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Michelin, ATS-E to stage Eurotunnel tyre pressure roadshow

Michelin and ATS Euromaster will stage a ‘Fill up with Air’ roadshow at the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle terminal in Folkestone on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 April 2012, between 7am and 3.30pm, offering free tyre safety inspections for departing vehicles. Seven tyre specialists will check tread depths and pressures, inspecting tyres for potential safety hazards like objects penetrating the tread or lumps, bulges, cracks or tears to the sidewalls. The roadshow will offer free on-site puncture repairs for the first time, thanks to ATS-E’s involvement.

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BSB rider Walker voices support for PACT

British Superbike Championship rider Chris Walker has lent his support to TyreSafe’s PACT campaign. Despite being just days away from the championship’s opening round at Brand Hatch on 6 April, Walker has found time to help promote the vitally important issue of motorbike tyre safety.

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GT Radial’s tyre pressure warning as UK heats up

The UK’s weather and public feeling about further hikes in fuel costs are heating up, but cooler tyre industry heads at distributor GT Radial are suggesting that road users could save around 15 pence per litre of fuel by ensuring their tyres are properly inflated. The manufacturer’s representatives say the problem of under-inflation is compounded by the shifting seasonal temperature; as the UK’s weather starts to warm up, tyres will start to lose air more quickly than during the winter months, said the company’s managing director for Europe, Richard Lyons.

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Carlsberg UK renews Michelin PPK tyre contract

Michelin Fleet Solutions has announced the extension of its pence per kilometre tyre contract with Carlsberg UK for an additional 12 months. The deal covers approximately 320 commercial vehicles and 147 urban trailers. The company has been fitting Michelin’s since 2007. The fleet runs on Michelin’s popular E-segment regional tyres for a mix of national, regional and urban operations.

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Bridgestone a Google best case study

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Google Automotive Newsletter (Q1/2012) reports that Bridgestone’s Google Display Network safety and winter tyre campaign is its number one case study for an internet campaign in the automotive market in 2011. The Bridgestone campaign, carried out in collaboration with media agency PHD Germany, ran in major European countries and scored on awareness and reach with around one billion ad impressions over the year and up to 380 per cent incremental visitors to the Bridgestone website.

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Goodyear’s Blimp returns to UK skies

Nine months after a fatal crash in Germany ended Goodyear Dunlop’s 2011 European blimp-centred promotional campaign, the tyre maker reports the Goodyear Blimp has returned to our skies. The Spirit of Safety is taking to the air from mid-March until July to embark on a nationwide tour in support of the tyre brand’s planned road safety initiatives. Throughout its three or so months of service, the airship will deliver road safety messages as it underlines the importance of The Highway Code, with particular emphasis placed on young driver education. A renewed media partnership with Sky Sports will also reach out to a worldwide sporting audience as the Goodyear Blimp flies over major Premier League football matches as well as international cricket, golf and rugby games.

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Caravan season is coming – how are your tyres?

Easter is approaching and with it the sobering prospect that many of the nation’s two million caravans will venture back onto the road. The impending start of the caravanning season has prompted both TyreSafe and the Protyre retail chain to issue safety reminders to caravan owners. The essence of both reminders is to check for safety issues that may have developed during the vehicle’s months of inactivity.

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The larger the tyres, the greater the benefit of TPMS

With giant OTR tyres containing enough cooped up energy to project a person two kilometres, the particular importance of tyre safety on mine sites is perhaps underestimated. One way of redressing this balance, raising awareness of the pressure and condition of a tyre and at the same time saving emissions, fuel and therefore money, is to employ tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to keep an eye on these large and expensive components.

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TyreSafe kickstarts ‘PACT’ campaign

Tyre retailers and bike dealerships are being urged to take part in TyreSafe’s ‘PACT’ campaign and help bikers maximising their road safety. PACT stands for – Performance, Air, Condition and Tread. The idea is that if riders make a PACT with their bike and ensure they check their tyres for air pressure, overall condition and tread depth then they will be rewarded with better performance including improved handling, grip and fuel economy.

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ATS Euromaster prepares for Olympic task

ATS Euromaster says it is ducking to meet the finish line of its preparations for the London Olympics in late-July through to 9 September, when the Paralympic Games close. The company has been introducing measures to ensure its ability to support customers in areas affected by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. With three centres located within six miles of the Olympic Park in Stratford (Bow, Leyton and Camden), the company has special reason to make special plans, though ATS-E says it is taking into account all of its 15 centres within the M25, those close to Olympic venues outside London and centres near major airports, where traffic is expected to reach record levels on 13 August (the day after the Olympic Games closing ceremony).

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Profile: Stephen Callow brings fresh perspective to NTDA chairmanship

At the end of February the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) announced that it had appointed a new national chairman to its board of executive officers. The incumbent is Stephen Callow, managing director of Callow Car Care Ltd., who takes over from David White formerly of Kwik Fit. White, who announced that he was stepping down as Kwik Fit Group customer services director in November 2011, said at the time that he was planning to leave the company to “explore opportunities outside the business.” This decision was set to take effect at the end of March 2012 and naturally led to the appointment of a new chairman. Tyres & Accessories met with the new NTDA chairman in mid-March to offer congratulations and get an impression of the association’s direction from here on in.

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Cooper Tire teams up with The Weather Channel

Television viewers in the US, should they so wish, can enjoy weather-related information and entertainment around the clock courtesy of The Weather Channel. This themed content is naturally interspersed with spells of advertising, and Cooper Tire & Rubber will soon become a familiar name to those chomping on their breakfast toast and cereal after entering into a partnership with the broadcaster.

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Hankook Australia opens new warehouse, sponsors night football

Hankook Tyre Australia says the relocation of its New South Wales warehouse will improve distribution to dealers in that state. YCH Logistics, located at Sydney's Eastern Creek, will be the new central depot for Hankook tyres in the state; the facility replaces the warehouse currently located at TOLL Logistics in Yennora. The Yennora warehouse will continue to operate until the end of March.

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Part-worns and labelling key themes at TyreSafe’s May briefing

Two important topics – Part-worn tyres and tyre labelling – will head the agenda at TyreSafe's next industry communications briefing on 3 May. The safety organisation invites anyone with an interest in tyre and road safety to attend this free event, which will be held at the Ardencote Manor hotel in Warwickshire. The briefing will provide attendees with an overview of some important changes facing the industry. It will also highlight TyreSafe’s forthcoming campaigns so that companies and organisations can integrate them within their own activities.

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NTDA appoints new chairman

The National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) has appointed a new national chairman to its board of executive officers. Steve Callow, managing director of Callow Car Care Ltd., takes over from David White of Kwik-Fit. Callow Car Care is based in the North West and was established 40 years ago by Steve’s late father Ron. It offers fast-fit and MOT service from two centres in Merseyside and Wirral.

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