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Group Tyre Puts E-commerce to Work

Group Tyre claims to have seen “huge benefits” by continually investing in IT and embracing the e-commerce route. “We are constantly innovating,” says Group Tyre chairman John Church, “because we are committed to delivering a national-strength service, with immediacy of response on a truly local basis. By making IT work positively for us, we can provide a service that is literally second-to-none.”

The Group Link Virtual Warehouse is the main service offered to Group Tyre’s national wholesale network. The Windows based system confirms stock availability by providing real time stock data and expected delivery times. Together with mark-up guidelines, Group Link enables a customer enquiry to be processed with delivery and cost advised on the spot. The benefits of offering an e-commerce solution have been an improvement in customer care and sales which have had a massive impact in the independent tyre sector, says Group Tyre.

3rd August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Invests $65.3 Million in Truck Tyre Capacity Expansion

(Akron/Tire Review) Groupe Michelin has announced plans to expand truck tyre capacity at its plant in Tours, France. Last month Tyres & Accessories learnt that Michelin would close down truck tyre production at the nearby Poitiers plant. A portion of the capacity from the Poitiers plant will be incorporated into the Tours facility, and the Poitiers plant will be converted into a warehouse, Michelin said. The manufacturer has already spent about $180 million on the Tours plants since 2000.

Michelin stated it would spend $65.3 million to expand capacity at Tours by 25 per cent, to more than 1 million units. This investment will continue through 2007, Michelin said. A spokesperson reportedly said that a large portion of the investment is earmarked for super-wide tyres (including the X-One) and low-profile tyres.

28th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Link 51 Shows Shelving Versatility

A 23,000 square feet converted warehouse in Byfleet has become the £1 million vehicle after-sales centre for the Lance Owen organisation in the area. The complex is home to a wide range of components and parts, including such diverse products as body panels, bumper units, exhaust pipes and tyres. Each component presented a different storage problem and the answer was a two-tier shelving installation from Link 51, providing more than 3 kilometres of shelving space alongside a number of specialist bays.

According to the site’s parts director, Stephen Kettle, the system is ideal, with 13,000 individual lines now held in stock. He said: “The Link 51 design allows us to store up to £1.5 million worth of stock and, with rapid turn round of, often, no more than one month a characteristic of our business, the need for a highly effective and accessible storage system is clearly vital. The Link 51 system meets this objective and also gives us the versatility we need to accommodate such a wide variation in product and component sizes and types.”

20th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

GT Batteries Available Same Day

Group Tyre (UK) Ltd. is now offering an up-to-three-times-daily delivery service for its GT Ultra Start range of batteries.

Chairman John Church said: “Our research has shown that even franchised dealer networks frequently cannot supply from stock, leaving customers frustrated and having to search for a stockist. At Group Tyre, we provide the answer, with our GT Ultra Start branded batteries available ex-stock on a same-day basis.”

21st June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kayaba Continues Sales Appointments

Kayaba UK has continued to strengthen its sales team with three new business managers. Each will be responsible for managing Kayaba’s existing accounts across the country.

Responsible for the Midlands and North West, Paul Tranter, joins Kayaba from motor industry suppliers Febi Bilstein.

Stephen Moore, who previously worked as an area sales manager at FAI Automotive, will cover Scotland and the North East.

Morris Gordon will be in charge of the South East and comes from LDV UK where he held the position of area sales manager.

Matt Robinson, sales manager says: “Our new business managers will each be responsible for their own region enabling Kayaba to develop its relationships with existing customers to ensure that we continue to fully understand their needs and meet their requirements.

“This is a very exciting year for Kayaba, with us also recently having improved our aftermarket operations in the UK by opening an additional warehouse facility, enabling high-speed delivery targets to be met.”

17th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Tire Wholesaler to Secure New Headquarters

(Akron/Tire Review) Tire Group International Inc. (TGI) has acquired a 600,000-square foot warehouse facility in Miami that will be converted into its new headquarters.

14th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Moving to New US Headquarters

(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA Corp. has leased an 830,000-square-foot warehouse and office building in a new Rancho Cucamonga, California, industrial estate and plans to move its US headquarters and distribution centre there by July. The company reportedly signed a 10-year, $35 million lease for the facility in the Haven Distribution Center. Kumho, currently headquartered in Fontana, has placed its current 265,000-square-foot headquarters and distribution centre facility on the market.

5th May 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Lin Rejoins Federal as Sales and Marketing VP

(Akron/Tire Review) Federal Tire Co. has appointed Henry Lin as vice president of sales and marketing. Mr Lin had previously worked for Federal before leaving and then formally rejoining the company in March.

27th April 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Viking Appoints New Business Development Manager

Viking International has announced the appointment of Phillip Dingley as business development manager for the Central Area. Mr Dingley has over 30 years worth of experience within the tyre industry and joins the company after spending 18 years with ATS Euromaster. During this time he became regional operations manager and area sales and service manager.

For Viking, he will be working from the Desborough warehouse and will be responsible for creating new business and developing sales in existing business. Commenting on his appointment, Phillip Dingley said: “As business development manager for the Central Region, it will be my job to ensure the continued growth and development in that area. It’s a big responsibility, but this is one of the main reasons why I was attracted to the position in the first place. I’m relishing the challenge in front of me.”

31st March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kayaba Strengthens UK Logistics

Kayaba UK has improved its logistics support to the aftermarket with an additional warehouse facility and a new warehouse manager.

Located in Warrington, next to the company’s HQ, the new warehouse provides an additional 5,000 square metres, with a stockholding capacity of 42,000 components and space for 500 pallets.

Running the new operation is newly-appointed warehouse manager Chris Flood (32), who joins Kayaba UK from logistics company Exel, where he worked his way up to management level.

30th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

BMTR Celebrates 85th Anniversary

BMTR celebrated its 85th anniversary at the end of 2004 and to mark the occasion Group Tyre hosted a special dinner and presentation eveningat a prestigious hotel in Sutton Coldfield.

For BMTR, motorsport involvement began in the years after WW2, when motor racing commenced at Silvestone and Goodwood. The pattern continued in the 1950s and 1960s when Don Smith successfully raced Jaguars. Paul Smith Followed in his father’s tyre tracks by competing with Nigel Mansell, Derek Warwick and Geoff Lees in Formula Ford. Progression into Sportscar racing saw two class wins at Le Mans and subsequently a successful move into Thouroughbred Grand Prix cars, one of a number of UK and European race series that BMTR supplies.

“BMTR has been a pillar of the West Midlands motoring scene for longer than any of us can remember, and yet it is a company that has matched the latest technology with its heritage provide a unique depth of service. At Group Tyre we want to pay tribute to what is a continuing industry achievement and to congratulate our colleagues at BMTR,” said Group Tyre chairman, John Church, commenting on the company’s anniversary.

On another side of the business, the company continues its policy of “expansion on all fronts,” with the recent acquisition of an additional 20,000 square feet of new warehouse space. Paul Smith explained that this is geared towards the wholesale area of the business, enabling increased levels of stock to be held across both front line and budget brands. “This initiative is better enabling us to offer service to both our existing and new customer base. Service support radiates around 40 miles from Birmingham city centre. Our aim is to continually improve service to enable us to give better first time availability on all Group Tyre supported brands,” he said.

4th February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Fire at ContiTech Facility

A fire at ContiTech’s Dannenberg facility is likely to cost millions of euros, the company reports. The recent blaze, which broke out on the morning of 29 January, completely destroyed one machinery hall and partially damaged another. The fire also spread to a warehouse and a laboratory.

Although the flames were strong enough to require 300 fire fighters, no casualties have been reported and local residents are not said to have been in any danger. The majority of production was also able to resume the same day.

The Dannenberg factory belongs to two divisions of ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH and Vibration Control GmbH. The plant produces a range of automotove products including drive and timing belts for industrial purposes.

31st January 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

MAHA UK Awarded Distributor of the Year

MAHA UK has won the distributor of the year award at this year’s MAHA international sales meeting in Haldenwang, Germany. This is the second successive year that MAHA UK has won this award, having last taken the title in 2003.

2nd November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

WDS Portfolio Grows

Wholesale warehouse distributor, WDS, has added XL and Kilen to its portfolio of aftermarket brands. The trading division of FPS was launched just over a year ago to support FPS’ same-day distress purchase delivery service by offering an overnight stock order service to independent motor factors.

15th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Women Rewarded in Transport Awards

Iveco’s third annual Women in Transport Awards has recognised the achievements of three women working in the UK road transport industry.

14th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors