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Rear-facing red flashing lamps approved for tyre roadside assistance and recovery workers
16th April 2024The tyre roadside assistance and rescue and recovery industry have been granted permission to use rear-facing red flashing lamps. The DfT said it was considering such plans in October 2023. Prior to the latest decision, the only industries able to use red-flashing lamps were government agencies as well as Police and National Highways Traffic Officers. The final stage is a wider consultation and for the principles of the final document to be shared with the Department for Transport.
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Living wage, benefits & learning opportunities for Michelin employees
19th April 2024Michelin has introduced a number of measures aimed at fostering “social and societal cohesion.” The company intends to guarantee all Michelin employees worldwide a ‘living wage’ and ‘universal social protection floor’. It is also implementing what it calls a ‘lifelong learning approach’.
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- 2024 marks 50 years of Bulldog and 20 years of Bridgestone partnership
- Brenno Benaglia, a pillar of the retreading business, has passed away
- Kraiburg Austria preparing for future retreading with “targeted measures”
- R&D, TIP and Alphatread amongst Hankook’s sustainability and retreading achievements
- The importance of the UK tyre retreading sector to sustainability
2024 marks 50 years of Bulldog and 20 years of Bridgestone partnership
The Bulldog operation was founded in 1974 as part of the Sleaford Tyre Company Group and first supplied retreads to Bridgestone in the mid-1990s, before Bridgestone purchased it outright in 2005. A significant part of Bulldog’s recent history is made up of an increasingly close collaboration with Bridgestone. To be more specific, the two companies started working together in 1992, when Bulldog began making test tyres for Bridgestone. By 1995, Bulldog had become a major Bridgestone retreading p
Continue ReadingMichelin to end truck tyremaking at Olsztyn, Poland plant
Michelin is set to transfer the truck tyre production capacity it currently operates at its Olsztyn, Poland factory to Romania. Currently, 430 people work in the Olsztyn, Poland factory truck tyre production operation.
Continue ReadingA strange way of price-fixing
At the end of January, the European Commission (EC) announced that it is had begun conducting “unannounced inspections” – commonly known as dawn raids – at the European offices of the world’s leading tyremakers. The investigation intends to find out whether or not “the inspected companies may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices”. In the days immediately after that news broke, it quickly became apparent that (in alphabetical orde
Continue ReadingSUV tyre pricing between 2021 and 2024
SUV tyres have not only become a fixture in the wider car tyre market in recent years, they also remain a significant margin opportunity for manufacturers and distributors alike. However, while this section of the market has been a bastion of the premium tyre brands throughout most of that time, the latest research suggests the budget SUV market segment is growing largely at the expense of the mid-range. With that in mind, in our April 2024 edition, Tyres & Accessories takes a look at the latest
Continue ReadingYear-round performance – Auto Bild Sportcars tests 11 all-season tyres
Sales of all-season tyres continue to grow, with these products finding favour with both private and fleet customers. For UK motorists, their appeal stems from the reality that the weather isn’t warm and sunny every day of the year; in other parts of Europe, all-season tyres offer an alternative to seasonal tyre swaps. But do all-season tyres meet the high expectations of performance car drivers? Auto Bild Sportscars has tested 11 brands of size 225/40 R18 all-season tyres to find out.
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