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A1GP Cars Roar Around Manchester

Despite wet weather, up to 25,000 people lined the streets of Manchester on Sunday 13 August as six Cooper-equipped A1GP race cars roared around the city centre, reaching speeds of up to 70mph. A1 Teams Great Britain, Australia, China, Ireland, Lebanon and Malaysia drove along a purpose built 1.5km course as part of the Sky Festival, promoting the broadcast of the entire 2006/07 A1GP race season live on Sky Sports in the UK. The calendar of 13 A1GP races will be broadcast to over 100 countries around the world across a network of more than 40 television partners.

21st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Increases Sales Force

Hankook Tyre UK Ltd has announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers. Andy Doherty has been appointed as regional sales manager for the North West. He has 18 Years experience in the tyre industry, working for 10 years as a commercial and mobile car tyre technician and eight years as sales manager for a number of national wholesalers.

21st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Power, Hofmann Style

Hofmann is promoting another first. The new ‘DynaPower Box’ is the first self-contained dynamometer on the market. Designed to overcome the environmental concerns of placing a performance ‘Dyno’ in or around a busy workshop, the ‘DynaPower Box’ is in essence a 4WD dyno built into a weather proof cabin with it’s own sound-proofing, exhaust extraction and cooling fans. All the customer needs to supply is an IP65 plug and a flat piece of tarmac. So no costly civil works or soundproofing and potentially no planning issues.

18th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Offers Workers 3 per cent Rise

Pirelli Tyre has offered workers a total 3 per cent pay rise in a move that means the manufacturer can avoid strike action at its UK production plants, Tyres & Accessories has learnt. The new offer, which the Transport & General Workers Union described as “improved,” will be phased in from the beginning of 2007. Workers will first receive a 2.2 per cent pay rise in February followed by a further 0.8 per cent in June 2007. The total new pay deal equates to more than double the original 1.1 per cent pay increase Pirelli offered workers in April. “Pirelli believe this to be a sensible agreement which will enable us to move forward from our national dispute and will help to maintain the competitiveness of our industrial operations in the UK,” a Pirelli spokesperson told T&A, commenting on the news.

18th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Sport Maxx Passes Thruxton Test

Dunlop used the Great and British Motorsport Festival at Thruxton to put the latest Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tyre to its toughest test in preparation for the forthcoming 2007 Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup for Production Cars. The Dunlop SP Sport Maxx road tyre was tested on two cars that are expected to grace the grids of the new production cup next year. The Hyundai Coupe V6 and Vauxhall Astra VXR Sprint were both chosen for initial tyre evaluation work as these powerful front wheel drive cars make the front tyres work extremely hard over a race distance.

18th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Colway and Greenway 4X4 Tyres “Love Mud”

C-Tyres Ltd, the UK-based manufacturer of the Colway and Greenway brands of retread tyres, points out that more and more off-road enthusiasts enjoy the C-Trax Mud Terrain tyres, with an increasing number of 4×4 users who predominantly drive “off-road” opting for Greenway specialist off road tyres.

17th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli and Unions to Discuss Strike Action

Representatives from Pirelli Tyres UK and unions representing workers at the company’s Burton and Carlisle production plants are to meet. The talks, scheduled for later this week, are seen as an attempt to avoid the planned strike action, which is due to take place on 25 August.

15th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Eclipse Launches Technical Centre

Staffordshire-based Eclipse Automotive Technology, the UK’s leading supplier of Texa vehicle diagnostic systems, has created a dedicated Technical Centre in recognition of its growing customer base across the UK. The Technical Centre, based at a separate site in the company’s home town of Burton-upon-Trent, houses Eclipse’s growing technical support team as well as a repair and maintenance facility.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Brake Testing on a Plate

With modern cars and their braking systems evolving faster than the technology used to test them, equipment manufacturers are always playing ‘catch up’. This is never more apparent than the modern vehicle drive train and braking systems. Says Chris Pleass Snap-on Equipments national sales manager: “I have been involved with braking systems for over 30 years and have seen a lot of changes. Vehicle manufacturers have always striven to improve traction and braking performance, this is great news for the motorist but a challenge to our industry to be able to test them.”

10th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Manbat Releases Numax Application Guide

Manbat, the UK’s largest battery distributor, has launched its new Battery Specification and Application Guide for its Numax brand. The 78-page publication covers essential information on the supply, sale and handling of batteries and is divided into 20 relevant sections.

9th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Hargreaves Buys Sheffield Tyre Recycling Plant

A UK tyre crumbing plant that went into administration recently has been purchased for £1 million, by Hargreaves Services plc, a leading energy and waste services provider. Hargreaves Services says the plant, located in Sheffield, has an annual capacity in excess of 50,000 tonnes.

3rd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Graham Hutchison to Lead Pirelli UK Truck Tyre Business

Pirelli Tyres Ltd has appointed Graham Hutchison as director of its Truck Business Unit. Hutchison has held various positions during his 15 years at Pirelli including most recently five years as UK field sales manager. Graham will lead the continued development of the Pirelli truck tyre business in addition to maintaining his current UK field sales responsibilities.

Hutchison will report directly to managing director, Dominic Sandivasci. The appointment is described as one of a number of actions Pirelli is implementing in order to strengthen its position in the UK replacement truck tyre market.

3rd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kneesy Does It from Dickies

During their working lives motor mechanics and tyre fitters must spend hundreds of hours working on their knees. This unavoidable practice is not only uncomfortable but can be extremely painful, particularly when a small piece of debris is accidentally knelt upon. But a more serious and long-term injury can result from long hours working on the knees.

2nd August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Manbat – Approved Supplier to Group Auto Union

Manbat has become an approved supplier of batteries to automotive buying group Group Auto Union (UK). As part of the agreement, the company, the UK’s largest battery distributor, will offer GAU distributors the high profile Numax and Varta brands of batteries, which both offer 99 per cent coverage of UK car parc.

GAU recognised Manbat for its excellent sales support package, which encompasses high quality cataloguing, point of sale, extensive availability and range of product.

1st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

A1GP Cars to Race on the Streets of Manchester

The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will race on the streets of Manchester, this summer as part of Sky Festival. In a UK-first, six elite A1GP cars and drivers will complete a 1.5 kilometre course, through the centre of Manchester from 2-3pm on Sunday 13 August – the third and final day of the three day free festival. A1 Teams Australia, China, Great Britain, Ireland, Lebanon, and Malaysia will all run on the road course. A1GP uses Cooper control tyres.

1st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors