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‘The Acid Test is Quality’

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When Peter Gaster is not acting as NTDA chairman, the other hat he wears is as group managing director of Kings Road Tyres (for details of his first speech in this role see this month’s TAFF awards coverage). On this occasion the conversation focused largely on KRT’s product range, the recent influx of OTR products and why many manufacturers failed to turn out at this year’s event.

With more tyres than any other stand at the show, Kings Road Tyres’ Brityrex exhibit marked itself apart from the rest. The majority of what was on show came from the company’s wide range of quality private and exclusive brand commercial vehicle tyres, but KRT also had selections from its passenger 4×4 ranges (including Cooper products) on show.

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New Date for Brityrex as Show Returns in 2009

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Positive feedback from May’s Brityrex International exhibition at Manchester’s G-MEX Centre has been followed by confirmation that the UK’s only dedicated tyre show will return to the same venue in 2009. Although Manchester will again act as host city, the show has been rescheduled to a new slot in September, to avoid a crowded exhibition programme that includes two other major aftermarket trade shows in April and May.

“We’re delighted with the overall feedback we’ve received from exhibitors and visitors and believe that we can continue to develop the show further in two years time. Part of that development includes moving to a new slot in September, which we believe will benefit exhibitors and visitors by avoiding clashes with other exhibitions,” said Paul Farrant, managing director of show organiser ECI International.

Paul continued: “The new venue worked well, exhibitors made real efforts to present themselves very professionally and we were pleased that visitor numbers increased compared to the last exhibition in Harrogate, two years ago.”

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Right To Repair Under Threat

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Did you know that something as straightforward as replacing a battery or a bulb could soon mean a car will refuse to do as its told? Did you know that as little as changing a tyre on a some vehicles with tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) can set off a dashboard warning light? As David White said in his introduction to the NTDA organised event the “Right to Repair” issue is a “topic that has serious implications for you and your business.”

Certainly, an impressive line-up of speakers had been assembled, namely Dave Garratt, Director Garage Equipment Association; Mike Owen, of the Retail Motor Industry Federation and Bob Davis, Head of Aftermarket Section of the SMMT. Davis laid special emphasis on the fact that he was involved with the aftermarket section of the SMMT and not the manufacturers’, for reasons that will become plain.

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New Tyre Safety Organisation for Northern Ireland

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Key retailers attending a regional meeting of the NTDA earlier this month agreed to set up a new tyre safety group for the province under the guidance of retiring NTDA regional chairman Roy Nutt who will be driving forward proposals for a major tyre safety initiative in the province later this year. Entitled the Northern Ireland Tyre Safety Association (NITSA) the group will be formally created at a special open meeting to be held next month in Templepatrick where proposals a for a tyre safety week will be discussed.

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Brityrex International on Target for a Record Show

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With Brityrex International 2007 only a matter of weeks away, the show continues to attract exhibitors from a wide range of tyre and aftermarket sectors. Says Paul Farrant, managing director of the organisers ECI International: “When we began marketing the show, we deliberately targeted other aftermarket sectors as well as the tyre industry with a dedicated marketing and PR campaign. The result is a broader than ever exhibitor base, reflecting the wider range of services on offer today from garages and fast-fits as they concentrate on customer retention.”

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BITS and EBC Brakes to Display at Brityrex

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One of the UK’s leading tyre wholesalers and a globally renown brand in motorcycle braking products have become the latest big names to confirm their involvement at May’s Brityrex International 07, according to a recent press statement released by the exhibition’s organisers.

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Disposal of Fly-Tipped Casings Costs Kwik-Fit £250,000 a Year

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The good turn-out at what was only the second TRA Forum at the end of January demonstrated that the subject of tyre recovery and reprocessing is still a priority for the tyre industry. The 2007 day-forum featured seminars on “Scamps and scams – at the sharp end”, “The new TRA certificate”, “Tyre recovery and the retailer”, and “Supporting the Responsible Recycler Scheme” – not to mention the announcement that new officers had been elected to the TRA board.

