Tyres on the Drive receives Northern Tech Judges’ Award
Mobile tyre-fitting specialist Tyres on the Drive has won the Judges’ Award for Leadership at this year’s Northern Tech Awards in Liverpool. The Cheshire-based company was also named the 12th fastest growing tech business in the North of England and Scotland, having achieved 73 per cent revenue growth for 2013 to 2015, in a league table of the top 50.
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VMC Releases enTIRE PressureNet for TPMS
Australian company Vehicle Management Corporation (VMC) has released a new TPMS backend for mining, port and transportation applications. The enTIRE PressureNet solution is “the result of years of research and development,” and comes from the same software development team that produced enTIRE Wheels, the tyre and rim management software widely used around the world for the past 25 years.
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Solid Auto aims for growth in filters for Japanese and Korean vehicles
Solid Auto UK has revealed plans to accelerate the growth of its range of filters for Japanese and Korean vehicles, with a specific focus on providing motor factors and garages with OE-quality products.
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Mitas named John Deere ‘partner-level supplier’ for 5th time
Mitas has earned recognition as a partner-level supplier for 2015 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. The Prague based company was selected for the honour in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality as well as its commitment to continuous improvement.
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Five new tyres added to Michelin X Works construction range
Michelin has extended its range of robust X Works tyres for the construction sector, adding five new tyres to the line-up of rugged fitments. Available with immediate effect, the X Works range now boasts 315/80 R 22.5 X Works Z (multi-position) tyres, X Works D (drive axle) tyres, plus 385/65 R 22.5 X Works T (trailer axle) tyres. Michelin has renewed its tyre offer for a complete rig – steer, drive and trailer – in the market’s key sizes.
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TGI’s Tony Gonzalez enters into movie rights deal with Paramount Pictures & Appian Way
Tyres are not Tony Gonzalez’s sole passion. In addition to holding the positions of chief executive officer and chairman at US wholesaler Tire Group International (TGI), he has also built up a multimedia and artist management company, Rock The Moon Productions, LLC. Yesterday, the Film division of Rock The Moon Productions announced it has sold the rights to develop the film ‘The Corporation’ to Paramount Pictures in partnership with Appian Way Productions, the film company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Bandvulc to show new “look & feel” at CV Show
Well-known retreader and truck fleet specialist, Bandvulc is once again exhibiting at the CV Show. Evolving from its 2015 stand, with a few changes to the ‘look & feel’, this year’s stand is all said to be all “about the message”.
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Marangoni Marix retreads for reach stackers
In the industrial handling sector, the choice of an OTR tyre represents a significant and fundamental investment, as the aim is not only to guarantee efficient portside and intermodal operations and ensure high levels of quality and reliability – a further goal is to meet an increasingly important requirement amongst many companies operating in this sector, reduced operating costs.
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B&J blasts Rocket name into company logo
The Rocket rasp has been a core product in the B&J portfolio since the 1940s – the company says the introduction of Rocket buffing system “caused a sensation worldwide” within the retreading industry. The company has long been referred to as B&J Rocket, and now it is adding the Rocket name to its newly-modernised logo.
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