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Trelleborg Acquires French Industrial Tyre Distributor

Trelleborg has acquired the French company Cimap Roues Industrielles SAS, which is part of the family-owned CIMAP Group, through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems business.

Cimap Roues Industrielles, which holds a leading position in industrial tyres in France, has been a distributor of Trelleborg’s industrial tyres since 1999. The company has annual sales of approximately 40 million Swedish Krone and some 10 employees at its head office in Paris and at a distribution centre in Bordeaux.

19th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Car Dealers Ignoring Profit Opportunity’ Says Group Tyre

Those car dealers not offering a tyre replacement and fitting service are passing up a golden profit opportunity by not offering a one-stop service for fleet, business and private users, believes Group Tyre (UK).

Chairman John Church points out that dealerships are seeing their traditionally profitable sales opportunities, such as optional extras and accessory sales, being steadily eroded, as more and more vehicles leave the factory with higher specifications and features fitted as standard. Add to this the fact that service intervals are growing ever longer and it is easy to see that opportunities for profits are becoming more difficult to find.

13th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Daum Named Carefree OEM Sales Manager

(Akron/Tire Review) Arnco has appointed Chris Daum to the new position of OEM sales manager for its Carefree Tires business. Daum joins Arnco after serving two years as OEM sales manager for Sommer Metalcraft Corp. He previously worked for Hoosier Stamping & Wheel Manufacturing Inc, joining the firm as plant supervisor and leaving as vice president of sales.

12th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Both Amcast and Speedline Optimistic About Recovery

Amcast Corp, the former owner of Italian wheel manufacturer Speedline, is looking forward to achieving economic recovery soon. At the same time Speedlines new owners proved they too are looking forward to a bright future by investing 25 million euros in the modernisation and automisation of Speedline’s production facilities, with a similar amount scheduled for this year.

Amcast sold the European wheel business to Aluminium parts manufacturer Mazzucconi-Gruppe pm 17 March 2003, after it entered Chapter 11 status and had to sell-off some of its assets. Amcast continues to run two wheel factories in the US.

9th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Accuride Appoints New VP/General Manager to Gunite Corporation

Accuride Corporation has appointed Dr Omar Fakhoury as vice president / general manager of Gunite Corporation. Gunite, a subsidiary of Accuride Corporation, supplied wheel-end systems and components for the heavy and medium-duty truck market.

7th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

LiftOne Takes the Strain

Health and safety regulations apply to all businesses. But there are some matters that need to be given special consideration by employers. The government has earmarked ‘Lifting and Handling’ in the workplace as one of these key areas. In As far as tyres are concerned this has particular significance with regards to tyre bays, where fitters manually handle heavy tyres and wheels during the tyre changing process.

According to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) more than a third of all ‘over-three-day’ injuries reported each year are caused by manual handling – ‘the transporting or supporting of loads by hand or by bodily force’.

6th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Welcomes Decision Not To Ban Lead Weights

Months after the End of Life Vehicle Directive led to the banning of lead balancing weights for passenger cars in the EU, discussions on the subject continue in the US.

Most recently the US Tire Industry Association (TIA) issued a statement saying it applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of the Ecology Center’s petition for a ban on lead wheel weights. EPA cited “insufficient data” as the reason they will not move ahead on a lead wheel weight ban at this time.

30th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

New Deterrent for Car Thieves

The very latest device in the battle against the car thieves has been launched by security specialists, Autolok. Developed from the Autolok 2000, the new Autolok 2000 Plus incorporates the latest security technology and new user friendly features.

16th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Amerityre and Ace Products Agree Licensing Deal

Amerityre Corporation. Richard Steinke, president and CEO of Amerityre Corporation, today announced that Amerityre has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Ace Products, LLC, for a proposed transaction involving the licensing of certain technology and the sale of certain manufacturing equipment and inventory.

4th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz Receives Hyundai Best Supplier Award

Hayes Lemmerz Inci, Hayes Lemmerz International’s Manisa, Turkey operation, has received the 2004 Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Best Supplier Award. The award recognizes Hayes Lemmerz Inci for its quality, delivery, cost and customer service. At a special ceremony held recently in Izmit, Turkey, Hyundai Assan presented a total of three awards. Hayes Lemmerz Inci is a producer of steel wheels for the automotive industry for the international passenger car markets.

13th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Wins Contract to Supply Fast Fit Ireland

Hofmann, has won the contract to supply Fast Fit Ireland with all of their wheel service equipment requirements. Fast Fit Ireland, who look over the Kwik-Fit depots in the Republic of Ireland last year, are now one of the largest fast-fit chains in Ireland with over 22 depots. All depots have been equipped with “top of the range Hofmann products,” the company reports.

13th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

MAK’s Matrix5 Mirror

Italian wheel producer MAK has launched the Matrix5 Mirror. The wheel’s new sporty design is characterised by the unusual colour of the spokes; a diamond finishing touch.

Aimed at young drivers that want to accessorise their cars the wheel will be available in two sizes 8J17 and 8J18 in September.

MAK produces its wheels through a casting system with a sliding mould. Its products are made with aluminium light alloy, which weighs 20 per cent less than any similar product says the company.

8th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

SEAT Chooses Beissbarth

Beissbarth’s wheel aligner technology has been chosen by SEAT to see it through a busy international race season. The SEAT Sport UK team has selected the ML8R Microline Easy Wheel Aligner to ensure the chassis set-up is optimised for each race.

Speaking for the SEAT team, Grant Clearwater said: “It’s important for SEAT Sport UK to be able to rely on the equipment that we use to deliver accurate information every time, this is one of the many reasons why we haven chosen Beissbarth.”

27th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Gizmo Aids Commercial Tyre Fitters

MWS Aftermarket Division has developed an easy to use calculator, nicknamed “the Gizmo” to help UK tyre fitters identify commercial vehicle wheels and what they need to order to ensure correct fitting from the thousands of different types of wheel available.

The 16cm diameter disc allows users to dial in the tyre specification and type of mounting or construction, then simply read off the wheel type. The Gizmo identifies the 27 most popular commercial vehicle steel wheel types and tyre sizes, including their fitting and centring systems.

22nd June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandag Brings BDV Tread to N.A.

(Akron/Tire Review) Bandag Inc. has launched BDV (Bandag Drive Urban), a new pre-cure tread the company said is designed especially for bus drive tyres and for all wheel positions on pickup/delivery vehicles. Used extensively in its South American and Asian markets, said Bandag, the BDV tread design will replace Bandag’s Omnibus design in North America, which is being phased out in the next year.

Bandag said the new tread is ideal for commercial applications “where irregular wear from corners and curbs presents a maintenance challenge.” The tread is available in 210, 220 and 230 mm sizes. “Field trials in the US on two urban bus fleets shows that BDV delivered 20 per cent better tread wear over the tread it is replacing,” said Chris Hoffman, Bandag’s product manager for global tyre products, “BDV offers a deep 22/32-inch tread depth which reduces maintenance expenses for fleet managers.”

17th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors