaders in the UK has published a new factbook. TIF’s latest publication gives an overview of the tyre industry from manufacture to recycling and from road safety to lifecycle impact complete with some of the most detailed official statistics agreed by a British association.

6th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity preparing to launch new range

A new Infinity range is scheduled for release later this year. The tyre maker has disclosed little about the asymmetric pattern high performance, UHP, 4×4 and van line-up, however Jorge Crespo, European general manager for Infinity Tyres, reports it will be unveiled to dealers at the Infinity Partners Day in Beijing, China at the start of May before its first public showing at June’s Reifen 2012 show in Germany.

30th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Thorsten Schmidt now sole MD at Kraiburg

Retreading specialist Kraiburg Austria has appointed Thorsten Schmidt as sole managing director responsible for production in Geretsberg, effective January 2012. His previous colleague in this management responsibility, Dr. Andreas Starnecker, now holds a new position in Kraiburg Holding.

27th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

What Car? Awards highlight Hankook’s product development efforts

On 12 January What Car? hosted its ‘car oscars’ in London. Hankook Tyre UK serves as associate sponsor of the What Car? Awards, and the tyre maker had extra reason to celebrate when the Kia Rio was named this year’s ‘Ultra Low Carbon’ award winner. Hankook is an original equipment supplier for the Rio, with the Kinergy Eco in size 185/65 R15 88H one of the tyre options available.

18th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MAM appoints ex-Goodyear man

MAM Software Ltd has appointed Malcolm Hazard as senior sales manager – tyres, responsible for the management of MAM's tyre industry solutions. The appointment sees MAM further expand its team of industry experts to meet the growing demand for its innovative software applications.

12th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster and Michelin renew 58,000 vehicle fleet deal

ATS Euromaster and Michelin have renewed their contract with full service leasing specialist Arval, whose growing fleet numbers approximately 58,000 maintained contract hire cars and vans. The new contract lasts until the end of 2014.

3rd January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo names new European marketing manager

David Stinissen has been appointed to the role of marketing manager at Toyo Tire Europe, effective 1 January 2012. Stinissen has taken charge of the Japanese tyre maker’s European marketing department and will carry out this new role in addition to continuing in his existing position as marketing manager for Toyo in the Benelux countries. He will be based both at Toyo Tire Europe’s headquarters in Willich, Germany and at Toyo Tire Benelux in Roosendaal, the Netherlands.

3rd January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti: ‘Modest growth’ in store for UK truck tyre market

The latest forecast for the UK’s replacement tyre market for 2011 suggests volumes total 1 million units, which will be marginally down on the comparable 2010 figure of just over 1,050,000 units. Speaking at the recent Continental UK market trends briefing in London, new commercial vehicle marketing manager Tracey Hyem explained that the recent UK trend was at odds with the European experience, which has seen most other countries experience positive growth in replacement tyre sales with an average increase of 3 per cent overall.

5th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Research into China tyre label underway

At the Lanxess Rubber Day China, held in Beijing on 2 December, Jiang Jian from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology informed delegates that preparations for a Chinese tyre label are already underway. “With regard to potential guidelines for tyre labelling in China, we are comparing the stipulated standards with the present conditions. We have already made a start with research in this area.”

5th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Voluntary tyre labelling starts in South Korea

Compulsory tyre labelling is scheduled to be introduced in South Korea in November 2012. As preparatory stage towards its implementation, on 14 November 2011 the country introduced tyre labelling on a voluntary basis. Reporting the commencement of voluntary labelling by South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, specialty chemicals firm Lanxess notes that the ministry views tyre labelling as a major part of its overall plan towards a “greener society” and it expects nationwide energy savings of 350,000 TOE (Tons of Oil Equivalent) and greenhouse gas emission reduction by around one million tons of CO2 emissions per year.

18th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems introduces VMware

Independent tyre dealer software provider, Cam Systems has introduced its new VMware component, part of its .NET development. VMware allows companies to invest in a robust virtualised processing environment that the company says is flexible and able to deliver greater scope for growth. VMware allows businesses to run multiple virtual machines, housing applications such as Cameo, CRM and UniSerV on as few as two physical units.

15th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrepress.com poll: Consumers will pay more for fuel efficiency

The tyre trade has suggested that, while there is still plenty of scepticism over the commercial draw of fuel efficient tyres, consumers will pay more for a tyre that increases fuel efficiency. Visitors to tyrepress.com expressed their opinions on the issue during last month’s Question of the Month, with 59.43 per cent of voters suggesting that consumers would shell out for tyres that make their fuel go further. To vote in the new Question of the Month – Is the market ready for tyre labelling? – go to the tyrepress.com homepage.

2nd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors