ChemChina (UK) Ltd founded
On 4 June, Pirelli’s largest single shareholder, ChemChina announced that it had set up ChemChina (UK) Ltd., as a wholly owned subsidiary of ChemChina Petrochemical Co., Ltd. According to the company, this business serves as “a London-based trading platform that will effectively complement its sister company ChemChina (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. to build around-the-clock trading networks covering various fields”.
Continue ReadingWill raised school leaving age hit apprentice numbers?
Steve Nash, chief executive of the Institute for the Motor Industry, is calling for government and education bodies to ensure that schools are giving the most impartial advice to young people, given that the mandatory education or training participation age is now raised to 18.
Continue ReadingBM Catalysts invests in increasing output
BM Catalysts, a UK-based manufacturer of aftermarket Catalytic Converters (Cats), Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) and Front Pipes, has invested over £500,000 in its in-house production facilities, as well as the internal layout of its head office to help improve production processes and create a better environment for its employees.
Continue ReadingEuromaster partners with NetBooster for European digital performance strategy
NetBooster has been selected to assist Euromaster in the development and implementation of its international digital performance strategy across Europe (including ATS Euromaster in the UK), using SEO, PPC, display advertisements, social media, RTB and CRM approaches.
Continue ReadingProtyre buys Walkers Tyre Service
Protyre has announced its acquisition of Walkers Tyre Service, a well-established business operating four sites in the Leicester area. The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions completed by the Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd-owned business and brings the number of centres now operated under the Protyre brand to 70.
Continue ReadingIAM ‘disappointed’ in increase in road fatalities in Scotland
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has reacted with disappointment to the big increase in fatalities on Scotland’s roads as announced this morning by Transport Scotland, stating it made the Scottish government’s mid-term review of its Road Safety Plan all the more urgent.
Continue ReadingAA ‘quirky’ TV ad campaign begins today
Lost keys at a naturist camp. Diplomat’s car skewered by bollards in Whitehall. Wrong fuel in a ‘push me-pull you’ car with two ‘fronts’. Rising tide around an ice cream van. German armoured carrier gone kaput. In its 110-year history, AA patrols have seen it all…and then some. These quirky call-outs, based on true stories, are among those featured in the AA’s new TV advertising campaign, which kicks off on Thursday (18 June).
Continue ReadingDriver shortage threatens UK economic recovery says RHA
On Wednesday 17 June, the Road Haulage Association delivered an urgent plea to the Prime Minister demanding government intervention to help with the chronic truck driver shortage, which is having a profound effect on the UK’s supply chain and which threatens to slow the UK economic recovery.
Continue ReadingExol wins top accolade at Express & Star Business Awards
Exol Lubricants has won the top award of Business of the Year 2015 at the Express & Star Business awards. Taking place in the Ringside Suite at Wolverhampton Racecourse, a sell-out crowd of 440 people witnessed the UK’s largest independently owned oil blender take the top award and also the prize of Exporter of the Year, being praised for its success in winning work overseas and creating and maintaining long-term partnerships with customers.
Continue ReadingVan Cost & Carbon Calculator predicts savings through low-carbon vehicles
Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies – has released its new online tool, the Van Cost & Carbon Calculator, or VC3. The VC3 computes the economic and environmental performance of diesel, electric, gas and stop-start van technologies. It enables fleet decision-makers to assess the feasibility of incorporating new low carbon vans into their fleets.
Continue ReadingIndustrial tyre sector performs well despite raw material and forex complications
With signs that European economies are improving at the same time logistics and the commercial vehicle tyre market is picking up, you might expect the industrial tyre market to be growing too. But with the euro depreciating against the dollar, most of the major manufacturers have announced price increases of between 8 and 10 per cent, making the situation somewhat more complex. With all this in mind, Tyres & Accessories spoke with Eddy Woolley, a director of UK-based national mobile fitting specialist First Industrial Tyres (FIT), in order to find out more about what this means on the ground.
Continue ReadingKeeping FIT: Spotlight on First Industrial Tyres
Founded five years ago, First Industrial Tyres is a national mobile tyre fitting business that supplies all leading brands of industrial tyres as well as holding the exclusive distributorship for the globe star product range of resilient and press-on band range of solid industrial tyres.
Continue ReadingKRT working with quality manufacturer partners to service industrial tyre market
As a leading wholesale supplier of specialist industrial tyres to the UK materials handling sector, Kings Road Tyres (KRT) reports that it has developed a strategy of working with high quality manufacturing partners that deliver the products and technical expertise to allow KRT to service customers effectively.
Continue ReadingGoodyear Dunlop launches HiQ Fleet Service
Yesterday Goodyear Dunlop unveiled a new dedicated fleet management service, HiQ Fleet Service (HiQFS). Offering tailored, full service fleet management and 24/7, 365 mobile solutions, the new HiQFS network will be delivered through established, fast fit HiQ centres and partners with a dedicated contracted mobile network. This full service offering gives fleets an expert and reliable service, ensuring peace of mind for fleet operators and their drivers.
Continue ReadingLodge Tyre opens 21st depot
Lodge Tyre Company Ltd has opened its 21st depot, with the unveiling on a new branch in Salford. The family run and Birmingham-based business is celebrating its 80th year of trading during 2015. The new depot, which situated in Lord Byron Square, Salford and close to the M56, M60, M61, M62 and M67 motorway network is located to service Lodges expanding business to business customer list as well as its mobile response service. The depot will initially be used as a stocking unit employing three people and managed by long-time Lodge employee Jamie Davies.
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