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Starco to rollout new IT platform

The nature of business communication has changed profoundly over the half century since Starco was founded, both in terms of technology and how the workplace as a whole has evolved. Like many long-established businesses, Starco has progressed from the world of the typewriter and the fax to a world in which communication and the availability of information has become the most essential business operating parameter. During the last few years the company has operated legacy systems dedicated to separate administrative, communication and sales functions, but now Starco says it has recognised that implementing a unified online IT platform is essential for the company’s global development.

14th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Treadsetters displays Torque brand

Treadsetters approached Reifen 2012 with the specific objective of introducing the passenger car range of its established Torque brand in Europe. UK based Treadsetters (part of the TIA Group) said that it had been overwhelmed by the positive response from visitors to the stand, on which the company displayed both its latest PCR and TBR ranges.

8th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Stamford enters winter market

Singapore’s Stamford Tyres announced the entry onto the winter tyre market of its Firenza brand, introducing the company's initial sizes of its Nu Ice Firenza winter tyre range. Stamford Sport Wheels (SSW), a subsidiary partner of the Stamford Tyres Group, used its portion of the Stamford stand to display a new alloy wheel collection. SSW launched its latest range of Soleil alloy wheels in Europe for cars, 4×4/SUV's and light trucks.

8th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ survey suggests some young drivers swerve services

HiQ says that the results of its latest car maintenance habits survey suggest that young motorists are putting themselves at risk by failing to take their cars in for annual services. The fast fit network cites not being able to afford the cost or ignorance of the concept of an annual service as the main reasons for this trend. 34 per cent of 500 drivers questioned opted against paying for a service, relying instead on their cars passing their MOTs in a penny saving measure. 57 per cent of those deciding against a service were drivers aged between 17 and 30, suggesting that the trend is rife amongst younger motorists.

7th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Curiosity’s tyres ‘tagging’ Mars

Yesterday the Mars Curiosity rover successfully went into action on the surface of the red planet, and the vehicle’s tyre tracks have gained a measure of notoriety. It turns out that Curiosity is ‘tagging’ the surface of Mars as it drives about.

7th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Superior Industries’ Q2 net income 56% lower

Wheel manufacturer Superior Industries International has reported a net income of US$6.4 million for the second quarter of 2012. This result for the three months to 30 June represents a 56.4 per cent year-on-year drop in net income despite a three per cent increase in consolidated net sales to US215.1 million. Unit shipments increased 14 per cent to 3.3 million from 2.9 million in last year’s second quarter, while gross profit was $15.7 million, or seven per cent of net sales, compared with $19.5 million, or nine per cent of net sales, in the comparable period a year ago.

6th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Three new products and lots of interest at Gaither Tool

Visitors to Hall One at Reifen 2012 will have noticed periodic loud bangs emanating from the Gaither Europe stand, where the Netherlands based company was demonstrating its innovative Bead Bazooka product, a hand-held rapid air release tool for seating tubeless tyre beads. The company said it was rolling out a nine litre “XL” version of the product at Reifen and forthcoming European shows, having displayed the six litre model at SEMA. TÜV approved, the tool was also nominated for an innovation award.

2nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Accuride introduces ‘Accu-Armor’ wheel treatment

Accuride Wheels has unveiled a new proprietary, multi-step, post-production treatment process that texturises, anodises and seals the surface of aluminium wheels. According to the Accuride Corp. subsidiary, this new ‘Accu-Armor’ treatment gives aluminium wheels highly a high level of resistance to scratching and scuffing and filiform corrosion from the high- and low-pH chemicals commonly used in truck washes, and common chemicals used in de-icing road surfaces. Accu-Armor aluminium wheels also are said to be durable under extended exposure to heat and UV light, will not chalk or fade, and are easy to clean.

1st August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby goes large with OTR/EM tyres

With a head office and warehouse complex on a six acre site next to John Lennon airport in Liverpool and offices in Scotland, Ireland and China Kirkby Tyres report that the company remains at the forefront of tyre and wheel wholesaling. In addition to holding a range across sectors, Kirkby offers what it calls a “comprehensive stockholding of off-the-road (OTR) tyres and wheels from manufacturers including Alliance, BKT and Double Coin. There is even talk of double-digit growth despite the tough economic environment.

31st July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Brityrex full house not far away

The start of this year’s Brityrex International is still more than two months’ away, yet organiser ECI International Ltd reports the show is heading for a sell-out and the amount of exhibitor floorspace still available at Manchester’s EventCity has dropped to under ten per cent.

30th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli tyre supplier for GT1 World Championship successor

Next year a new Sprint Series is set to replace the FIA GT1 World Championship, which is currently exclusively supplied by Pirelli along with the FIA GT3 European Championship. The new championship will be combined with the current Blancpain Endurance Series, with an overall title for both. The cars, calendars and tyre regulations will ensure that competitors can take part in both series, with a GT world title awarded to the overall winners. Pirelli reports it will supply tyres to the new championship next year on an exclusive basis.

30th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

10 million cars could have a murky past

HPI, the vehicle information expert, warns that there could be up to 10.4 million cars with a hidden history on the UK's roads. This follows news from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) that there has been a 9 per cent increase in cars in the UK to 31,362,716. With 1 in 3 cars hitting HPI's 'at risk' registers the SMMT figures suggest that the nearly new and second hand car market is a minefield for buyers.

26th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

TGI gains regional rights to Geotrac, Geostar and Milestar brands

US wholesaler Tire Group International has entered into an agreement with private brand marketing and distribution company Tireco that gives TGI the exclusive right to distribute Geotrac, Geostar and Milestar branded tyres throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. TGI will offer the aforementioned brands on a direct factory basis and also offer a fill-in program from its warehouse in Miami, Florida.

26th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Navistar recalls Lonestar trucks due to wheel fatigue issue

The US National Highway Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a recall notice from North American truck manufacturer Navistar. According to the company, the problem is that “over time, due to corrosion and fatigue, the wheels may crack, resulting in possible wheel separation from the vehicle.”

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster aiming to double CV wheel market share with MWS partnership

Tyre specialist ATS Euromaster has signed a two year deal with independent wheel distributor Motor Wheel Service (MWS) aimed at more than doubling ATS Euromaster’s share of the UK commercial vehicle wheel market by the end of 2013.

23rd July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors