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Grouptyre Launches New Website

Grouptyre has launched a new website, which is designed to reflect its new corporate identity. “While it’s important to ensure our website promotes the new-look Grouptyre, we have also taken the opportunity to develop certain aspects of the site to provide greater functionality and are now confident it will prove a useful resource for all our customer groups,” said director of commercial operations Karl Naylor.

The website has now added profiles of all Grouptyre’s suppliers – including all the premium brands, a wide range of budget brands and some carefully selected exclusive brands – plus links to the manufacturers’ own websites. There is also information on, and a link to, the Grouptyre ‘virtual warehouse’ Grouplink, which gives independent tyre retailers and garages desktop access to a wealth of product and stockholding information.

12th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

How Many Vehicles are Misaligned?

How much of the car parc is running on misaligned wheels? A new initiative (‘Alignment Data Collection Day’) led by Pro-Align, the UK’s leading four wheel alignment specialists, is seeking to answer this question. Those involved in wheel alignment claim to have a good idea already, but there is a distinct lack of accurate and current data, which is what led to the research being conducted. The statistics are being collated and will be published on the Pro-Align website from the 1 September.

The key is to ensure a random sample of cars is selected in measured. The easiest option for Pro-Align would have been to ask their Hunter equipment users to supply the data about the motorists who came to them for alignments. However, it was felt these results may not be representative as the car drivers tend to go to an alignment centre because they suspect a problem.

11th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Monityre TPMS – Specifically Designed for Commercial Vehicles

With an estimated one third of all commercial vehicle tyres claimed to be incorrectly inflated, the failure to spot problems in truck and trailer tyre pressures can have catastrophic financial effects and damaging consequences for any operator. However, a practical cost effective solution to this problem is now at hand with the launch of Monityre from Safe Europe plc.

Monityre is a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that, says Safe Europe, eliminates the issues associated with other monitoring systems, allowing operators to accurately and easily monitor tyre pressures within a fleet.

8th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Wolfrace Has Tuning Scene Covered with Latest Product

Better known in the tuning scene for its alloy wheels, Wolfrace is introducing a completely new product it says brings a welcome breath of fresh air to the market – its own branded insurance cover. The Wolfrace Insurance Scheme offers customers the most competitive rates in the UK, the company reports, and furthermore, the firm’s 37 years experience of the UK tuning market allows every policy to be individually tailored to suit the needs of each driver and take into account any vehicle modifications undertaken – without penalising the vehicle owner. Policy holders also automatically receive a set of locking bolts to protect their wheels and receive a 10 per cent discount on all Wolfrace products purchased from the wolfrace.com website.

7th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Reports Strong Customer Satisfaction Survey Results

Kumho Tires reports that its Solus KR21 tyre, aimed at the North American market, has come out on top in category in the 2008 half-yearly consumer satisfaction survey carried out by the country’s largest on-line tyre distributor. The Tire Rack survey, which can be found at tirerack.com/survey/index.jsp, included a total of 27 tyres in the standard touring all-season tyre category, and the Kumho product was declared joint winner along with the Yokohama Avid TRZ.

The Kumho KR21 received high scores in all 12 survey categories, including intention to re-purchase, ride comfort, steering responsiveness, wet traction, ice traction, deep snow traction, light snow and deep snow traction. Particularly high scores were received in the areas of ride comfort, tread wear, and traction on roads. Tire Rack also posted its own test results of the Kumho tyre on its website, commenting that this standard touring all-season tyre meets the needs of drivers of coupes, sedans, and minivans by providing excellent ride comfort and a low noise level. The online distributor assessed the tyre to be durable, resistant to abrasion, low-noise, and high-performance, providing excellent steering and cornering performance to drivers.

5th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

RAC Foundation, NTDA Offering Free Tyre Aging Checks

According to the RAC Foundation, up to three million UK motorists could be risking tyre problems during this summer season by not checking the age and condition of their tyres. The motoring organisation made this statement on July 31, at the commencement of an eight-week tyre safety campaign urging drivers of low-mileage vehicles to have their tyres inspected.

A survey of 500 motorists, performed by GfK NOP for the RAC Foundation between July 11 and 13, reveals that although nine out of ten drivers understand the link between tyre age and road safety, up to three million – more than the populations of Greater Manchester or the West Midlands – may not. Furthermore, six out of ten (59 per cent) say they are unlikely to check vital tyre age information contained on the sidewall.

31st July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

The Right Alignment Equipment is Essential – Supertracker

Offering a wheel alignment service is arguably essential for any garage workshop or fast fit operation wishing to remain competitive. When customers request this service it is important to make sure the correct equipment to carry it out is at hand, and, says Supertracker Limited, if they’re not asking for wheel alignment, it should be a service that is on offer and actively promoted.

The wheel alignment system manufacturer recommends that garage and fast fit operators make this a part of every customer visit. Tyres should be visually checked for uneven wear and customers asked if they have noticed any handling problems, such as whether the steering wheel is straight when the car is driven. Offering such a free inspection service will generate income, Supertracker adds.

28th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Mistaken Identity?

Is not even the tyre industry safe from cybersquatting? Tyres & Accessories was recently surprised by its attempts to view Dunlop’s UK website. Upon entering the address www.dunlop-tyres.co.uk, instead of viewing the expected Dunlop homepage, we found ourselves face to face with the website of rival tyremaker Michelin. Additionally, a search under www.dunlop.co.uk was equally unfruitful. The website is registered in the name of Essex based man named David Dunlop, and is reportedly available for purchase.

A representative from Goodyear Dunlop has pointed out that the correct website address for the company’s UK Dunlop site is www.dunloptyres.co.uk.

24th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Feel the Force with Maywood

The Maywood Equipment Group has announced the introduction of a brand new 2 post lift into the UK market. The Force 30 is an electro-hydraulic lift with a base frame. This three tonne capacity lift is manufactured in Europe and available exclusively through Maywood.

“One of the great benefits at Maywood is that we can search Europe for the best possible products,” comments Maywood managing director Trevor Homewood. “We already have the Force 36 and the Force 60 in our range, which have proved highly safe and reliable. We like to buy in Europe as we can be much more certain of continual quality. The Force 30 is exclusive to us and we believe that this lift will become one of our top selling models.”

23rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

More Than Launches ‘Green Driving Technology’

More Than Car Insurance has launched a pioneering new insurance scheme that uses Formula 1-style, in-car telemetry to help British motorists drive in a greener, more efficient and economical way. The innovative service, called Green Wheels, helps drivers understand how their driving style affects the environment by giving them access to information such as their rate of acceleration, braking and the number of short journeys they make. By doing this, More Than hopes to help change the way drivers behave behind the wheel and lower the carbon footprint of the 31 million cars on Britain’ roads.

Dowshan Humzah, Product Director at More Than, commented: “Green Wheels is great news for anyone interested in taking more responsibility for their own carbon ‘tyre-print.’ Furthermore, by helping motorists drive more efficiently the ‘Green Box’ can also help cut the cost of motoring which, with fuel prices rising, is top of many motorists’ agendas.”

22nd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Win Online with Yokohama

Yokohama HPT says it is ‘win-time’, with the UK distributor for the Japanese performance tyre brand holding a series of competitions through its yokohama.co.uk website. Winners will have the chance to visit the UK round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, a series for which Yokohama supplies its flagship Advan products as control tyre. Furthermore, contestants visiting the site can pit their skills against ‘drivers’ from across Europe to win a Speed Racer Go!!! slot car racing set and a set of Yokohama tyres.

The 2008 racing season is the third of four in which the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) runs on Yokohama control tyres, and Yokohama comment that the ADVAN A005 and A006 dry slick and wet-weather tyres have drawn critical acclaim from the drivers and teams alike, praised for their grip, performance and consistency in the widely varying conditions that make up the championship.

21st July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

BFNAT Tech Centre Location to be Decided Soon

The final location of Bridgestone’s new Tech Centre – which will cost around US$100 million – is to be confirmed in “the next several weeks”, a company spokesman has told a real estate news website. The Japan-headquartered manufacturer is to decide between moving the facility, along with its 600 jobs, to office space in Tennessee near Nashville that possesses the 600,000 sq ft required, or to remain in Akron, Ohio, which would require the building of a new facility.

The state of Ohio has provided an incentive package worth $68 million to remain in the area, where the company currently inhabits a century-old office block – dating back to the company’s beginnings in Akron – unfit for the purposes of the new Centre. Staying in the area would mean building anew. The company wishes to begin work at the proposed research building in 2010.

16th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear to Report Second Quarter Earnings

Goodyear will report their financial results from the second quarter 2008 before markets open on 31 July on its investor website. After the announcement, the company will host an investor conference call at 10.30, with CEO Robert J. Keegan, CFO W. Mark Schmitz and senior vice president, finance and strategy Darren R. Wells participating.

The call can be accessed by members of the media and interested parties on the day live, or with a taped replay to be posted at 15.00.

15th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

MAM Online Workshop Management Software

MAM Software is introducing new software to help workshops manage their business effectively. Deployed as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Autowork Online will be accessed online via an Internet browser – so there’s no software to install, manage, or update.

Following-on from MAM’s popular Autowork application, Autowork Online will offer functionality for managing all core workshop activities including creating job cards and invoices, managing work diaries and maintaining accurate service records. Furthermore, it will provide a range of web-driven features including vehicle registration mark (VRM) lookup, Autocat+ parts cataloguing, repair times, technical data and online parts ordering.

14th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL Revamps Website

PCL has launched a revamped website at www.pclairtechnology.com. The new site showcases the company’s range of products, including its electronic tyre inflation equipment and enhanced air tool and air treatment ranges – all featuring the company’s new branding. In addition, brochures and product data sheets are available as downloads, and, for those who need advice and information, the site provides contacts for all worldwide locations, along with details of UK distributors and sales and support services.

11th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors