Offers From Thorite
Compressed air and fluid company Thorite has launched the summer edition of its Air Power publication, detailing the latest offers from the company. It is A4, folding out to A2 and contains special offers on a variety of products, including hand tools, pneumatic tools and Thorite’s own “Diamond” brand of compressors. Air Power is available free of charge from Thorite.
Continue ReadingFederal Tire To Increase Prices
Federal Tire will introduce a 3-5 per cent price increase across its full line of tyres beginning in October. “Rocketing” natural rubber, carbon black and other petroleum products in combination with higher transportation costs are all said to have contributed to the price increase. In an official statement announcing the price increases, Federal also pointed out that the present price increase does not fully reflect the company’s additional costs. Instead the company says it is “doing its best to absorb as much of it as possible.”
Continue ReadingAlliance Wins $2 million US Army Contract
Alliance Tire Co has announced that it has won five tenders totalling $2 million to supply tyres to the US Army for three years. Alliance will supply tyres for development work vehicles as an authorised supplier of the US government. According to the company, Alliance tyres have been tested in US Army laboratories, and found to be suitable for trucks, forklifts, field transportation vehicles, and development work vehicles.
Continue ReadingFederal To Debut Complete Motorsport Series
Federal Tire plans to make the most of the opportunity provided by the Tyrexpo Asia exhibition and debut not one, but two complete motorsport series. The range, known collectively as “Federal Motorsport” is made up of the “595 Competition Series” and the “FZ Combat Series.” In addition, Federal will also unveil the new Couragia M/T all terrain tyre, and the Milanza HZ-I, a brand new Hero brand UHP tyre. The company’s Himalaya WS-I winter product, Couragia S/U, Formoza FD-I and Hero branded 558 and 668 tyres will also be on display. The 595 Competition series has evolved from Federal’s popular SS595. Now the tyre has been renamed as simply the 595 and has spawned three variations, the 595 Drift Competition, 595EVO Street Competition and 595RS Sport Competition.
Continue ReadingRecycled Tyre Garden Gets Gold at RHS Show
A recycled rubber garden product has helped Cheshire County Council to win Best in Show and a Gold Award at the prestigious RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Flower Show held at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire. The county council won the accolades for its environmentally-friendly garden - called ‘Living Today with Tomorrow in Mind.’ Committed to sustainability, the ‘green’ garden was landscaped with Dunweedin, rubber chippings made from recycled tyres.
Continue ReadingAvon and ATS Put Mini Up For Grabs
Customers who buy two Avon tyres from participating ATS Euromaster outlets will get the chance to win a new MINI Cooper. The car in question is worth £12,500 and comes in Chilli Red paintwork with Union Jack roof decoration and white bonnet stripes, plus of course a set of Avon Tyres. Five runners-up will receive a Sharp DAB portable digital radio, and all entrants will get a free Avon baseball cap. The competition runs from 1 August until 30 September.
Continue ReadingRMA Join TRA
The Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA) is to become an affiliate of the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA). TRA president, Roger Hicks, welcomed the move and views it as further endorsement of the TRA and its membership. He commented: “We as a body are still formulating our larger objectives and the willingness of the RMA to join with us in this future process will add to our sense of purpose. Together with the British Rubber Manufacturers’ Association who affiliated earlier this year we believe we are now in key position to help ensure the UK not only meets its obligations under the EU Landfill Directive but does so from a position of real strength and influence.” RMA chairman, Patrick O’Connell, said: “Retreading plays a crucial role in the tyre recovery process and, as such, we are delighted to join the TRA as an affiliate member. Our decision to join the TRA should be seen as indicative of the RMA’s willingness to co-operate with other industry associations and of our desire to continue to play an active role in issues of cross-industry interest.”
Continue ReadingFrom Used Tyres to Printer Ink
Printer ink can cost as much as vintage champagne, reports New Scientist. So finding a cheap way of making it must be a great money making opportunity. Now three inventors from Derbyshire think they have found a way of doing just that. The solution? Extract the carbon from unwanted tyres to generate a cheap and plentiful supply. The black carbon powder used in regular ink is refined from pure oil and the liquid used in cartridges is boiled down from a volume six times larger. On the other hand, millions of tyres are disposed of each year.
Continue ReadingSuccessful Start For Goodyear TyreOnlineService
Goodyear Dunlop has reported that a recent direct marketing campaign is succeeded in increasing tyre purchases through the company’s TyreOnlineService system. TyreOnlineService was launched as a pilot scheme in the UK in May 2004, but became available of wider scale this year. The service provides customers with an online solution to purchasing their Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda and Sava tyres. Since the launch its popularity has risen with many customers now reliant on the system to place their orders on a day-to-day basis, says Goodyear Dunlop.
Continue ReadingEcclestone Insists F1 Will Not Go to Hutchison
The speculation that Formula One might soon be under new ownership was correct, but contrary to reports, the sport will not be falling into Far Eastern hands, the Daily Telegraph has reported. Bernie Ecclestone yesterday dismissed talk of a $1 billion bid from a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa. “I spoke to Hutchison. They sent a boy to do a mans job. We are not interested in selling to them. We get offers like this every day, but it is not what we want for the future of F1,” Mr Ecclestone told the newspaper.
Continue ReadingIndian Manufacturers Publish Quarterly Results
(India/Rubber Asia) Leading Indian tyre maker, Apollo Tyres Ltd, reported a net profit of 166.9 million rupees (£2.2 million) for the first quarter of the current financial year, ended 30 June, up 13.6 million rupees (£180,000) compared with the same period last year.
Continue ReadingUnion Workers OK New Contract With BFNAT
(Akron/Tire Review) United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1155, representing workers at Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire’s (BFNAT) truck tyre plant in warren County, Tennessee, have ratified a new three-year contract. The vote, completed within the last 24 hours, averts a planned strike at the plant.
Continue ReadingContiTech in Talks to Sell Sealing Operations
Continental division ContiTech is in talks with private equity investor Orlando Management GmbH to sell its rubber sealing business ContiTech Profile to Orlando Management client Special Situations Venture Partners Fund, a spokesman for Orlando Management told the AFX news agency.
Continue ReadingFormer Goodyear Exec Who Fought Goldsmith Dies
(Akron/Tire Review) Frederick Myers, instrumental in helping Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. fight off takeover attempts, including Sir James Goldsmith’s “greenmail” takeover effort that nearly crippled the tiremaker, passed away July 18. Mr Myers, who was 81, served as Goodyear vice president, general counsel and secretary. Mr Myers was part of Goodyear’s SWAT Team, an in-house group formed in the 1980s to fend off hostile takeover attempts. The SWAT Team met each morning with then Goodyear Chairman and CEO Robert Mercer. The group gained its greatest victory in 1986 when it fended off Goldsmith costly takeover attempt.
Continue ReadingCooper Names Technical Relations Manager
(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Co has named Bradley Rump as its new manager of technical relations. In his new post, Mr Rump will be responsible for providing the company, tyre industry and government with technical expertise on tyre-related issues. Bradley Rump joined Cooper in 1993, and has worked as product engineer in inner tube and curing bladder development and high-performance tire development, as senior product engineer in the Albany, Georgia, plant, as technical director in the Clarksdale, Missouri, plant, and most recently as manager of the materials laboratory in Findlay, Ohio.
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