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£133,000 Grant Establishes Tyre Recycler

At the end of 2007 the Enhance Capital Fund provided £133,000 to help Edmonton-based London Tyre Recycling (LTR) become established. According to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), every day over 131,000 worn tyres are taken off cars, vans and trucks accounting for more than 48 million tyres (487,000 tonnes) per year. Hugh Smith, programme manager, London Remade, said: “The Enhance programme has awarded London Tyre Recycling (LTR) with a capital grant for tyre shredding equipment to work in response to the EU Landfill Directive that bans most tyres from being sent to landfill. The funding will enable LTR to take used tyres from this priority waste stream and reprocess them into rubber chips that can be used to manufacture many new products.”

2nd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Introduces New US Light Commercial Tyre Range

Goodyear has introduced several commercial-duty light truck tyres featuring what the manufacture calls ‘Armor Max Technology’; the new tyres have been designed with steel-reinforced sidewalls and steel belts, providing long mileage and casings for multiple retreads, which help drive down overall life-cycle costs and deliver value to fleets. Four new load-range E tire models have been developed: Unisteel G949 RSA and G947 RSS all-position tyres and Unisteel G933 RSD and G971 drive tyres for heavy pickups, delivery vans and trucks up to 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (Class 3). A complete line of retreads also is available for use with Armor Max tyres.

6th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Prepare for Winter with ATS Euromaster

Nationwide fast-fit network ATS Euromaster is urging drivers across the UK to ensure their cars and vans are prepared for winter by taking advantage of a free vehicle health check. Designed to guard against unnecessary breakdowns, the no-obligation inspections are available at any of ATS Euromaster’s 490 service centres across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and can be performed without booking beforehand.

According to ATS Euromaster, the vehicle health checks are suitable for any make, model and age of car or van, whether private or company-owned, and each check takes just fifteen minutes. The inspection covers tyre tread depth, tyre condition, tyre pressure and includes a visual inspections of front brakes, battery, exhaust and shock absorbers, with a written report issued to drivers upon completion.

Commenting on the service, Russell Fleetwood, National Car Sales director at ATS Euromaster, said “breakdowns nearly double when the cold weather sets in, but with a little pre-winter preparation drivers can ensure their cars are in tip-top condition. What’s more, spending a few minutes sorting out issues now usually proves cheaper and more convenient than trying to rectify the problem when your car won’t start on a cold winter’s morning.”

7th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster and AA in 3-Year Deal

ATS Euromaster has secured a three-year contract with the AA, taking over the supply and service of tyres for the company’s roadside and recovery patrol fleet, while extending the range of services available to AA members across the country. The three-tier deal also sees the AA switch its preferred tyre brand to Michelin, with ATS Euromaster fitting Michelin rubber across the company’s fleet of around 2,500 patrol vans and 300 recovery trucks when they come to replacement time.

“We have traditionally worked with two tyre suppliers but during the latest contract negotiations we were able to consolidate supply by using ATS Euromaster’s service centres and mobile service vans to support our roadside and recovery patrol fleet. Furthermore, a significantly enhanced member benefits package was agreed with ATS Euromaster,” says Andrew Hamilton, Head of Fleet Procurement at the AA.

19th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Imerys Trial Michelin XZM Tyres

St Austell-based Imerys Minerals Ltd has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Michelin and ATS Euromaster, for the supply and fitment of Michelin XZM radial tyres across its fleet of 50 forklift trucks.

Imerys has been a long term Michelin customer for over 25 years, but the start of a new contract hire agreement in 2006 saw a number of new forklifts delivered with a mixture of solid and pneumatic tyres fitted from a range of manufacturers, providing the customer with an opportunity to undertake its own extensive tyre tests.

“The trial allowed us to benchmark the Michelin XZM tyres against a number of other brands which were fitted as original equipment to trucks supplied by Barloworld Hire,” explains Steve Truscott, Engineering Manager – Mobile Plant, at Imerys Minerals.

“We have always leaned towards the Michelin XZM tyres in the past due to their proven resistance to cuts and damage, combined with strong wear characteristics. We’ve run other trials in the past to ensure the Michelin tyres provided good cost-per-hour benefits, but this recent delivery gave us the chance to conduct a much broader test involving four different makes of tyre,” he adds.

5th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster Wins £4.5 million ING Car Lease Contract

ATS Euromaster has been appointed by ING Car Lease, one of the top ten fleet operators in the UK long-term contract lease market, to supply Michelin tyres and associated ‘fast-fit’ services across its 46,000-strong vehicle fleet. The deal – estimated to be worth £4.5 million per year – was won following a comprehensive tendering process.

Bryan Stringer, Operations Director of ING Car Lease, which acquired Appleyard Vehicle Contracts last year, says: “The principal factors which led to us appointing ATS Euromaster were their ability to offer an outstanding quality of service and value to our customers, coupled with our desire to fit a premium tyre brand such as Michelin.

“The new contract includes regular fleet tyre checks carried out by ATS Euromaster technicians, to ensure that stringent Duty of Care requirements are met, coupled with added-value services such as mobile tyre fitting and free vehicle health checks,” he adds.

3rd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Franchised and Independent Garages to Participate in Tyre Safety Month

Franchised and independent workshops have been invited to participate in the national tyre safety month in October. The campaign is being coordinated by TyreSafe, the UK tyre safety organisation, to inform motorists about the importance of correct tyre pressures for safety, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. According to TyreSafe, almost 25 per cent of cars and vans on the roads in the UK have at least one badly worn or illegal tyre and tyre safety checks are an excellent way for retailers to encourage motorists to visit their premises. Many dealers are set to take advantage of the promotional material, featuring Channel 5 Fifth Gear motoring programme presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson, including posters and leaflets now available to download from the TyreSafe website at www.tyresafe.org.

18th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

VancoWinter 2 Launched in the UK

Continental Tyre Group is pleased to announce the launch of its latest cold weather van tyre to be sold on the UK market – the VancoWinter 2. Available from October, VancoWinter 2 features an advanced sipe concept meaning the sipes spread when braking. This creates an ice scraper effect on the road surface allowing shorter braking distances on winter roads. Open shoulders on the tyre with wide lateral grooves give excellent water drainage leading to a high level of protection against aquaplaning on wet roads.

The VancoWinter 2’s optimum tyre footprint coupled with a unique cold weather compound gives the VancoWinter 2 as much as 30 per cent extra mileage potential in the winter months compared to a conventional van tyre. According to a Continental statement heralding the release, the winter tyre market is becoming “increasingly important for van drivers and fleets who realise the safety benefits of fitting cold weather tyres to work vehicles.”

Continental’s van OE approval success continues with the VancoWinter 2 approved by Mercedes for the popular Sprinter van and the Iveco Daily. Currently one in three vans leaves a European factory on Continental tyres.

7th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Harvie Monthly Competition

Harvie Prema, the consumables specialist, is now offering its customers the opportunity to win a prize every month in its national competition. New and existing customers are encouraged to drop a business card into a prize draw box, located on the ‘Competition’ Harvie Prema sales van. Every month a geographical area in the UK will be selected as the competition’s focal point.

During the month a Harvie representative will inform potential and existing customers in the area of the draw and, furthermore, give them the opportunity to take a look at the superb range of tyre consumables and equipment available from the sales vans. At the end of the month a winner will be selected at random and presented the prize in person by the local area sales representative.

For the month of August a Mini Moto Scrambler Bike was the winning prize, which was presented to ‘Wellingborough Tyres’ following a fantastic response over the month. Wellingborough Tyres are a successful family run independent business, and have been trading since 1984 from the Leyland Estate on the outskirts of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Harvie Prema would like to thank everyone who entered the competition.

5th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Keep on Trucking Through Winter

This October will see Continental’s latest cold weather tyre for light commercial vehicles, the VancoWinter 2, arriving this side of the Channel and released onto a market that is increasingly becoming important to van drivers and fleets who realise the safety benefits of fitting cold weather tyres to work vehicles.

Already approved as OE for the popular Mercedes Sprinter van and the Iveco Daily, the VancoWinter 2 continues Continental’s success in the area of OE van tyre supply. According to Conti one in three vans leaves a European factory running on Continental tyres, confirming the German manufacturer’s strong OE position.

The VancoWinter 2 features sipes that spread when braking to create an ice scraper effect on the road surface, allowing shorter braking distances on winter roads. Open shoulders on the tyre with wide lateral grooves provide excellent water drainage, leading to a high level protection against aquaplaning on wet roads. Conti has striven to create an optimum tyre footprint for the VancoWinter 2, one that allows for even wear. This, coupled with the tyre’s cold weather compound, is reported to give the VancoWinter 2 in the vicinity of 30 per cent extra mileage potential in the winter months compared with a conventional van tyre.

4th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Barum Dealers Win Big

Barum Tyres has announced the winners of its recent dealer promotion which saw a mixture of high-tech goodies up for grabs as a reward for tyre sales. Dealers were split into three categories to make it a fair competition, giving all dealers, regardless of spending, the chance to win.

Right Cars based in Ayrshire won the Category A prizes, which included a laptop computer, PSP Base Unit, remote control car and iPod Shuffle. Predominantly dealing in car sales, Right Cars fit the Barum brand to their vehicles and has been a customer for over ten years. Workshop manager Andrew Smith, accepted the prizes on behalf of his team of twelve staff members. The prizes were presented by Richard McCormick, Business Development Director for Viking International, exclusive distributors of Barum Tyres.

30th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Safe Through Winter with Inter-Sprint

Dutch wholesaler Inter-Sprint is continuing to grow, and recently opened a third depot in the town of Moerdijk. And Inter-Sprint reports that it has a complete winter program ready and on offer for the coming cold season – in addition to the well-known branded winter tyres the company also sells a comprehensive range of private label winter tyres in the UK.

Tyfoon
The Tyfoon brand is a European product made by a leading manufacturer that also offers a full range of winter tyres under its own label. The Tyfoon brand is already well established in a number of markets, including Germany and Norway, and Inter-Sprint comment that a number of tests have revealed Tyfoon is easily able to compete with the ‘A-brands’ both in terms of quality and value. The label has recently also expanded with the addition of a 4×4 range, reports Inter-Sprint.

23rd August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Credential Tyres Fuel Successful Tarmac Trials

The trial use of tyre chips as an alternative fuel in the high temperature cement kiln at Tunstead Quarry, near Peak Dale, Buxton, has been “a resounding success,” according to Credential Environmental. The kiln operator, Tarmac Buxton Lime and Cement, says the equivalent of 2 million old tyres have now been used and the trial has demonstrated that using tyre chips gives significant environmental benefits, including a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and a 15 per cent cut in emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

All of the ‘Critical Success Factors’, set by the Environment Agency for the trial, have reportedly been met. “It’s good news for the local environment and also for wider society as fossil fuel consumption has been reduced while a beneficial use has also been found for a waste which was previously disposed of in landfills”, says Hasan Bobat, Fuels Development Manager.

Steve Patterson, director of Credential Environmental, who provided the tyres, said: “This promises to be an exciting breakthrough for the recycling of used tyres and we’re delighted to be collaborating with Tarmac on the trials.”

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ATSE Locks Onto Wheel Security

ATS Euromaster has teamed up with gas distribution specialist BOC to tackle the major industry-wide issue of wheel loss on commercial vehicles, which is the cause of between 150 and 400 incidents per year, according to Brake. The project has seen the creation of a training DVD which demonstrates best practice in wheel security, illustrating the correct procedures for preparing, removing, inspecting and fitting the most common types of commercial vehicle wheels.

The DVD is being utilised as a valuable interactive learning tool within specific ATS Euromaster technician training courses, which help to ensure consistency in knowledge and skills nationwide. It is also being shown to BOC engineers, technicians, transport team leaders and over 1,000 drivers. Copies are also being supplied to the 40 independent dealers and workshops which carry out maintenance for BOC, in areas of the country where there is not an in-house workshop.

24th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Enviro-mentality Central to Kwik-Fit Winning Grosvenor Leasing Deal

A significant environmental focus contributed to Kwik-Fit Fleet winning a new contract to supply a range of fast-fit services to Grosvenor Contracts Leasing. The new preferred supplier agreement builds on a business partnership between the two organisations stretching back almost 25 years and will run until December 31, 2008. Kettering-based Grosvenor Contracts Leasing is the UK’s largest independent contract hire and fleet management provider with 8,500 cars and light commercials on its books. The company has recently achieved ISO14001 accreditation – the international environmental management standard.

16th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors