Tyrepress.com | : Bridgestone supports rider in 100,000 mile charity adventure ================================================================================ andrew_bogie on 24/05/2013 15:24:00 Bridgestone has agreed to supply Aberdeen’s Bruce Smart with its Battlax Sport Touring T30 tyre as he embarks on a £1 million charity adventure in memory of his mother. His 75,000 mile journey will cross 84 countries in 18 months, a challenge which will be compounded by his decision to do it all on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Bridgestone will follow the 36 year-old’s quest to raise £1 million for four different charities, supplying him with new tyres when necessary. Smart, who is raising money for The Children’s Trust Tadworth, the Born Free Foundation, the Royal British Legion and St Christopher’s Hospice, dropped by Bridgestone’s head offices in Warwick as he begins his round-the-world mission. Bridgestone shows newest truck tyres at CV Show ================================================================================ andrew_bogie on 24/05/2013 15:08:00 Bridgestone displayed its new R-Steer and R-Drive regional truck tyres, along with the latest addition to its fuel saving range, the Ecopia H-Trailer at the CV Show. The manufacturer states that its high profile presence at the show attracted scores of fleet managers and industry professionals following up interest after visiting its stand. It estimates that hundreds of people learned more about the brand and its portfolio of products at the NEC, Division and indecision over Pirelli F1 tyres ================================================================================ andrew_bogie on 24/05/2013 14:59:00 Pirelli’s decision to make wholesale changes to its range of P Zero Formula One tyres, as well as the sole tyre supplier’s future in the series, are hanging in the balance going into this weekend’s Monaco grand prix. The tyre maker appeared ready to go ahead with a plan to supply altered tyres from June – thought to be a mix between the features of the current rubber and last year’s model – but behind-the-scenes negotiations have followed that announcement. Snap-on buys Challenger Lifts ================================================================================ stephen_goodchild on 23/05/2013 14:45:00 Equipment manufacturer and supplier Snap-on Incorporated has acquired Challenger Lifts for approximately US$38 million in cash. Reporting the purchase, Snap-on chairman and chief executive officer Nick Pinchuk stated “Challenger is an important addition to our Repair Systems & Information Group. The Challenger vehicle lift product line complements and increases Snap-on’s existing undercar equipment offering, broadening our established capabilities in serving vehicle repair facilities. We believe this acquisition will further Snap-on’s progress along its strategic and coherent growth runway of expanding with repair shop owners and managers. We look forward to welcoming Challenger associates to the Snap-on family.” Bridgestone acknowledged for carbon emission efforts ================================================================================ stephen_goodchild on 23/05/2013 14:28:00 Bridgestone’s voluntary efforts to reduce carbon emissions have been praised by the Freight Transport Association. The tyre maker shares that FTA climate change policy manager Rachael Dillon has “welcomed” the work Bridgestone is carrying out, following the Department for Transport’s overall commendation of self-regulation across the sector. Kirkby increases Sailun exposure with CV Show stand ================================================================================ andrew_bogie on 23/05/2013 14:25:00 Kirkby Tyres’ Commercial Vehicle Show stand gave over a large proportion of its Hall Five space to displaying Sailun Tyres’ 16-strong range of TBR tyres. One of major UK distributors of truck, agricultural, plant and quad tyres, Kirkby are the sole distributor of Sailun truck tyres in the UK and Ireland. The distributor was pleased with the number of enquiries about the range, and went as far as to say that it was “our best ever.” Solvay breaks ground on Poland silica plant ================================================================================ stephen_goodchild on 23/05/2013 14:00:00 At a ceremony held yesterday in Włocławek, Poland in the presence of the Belgian Ambassador to Poland, the mayor of Włocławek and other local dignitaries, Solvay officially broke ground for the construction of a new facility that will produce Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS). The new plant represents a €75-million investment that will create more than 50 new jobs and expand the company’s HDS capacity by 85,000 tons per year. Treadsetters to distribute Falken TBR tyres ================================================================================ andrew_bogie on 23/05/2013 11:11:00 Tyre wholesaler, Treadsetters has signed a new distribution partnership with Falken. The brand, which is seeking ways of expanding its commercial tyre activity in the UK, will supply truck and bus tyres to the Telford-based distributor. Falken joined Treadsetters’ expanding brand portfolio, recently been exhibited at the 2013 Commercial Vehicles Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Nussbaum launches RoboLigner ================================================================================ stephen_goodchild on 23/05/2013 12:45:00 Nussbaum has premiered its new robotic wheel aligner, the RoboLigner. The fully automatic wheel alignment system, which includes a scissor lift, debuted this week's Autopromotec show. Hankook chairman to strengthen control through capital increase ================================================================================ stephen_goodchild on 23/05/2013 08:05:00 Seoul-based Korea IT Times reports that Hankook Tire’s holding company, Hankook Tire Worldwide, will increase its capital by issuing capital stock for noncash assets. This is being done in order to make Hankook Tire its subsidiary, the ICT journal explains. Through the capital increase, Hankook Tire chairman Cho Yang-Rai and his family will be able to strengthen their control over the company by doubling their stake in the holding company.