UK Archives - Page 103 of 125 - Tyrepress

Posts

Hi-Q Wins Hendy Hire Contract

Hi-Q has won the contract to supply Hendy Hire’s rental fleet with a tyre management service. Hendy Hire has 12 daily rental office locations across the south of the UK with 1,400 trucks, vans and cars in its fleet.

As part of the new contract, Hi-Q will operate a drivers’ helpline on behalf of Hendy Hire from its dedicated customer call centre in Huddersfield. The tyre repair and replacement services will be provided by Hi-Q’s nationwide network of over 500 centres and a 24 hour emergency tyre service will be in operation for Hendy Hire customers requiring assistance during their rental period.

1st August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Brityrex International Moves to Manchester for 2007

ECI International, organisers of the Brityrex International exhibition, have announced that the 2007 event will be held from 1 to 3 May at the G-Mex Convention Centre, Manchester.

Paul Farrant, ECI’s managing director, revealed that there were a number of reasons for the move. “We wanted to expand the floor space available in 2007 based on the success and re-bookings taken at the 2005 show and Harrogate were unable to give us the third hall we needed to grow the show.”

1st August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

ETD Changes Hands

London based tyre collection specialist Environmental Tyre Disposals (ETD) has announced a change in ownership which will take effect from Monday 1 August 2005. Following constructive negotiations over the past few months current majority shareholder, Paul Hanlon, has relinquished overall control of the company to managing director, Tony Allen who will now have ownership and control of ETD’s operations.

This development concludes a long running business partnership between Paul Hanlon and Tony Allen who in the last two decades have taken ETD from their initial launch as a modest casing dealer to their present position of being one of the leading players in the UK casing collection market. However, Mr Hanlon will remain with the company on a consultancy basis.

29th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Bosch Celebrates ESP

Ten years ago Bosch was the first supplier to begin series production of its Electronic Stability Program (ESP) technology. What started as an option for high-end passenger cars is now available as a safety feature on most new cars and vans. The development of ESP can be traced back to 1983 when engineers at Bosch sought to optimise anti-lock braking systems (ABS).

To mark this milestone, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, patron of RoadSafe, attended a reception at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in London to celebrate with leading representatives from the road safety and motor industries.

In a speech at the event, Prince Michael congratulated Bosch on the development and pointed out the important safety benefits that can be derived from the fitment of ESP to all vehicles. He also noted that the installation rate on new cars being registered in the UK had increased from 20 to 29 per cent in only 12 months

28th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Join TRA

The Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA) is to become an affiliate of the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA).

TRA president, Roger Hicks, welcomed the move and views it as further endorsement of the TRA and its membership. He commented: “We as a body are still formulating our larger objectives and the willingness of the RMA to join with us in this future process will add to our sense of purpose. Together with the British Rubber Manufacturers’ Association who affiliated earlier this year we believe we are now in key position to help ensure the UK not only meets its obligations under the EU Landfill Directive but does so from a position of real strength and influence.”

RMA chairman, Patrick O’Connell, said: “Retreading plays a crucial role in the tyre recovery process and, as such, we are delighted to join the TRA as an affiliate member. Our decision to join the TRA should be seen as indicative of the RMA’s willingness to co-operate with other industry associations and of our desire to continue to play an active role in issues of cross-industry interest.”

27th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Is F1 For Sale?

Hutchison, a company that also owns the UK’s 3 mobile phone network, is reported to be preparing to buy Formula One for about $1 billion (£575 million). Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One tycoon, confirmed on Sunday that he had been approached by the Hong Kong firm.

25th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

VDB Tyres Stolen

Two fully loaded trailers, with over 2,000 tyres, were stolen from Van den Ban’s headquarters in Holland last Friday. The company is appealing to members of both the UK and European tyre markets to provide any information that may lead to the recovery of these tyres.

20th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Third Truck Point Business Manager

Bridgestone UK has appointed Stuart Monk (34) as the third business development manager for the Truck Point network of independent truck tyre dealers. Mr Monk, who will cover the Midlands area, has a strong financial background in banking, joining Bridgestone UK in 2002 and working in senior positions in the central billing department. His new role is structured round initiatives being taken by Bridgestone to support the independents’ business activities with fleet customers and to ensure that there are clear lines of communication between Bridgestone UK, the fleets and the dealers.

20th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Maha Receives ATL Equipment Approval

Maha UK has reported that it is the first company to achieve class IV and VII GEA and VOSA approval for test equipment for Automatic Test Lanes (ATLs). The introduction of Automatic Test Lanes, (ATL) and one-man operation is due to be introduced by VOSA in September 2005.

14th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta Streamlines Blue Dynamic Range

Varta has embarked on a programme to enhance its premium Blue Dynamic range of replacement batteries, giving it virtually complete coverage of the UK car parc.

13th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

The Search for Britain’s Most Energetic Boss

Small business employees across the country are being encouraged to nominate their boss as the most energetic in the country. Powergen’s ‘Britain’s Most Energetic Boss 2005’ is looking for bosses with positive energy, whose enthusiasm and commitment to their employees or community makes going to work fun and rewarding, not a chore. The search aims to reward the hard work and dedication of the bosses of the UK’s 3.7 million small businesses.Employees who nominate their boss at www.energeticboss.co.uk between 4 July and 12 August 2005 could win a case of champagne for themselves, and a well deserved break of a lifetime to New Zealand for their boss.

1st July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

SEAT Chooses Beissbarth

Beissbarth’s wheel aligner technology has been chosen by SEAT to see it through a busy international race season. The SEAT Sport UK team has selected the ML8R Microline Easy Wheel Aligner to ensure the chassis set-up is optimised for each race.

Speaking for the SEAT team, Grant Clearwater said: “It’s important for SEAT Sport UK to be able to rely on the equipment that we use to deliver accurate information every time, this is one of the many reasons why we haven chosen Beissbarth.”

27th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Reorganises European Sales Network

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd is to reorganise its European sales structure by establishing two companies – Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd in the UK and Toyo Tire Benelux BV in the Netherlands. The new companies will be subsidiaries of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH (TTE) which itself has only been in operation since January 2005.

27th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Sapphire Energy Recovery Confirm Tim Stott as General Manager

After 16 years working with Sapphire Energy Recovery and Lafarge Cement, Tim Stott (35) has become general manager of the tyre disposal specialists. Previously Mr Stott had been finance manager and then acting general manager. Now, following Jamie Randall’s promotion to alternative resource manager with Lafarge UK, Tim Stott will take over the day-to-day running of the company on a permanent basis. “This is a great opportunity to build on what the business has already achieved,” commented the new general manager.

24th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

GEA Golf Day Returns

The annual GEA golf day, held to raise funds for BEN, is returning to Staverton Park Golf Club, near Daventry, on Wednesday the 17th August. The competition is open to everyone and not just to GEA members. Anyone who would like to enter should contact Dave Garratt on 01327 3112616. “Everyone is very welcome to come along and join in with the golf day. If you haven’t got a team, don’t worry, we can create teams for you,” says Mr Garratt.

23rd June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors