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Increasing complexity requires increasing professionalism – T&A interviews Stapleton’s MD, Andy Fern

A little over a year since Tyres & Accessories last spoke with Stapleton’s managing director Andy Fern, at the end of December 2024, we caught up again and discovered that – for a variety of reasons – the post-pandemic expectation of uncertainty is something of a mainstay in the way we do business now. For those selling tyres as a retailer, the kind of professional distribution partner that can help navigate and mitigate the impact of such challenges is now needed. In short, increasing complexity requires increasing professionalism.

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Charges dropped in tyre wholesaler fire case

Criminal proceedings have been dropped against the pyrotechnician whose fireworks hit the headlines following a major blaze at Germany’s largest tyre wholesaler, Reifen Göggel. The pyrotechnician was charged with negligent arson after a fire broke out during the wedding celebration of then-company owner Bruno Göggel in July 2022. The blaze caused 22 million euros of damage to Reifen Göggel’s facility in Gammertingen, Baden-Württemberg.

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  1. Wedding day fire hits Germany’s largest tyre wholesaler
  2. Obituary: Bruno Göggel
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Olpneus becomes exclusive MRL Tires distributor for Italy

From 2025, MRL Tires will work exclusively with Olpneus in the Italian market. The Sicily-based wholesaler has already distributed the MRL agricultural and industrial range on a non-exclusive basis for around four years, and in mid-2024 the MRL Tires team decided to take this partnership to the next level. “We believe in the company, and are very confident that in the years to come we will have a much bigger business in the Italian market, together with Olpneus,” comments Satinder Singh, General Manager of Export Sales & Marketing at MRL.

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  1. G.M.P. Group aiming for international expansion through Reedijk acquisition
  2. You’ll be hearing a lot more about us – MRL preparing for European growth
  3. Wholesaler Univergomma defies market trends in 2023
  4. NTAW raising capital to support Dunlop distribution in Australia & NZ
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G.M.P. Group aiming for international expansion through Reedijk acquisition

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In a strategic move aimed at enhancing its presence in European markets and driving growth on a global scale, Italian alloy wheel manufacturer G.M.P. Group has acquired Netherlands-based tyre distributor Reedijk Wheels and Tyres Group. For Reedijk, this development represents “the next step in the development of a historically profitable collaboration between the companies” that began back in 2007. G.M.P. Group intends to use the acquisition as a vehicle for relaunching its Antera wheel brand.

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  1. Antera wheel brand set for April revival
  2. Bain Capital acquires Fintyre
  3. European FinTyre Distribution buys Reifen Krieg
  4. NTAW raising capital to support Dunlop distribution in Australia & NZ
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Stalking horse – ATD enters asset purchase agreement with lender group

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American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) announced on 27 November that it has made a preliminary agreement to sell its assets to a buyer backed by some of its major lenders. Specifically, the company has entered into a ‘stalking horse’ asset purchase agreement (APA). The lenders supporting the buyer entity include investment groups and funds managed by companies like Guggenheim Partners, KKR, Monarch Alternative Capital, Sculptor Capital, and Silver Point Capital. In a statement announcing the transaction, ATD collectively refers to these lenders as the ‘Ad Hoc Lender Group’.

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  1. ATD enter bankruptcy proceedings
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NTAW raising capital to support Dunlop distribution in Australia & NZ

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On 18 September 2024, Australian tyre and wheel importer and distributor NTAW Holdings Limited announced an entitlement offer to raise AU$12.41 million (£6.52 million) in working capital to support its strategic expansion in Australia and New Zealand following appointment as regional Dunlop tyre distributor.

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  1. Australia’s NTAW Holdings preparing for growth despite challenging conditions
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RH Claydon distributing full CST 4×4 range

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After securing a supply agreement with Maxxis (UK), RH Claydon has become the exclusive UK distributor of the CST branded range of AT, MT and Extreme 4×4 tyres. News of this distribution arrangement is accompanied by the debut of several additions to the CST 4×4 range, the Sahara AT318, Sahara A/T II and Sahara M/T II.

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  1. RH Claydon opening warehouse in Carlisle
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Green light for Tyre Call Antrim expansion

Wholesaler Tyre Call has gained approval for a new storage and distribution warehouse at its Antrim, Northern Ireland site. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee has approved plans for the building of a 7,361 square metre distribution warehouse.

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Norgesdekk joins NDI as YOHT distributor in Norway

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) has an additional partner in Norway, with major wholesaler Norgesdekk now supplying YOHT’s off-highway tyre brands in addition to NDI, who has served as a strategic partner in the Nordic region for almost 40 years.

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Grupo Andrés invests in financial management consultancy iFinanciera

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Grupo Andrés, a leading tyre distributor in the Iberian Peninsula, has acquired a 20% stake in specialist financial management consultancy iFinanciera. Explaining the decision to invest, Javier Andrés Herrera states that involvement in iFinanciera is closely linked to the development and growth of Grupo Andrés’ own companies and provides important synergies.

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Attend Tyrexpo Asia for free

When factoring in flights, accommodation and other expenses, the cost of attending an international tyre show can add up quickly. But Tarsus Group says this doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, you may be able to travel to Singapore and visit Tyrexpo Asia without paying a penny for the privilege.

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Wedding day fire hits Germany’s largest tyre wholesaler

Saturday should have been a day to remember for Bruno Göggel, and indeed it was. But instead of fond memories of celebrating his nuptials with family and friends, the owner of German tyre wholesaler Reifen Göggel watched a large part of his recently-built facility burn to the ground.

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Kirkby investing in stocks

We’ve emerged from lockdown into a market environment of rising raw material prices, a global imbalance of containers and exploding shipping costs, not to mention continuing port disruptions. These combined factors have already led to higher tyre prices and product shortages in some instances, but the extent to which customers are affected can be tempered by good stock management.

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BA Bush & Son Ltd moves into new headquarters

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BA Bush & Son Ltd has recently moved into new head offices in Horncastle as part of planned expansion. According to the company, the new offices provide not only more space but also a large meeting and conference room and more opportunity for the team to work together across sales, marketing, and finance once Covid-19 regulations permit.

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  1. Bush Tyres opening two retail sites and a new warehouse
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Europa Tyres main UK distributor for ATG’s Galaxy brand

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Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has announced that, as of this month, Europa Tyres is its main wholesale distributor for the Galaxy tyre brand in mainland UK. Europa Tyres will distribute the complete Galaxy range, including radial OTR and solid tyres.

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