Moto3 graduates achieving Moto2 success on Dunlop tyres
Brno will host the Czech Republic round of the FIM Moto Championship following the USA Grand Prix, and Moto2 and 3 tyre supplier Dunlop is anticipating further success for the newest riders in the more senior series. Alex Rins became the second Moto3 graduate to win a Moto2 race last weekend, while the first, Jonas Folger, won two previous races and will have high hopes for a good result at the Brno circuit where he won his only Moto3 race in 2012. There are now four riders who have appeared on both Moto3 and Moto2 podiums: Rins, Folger, Cortese and Salom.
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Maxam exhibits at Siberian mining show
The Kuzbass region of Russia is the site of the country’s largest coal field and two thirds of Russia’s annual production of 350 million tonnes of coal is mined there. As such, it is a fitting setting for the annual Ugol Rossii mining exhibition, held in the Siberian city of Novokuznetsk since 1992. With 380 exhibitors from 23 countries and a total exhibition area of 66,000 sq m (40,000 sq m of which is outdoors) Ugol Rossii is the most important mining event in Russia.
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Calais crisis could fuel freight price hike, warns Rhenus
Rhenus Logistics UK, one of Britain’s leading freight forwarders, has warned that freight prices could rise significantly in the next few weeks, unless the ongoing crisis at Calais is resolved. David Williams, managing director of Rhenus UK, is concerned about the operational impact the French strikers and migrant incursions is having on UK import and export trade.
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Speedline Truck exhibiting at Caravan 2015
Wheel brand Speedline is collaborating with vehicle manufacturer Fahrzeugbau Meier to present a range of Speedline Truck wheels at “Caravan 2015” from 29 August 6 September 2015 in Dusseldorf (Hall 13, Stand B 12).
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Belshina aiming to start 63-inch OTR tyre production in 2016
Belarus-based tyre maker Belshina JSC says its goal of producing 63-inch tyres for mining trucks should be realised by the end of next year. The company reports that modernisation of the milling facility at its Babruysk plant is currently taking place, and according to the project’s schedule further equipment for upgrading the plant will begin arriving in January 2016. A group of Belshina specialists will also complete tyre building training at a location within Europe in the coming months and will assemble prototype tyres ahead of the first Belshina 63-inch OTR tyres leaving the factory some time in 2016.
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ATS Euromaster signs OmniServ contract
ATS Euromaster has been contracted to provide tyre support for all 28 buses operated by OmniServ that provide transfer services between all Terminals at Heathrow airport. OmniServ is also adopting a complete Michelin tyre policy.
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ChemChina Pirelli buy-out underway
The complete buy-out of Pirelli led by ChemChina is now fully underway, following the passing of the 11 August deal closing date. While the exact process is labyrinthine in its detail, the concise version of events is that ChemChina is buying out Pirelli with the firm’s shares being held by a number of holding companies which are themselves owned by a number of different companies. In short ChemChina, businesses owned by Marco Tronchetti Provera and the Rosneft-owned Luxembourg-based Long Term Investmentss will be the major shareholders.
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Manbat introduces start-stop battery installation tool
Over the past few years Manbat has told workshops to get ready for more business with vehicles fitted with start-stop systems. The UK’s largest automotive battery distributor now offers garages and workshops a new device for dealing with aftermarket start-stop jobs – it has released its own Manbat ‘Connect + Reset’ battery validation tool.
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Pro-Align supplies Hunter aligner to UK Mercedes dealers
Mercedes-Benz dealers across the UK are now able to purchase the Hunter HTA-MB-TD wheel alignment system, a direct replacement for the older HTA-MB-HD, following Mercedes-Benz factory approval.
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