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Formula One installs induction heat across 132 sites nationwide
10th May 2024Formula One Autocentres has invested in induction heating across their network to remove flame from their workshops. Formula One has reportedly seen the benefits of induction heating and made a significant investment by installing GYS Powerduction 39LG units in all 132 sites nationwide.
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R.H. Claydon confirms Hillhead attendance
17th May 2024With an aim of building on a record-breaking 2022, which hosted over 600 exhibiting companies and received 18,500 unique visitors, Hillhead 2024 will take place in Buxton’s Hillhead Quarry between 25 and 27 June. The current exhibitor list contains around 600 entries, including more than a dozen firms offering tyres and related products.
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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
Classic look, modern tech – Auto Bild tests 7 tyres
According to Dierk Möller, tyre tester for the Auto Bild Group, modern tyres with a period look act like a form of live-cell therapy for classic vehicles. “Thanks to modern technology, they improve driving dynamics and at the same time increase safety reserves.” But some tyre models fulfil this remit better than others.
Continue ReadingHigh quality exhibits and wide range on-show as GTRAE opens in Shandong
The 14th GuangRao Tire and Rubber Automotive Accessory Exhibition (GTRAE) opened in Dongying City, GuangRao County, Shandong Province, China today. First impressions and the facts released by organisers during the official launch conference, which also included speeches from local officials responsible for the leadership of relevant civic departments, there are some 550 exhibitors here presenting their tyre-related latest offerings to as many as 80,000 visitors.
Continue ReadingGoodyear sites in France, Belgium & Luxembourg raided
In an operation that French newspaper Le Monde describes as “both spectacular and unprecedented,” investigators from three European countries carried out a series of raids against Goodyear today. The publication writes that the prosecutor in Besançon, France confirms this action, which took place just two months shy of the tenth anniversary of a fatal motorway crash involving a Goodyear Marathon LHS II truck tyre.
Continue Reading‘Strong double-digit’ – Premium tyres & SuperTruck driving Prometon market share
A new name appeared on our radar in 2017 when Prometeon Tyre Group began producing the existing 01 Series truck and bus tyre range. Prometeon followed this by playing an active role in developing a successor, the Serie 02. This range debuted in 2022, and by that time the company was gaining market share both in the UK and elsewhere, aided by a multi-brand product portfolio. The Prometeon name came out into the open with the launch of the SuperTruck service network, which arrived in the UK last y
Continue ReadingGoodyear reports net loss of $57 million in Q1 2024 figures
While Goodyear reported a net loss of $57 million in the first quarter of 2024, other metrics suggest that the company’s financial situation is offering signs of improvement. A strong showing from the Asia Pacific region and the welcome “stabilisation” of truck tyre demand in EMEA were both notable examples of improvement alongside the impact of Goodyear’s well-documented Goodyear Forward transformation plan.
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