Security Risk Management Ltd (SRM), a UK provider of operational risk management services, has announced that it has added Stapletons Tyre Services to its client portfolio. From 1 June SRM will be offering a dedicated confidential phone service providing Stapletons employees with the opportunity to raise any concerns relating to illegal or improper behaviour in the workplace. The service will be open to all of Stapleton’s 800 employees.
ATS Euromaster is urging fleet managers to prepare their drivers for winter by placing orders for cold weather tyres before the end of July to ensure stock availability and delivery before the winter season sets in.
The retailer’s interest coincides with the UK tyre industry’s recent commitment to create a cold weather tyre market in the UK, as opposed to a winter tyre market.
Dave Garratt was appointed as treasurer of the Brussels based European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA). The news was announced following at the association’s recent General Assembly meeting held in Bologna on the 20 May. Mr Garratt’s appointment is seen as an important step for the industry as it ensures a close and ongoing association with the European market. Dave Garrat, also chief executive of the Garage Equipment Association (GEA) in the UK said: “The EGEA, which is based in Brussels, plays an important role in lobbying and advising the European Commission. This appointment shows that the EGEA value an input from the UK and proves that the GEA is fully committed to supporting its members in Europe.”
Have you ever considered tackling a 48 kilometre mountain bike ride and a half-marathon in Arctic temperatures? Could you climb a 30m-high ice wall, endure 30 kilometres of cross-country skiing, and navigate a team of huskies through alpine woodland in temperatures as low as –45 degrees celcius? Men and women from around the UK are prepared to give it a go as they apply to be part of the 2006 Fulda Challenge team.
Goodyear Dunlop has reorganised its Off-The-Road department, promoting Mark Turner into the role of key accounts manager for OTR SBU.
Currently farm tyre sales and training specialist, Mr Turner will now focus on key accounts, and the development of farm, industrial, ATV and Terra tyres with dealer customers throughout the UK. In his new role Turner will continue to run the show calendar for Goodyear Dunlop and will maintain his training responsibilities.
The Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) has confirmed that 26,843 visitors attended the 2005 combined Commercial Vehicle Show and Automotive Trade Show in April.
Demographic data, provided by visitor registration company CTS, shows that those 26,843 visitors had more purchasing power this year than at any previous CV Show and ATS says the SMMT. A detailed breakdown of visitors showed that 72.3 per cent were at owner, director or senior manager level.
The SMMT believes that these figures confirm the informal feedback from exhibitors during and after the event, suggesting that visitors and business leads were of a very high quality. Visitors came from across the UK and Ireland, with a further 1,000 from overseas, finding the NEC an ideal place for a business-to-business event of this type.
The 2006 CV Show and ATS will be on 25, 26 and 27 April, in halls 1 to 5 of the NEC.
Provisional output data released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics shows that UK car production rose 10.6 per cent, or 13,689 units, in April.
This puts the year-to-date total above the 2004 level for first time this year.
Both output for home and export volumes rose by over 10 per cent last month.
“Despite problems at Longbridge, today’s figures show that the UK still has a strong vehicle manufacturing base”, said SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan.
Alliance has introduced 40 new forestry tyre designs to its existing ranges in an attempt to strengthen its position in the segment. The tyres feature reinforced steel and include flotation forestry tyres for harvesters, agro-forestry R1 tyres for combined applications in forestry and agriculture, and LS forestry tyres for logger skidders.
The new tyres were developed in co-operation with machinery manufacturers, under severe conditions, said David Shahar, head of R&D for Alliance. “Forestry tyres should be able to drive effortlessly in difficult terrain, without puncture and costly down time,” Shahar explained.
British garage technicians are being offered the chance to star in a television series being made in Spain. ‘The Garage’ will follow the progress of an independent garage set in the expatriate community on the south coast of Spain. Endemol UK, the production company involved, was responsible for the highly successful ‘fly-on-the-wall’ series about a hairdressing and beauty operation, ‘The Salon’.
After an absence of four years, the UK tyre industry was once again treated to its own, dedicated exhibition when Brityrex International was held in May at the Harrogate International Centre.
The show consisted of more than 70 exhibitors from all sectors of the industry and, over the three days of the show, 2,495 visitors came through the doors. Paul Farrant, Managing Director of organisers ECI International, was delighted with the reactions from visitors and exhibitors, with many of the latter booking space for the 2007 show on the spot.
A common theme in the feedback from exhibitors was the quality of the visitors, with many selling machinery off the stand (in one case, every piece of machinery on the stand was sold during the show) and others reporting lists of genuine enquiries to be followed up.
“This exhibition definitely showed that there is a need for a tyre industry, trade-only event,” he said, “and I see it as the springboard for future shows.” As a mark of their confidence, ECI have booked a third hall for the 2007 show, giving another 1,000 square metres of stand space.
“I would like to thank all the exhibitors for their efforts and I am very pleased that their hard work was rewarded by visitors who were obviously at Brityrex International to do some serious business.” Paul Farrant said, adding: “Hopefully those companies which were sitting on the fence this time will have seen the quality of the show and will lend their support for the 2007 exhibition.”
The exact dates for Brityrex International 2007 will be announced later this week and the show will be officially launched at the Tyrexpo Asia show in Singapore this September. Exhibitors wanting to reserve specific stand locations are advised to book early.
‘Balanced Scorecard’ is a new customer and employee safety policy that has been rolled out by ATS Euromaster. The scheme rewards employees for meeting key performance indicators in all areas of the business operation with priority given to health and safety performance, customer satisfaction levels and operational excellence.
Nick Gregg, ATS Euromaster MD commented on the new scheme: “Balanced Scorecard will completely refocus our business on meeting the needs of our customers through a first class service delivered safely and efficiently. It is our aim to transform ATS Euromaster into the vehicle service sector leader with centres of excellence for customer and employee care across the UK.”
Size and scale are no advantage when it comes to overall financial success, according to a new study by Tyre Manufacturers & Distributors industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing. It seems the industry’s smaller players are putting their larger counterparts to shame when it comes to overall financial performance.
The top 60 “major players” currently control almost 94 per cent of the market. Yet look beyond their size at their individual financial performance and their image appears somewhat staid, according to Plimsoll analysts.
Penny Hydraulics has appointed Martin Oke as its new Area Sales Manager for the Midlands & North of England. Martin has extensive experience of the commercial vehicle and materials handling sectors and joins the company from secure in-vehicle storage specialist Sortimo. He will deal with customers
across a range of industries including the local authority, brewing and tyre supply sectors.
Sapphire Energy Recovery, one of the UK’s leading end-of-life tyre disposal companies, has appointed Ryan Mifflin as sales and marketing manager. Mr Mifflin joins Sapphire from Lafarge Cement UK where he was responsible for brand development and sales and marketing strategy. As one of his first tasks, the new sales and marketing manager will be launching “the ultimate solution” campaign to help raise awareness surrounding end of life tyre disposal.
In his new position Mr Mifflin will be responsible for all marketing and commercial activities. Ryan explains: “My focus will be to raise the profile of what Sapphire offers the tyre industry along with further developing our approach to customer service excellence.”
MAHA UK Limited reached a milestone in UK growth when it received its 500th order for a truck brake tester at the recent CV/AT Show. The sale of MAHA truck brake testers in the UK has grown from only 1 sold in 1997 when MAHA UK started trading, to more than 500 in the UK market today.
MAHA UK now claims the position of market leader when it comes to truck brake testers and has recently won the tender to supply brake testers to VOSA for roadside testing. MAHA is the preferred supplier to Scania worldwide and MAHA UK also supplies truck brake testers to all the leading truck manufactures and bus companies throughout the country. MAHA has even supplied a truck brake tester to a workshop in the Shetland Islands.
Commenting on the development Gus Gregory, managing director of MAHA UK said: “The growth of MAHA truck brake testers must prove we have the best product, backed up by a nationwide service department.”
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