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653

2007 TAFF Awards Nominations Announced

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Members of the NTDA have voted for their favourite companies in the six categories of the prestigious TAFF Awards and the winners will be announced at the TAFF Awards Dinner in Manchester’s Palace Hotel on 2 May. The nominations are:

Tyre Manufacturer of the Year
-Bridgestone UK Ltd
-Continental Tyre Group Ltd
-Goodyear/Dunlop Tyres Ltd
-Kumho Tyre
-Michelin Tyre plc

Product Innovation Award

-Bridgestone UK Ltd
-Continental CS Easy
-Goodyear/Dunlop Tyres
-Michelin Tyre plc
-Rema Tip Top UK Ltd

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Ashley Croft To Leave Micheldever

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Ashley Croft, Warehousing, Logistics and Wholesale Sales Director of Micheldever Tyre Services, has resigned from the company. Ashley Croft was one of the original six members of management involved in the Buy Out of the company in February 2006.

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Brityrex International 2007 Puts Global Marketing Drive into Gear

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A major marketing campaign is underway to attract visitors from around the world to this year’s Brityrex International 07 show at the G-MEX Exhibition Centre in Manchester. More than 60,000 free entry tickets to the exhibition are being distributed throughout the UK tyre industry and to professionals around the world. Each exhibitor at May’s show also has the opportunity of taking hundreds of tickets to attract their own customers and contacts to the event.

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Repairing Run-Flats

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ATS Euromaster (ATSE) has published further details of its plans to launch a nationwide run-flat fitting and puncture repair service. The main point that ATSE clarified is the fact that it is referring to the latest generation of self-supporting run-flat technology tyres manufactured by Bridgestone, Dunlop, Goodyear and Michelin. These, says the company, are “approved for minor repairs, subject to strict criteria.”

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Update: ‘Look After Your Tyres and Your Tyres Will Look After You’

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From January 2007 the Tyre Industry Council (TIC) will be known as TyreSafe. It also aims to raise its profile and will become a more proactively consumer-facing organisation. The news follows decisions from TIC director Peter Taylor and chairman, Brian Smith, to step down at the end of 2006. According to a statement released by the organisation, TyreSafe will “address the challenges facing the tyre industry and in particular the issues of corporate responsibility and duty of care legislation as they relate to tyres and their use.”

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Old Friends and New Blood for Brityrex International

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With six months to go before Brityrex International opens its doors, the exhibition is shaping up nicely, with over 67 per cent of floor space already sold, say the organisers, ECI International. And never before has the “International” part of the show’s name been more appropriate, as companies from all over the world will be making tracks for Manchester’s G-MEX Exhibition Centre next May. ECI International managing director Paul Farrant is delighted with progress to date, saying: “Past Brityrex exhibitions have always had a large number of exhibitors from the UK, and indeed the 2007 show is no exception, but we are seeing an increasing number of overseas companies taking space.”

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60% of UK Retailers Support Cold Weather Tyres Initiative

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A survey of NTDA retail members has found that 60 per cent are calling on the industry to develop the market. The survey revealed that only 41 per cent of retailers actually stocked cold weather tyres (CWTs) and over 85 per cent thought that motorists still saw CWTs as snow tyres.

Commenting on the survey NTDA Director Richard Edy said: “Cold Weather Tyres have always been regarded as a niche market in the UK, unlike other Northern European Countries where the market is firmly established — even in those countries where the weather conditions are very similar to the UK.

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Facing the Facts

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In his inaugural speech as chairman of the NTDA Tyre Wholesalers Group (TWG), Ashley Croft did not waste any time in highlighting the issues he wishes to address during his tenure. Referring to certain manufacturers’ use of logistics companies and the place of wholesalers in the UK tyre business, Croft opened a discussion to which there is no quick resolution – calling on manufacturers to resist the urge to increase their direct market control and rather further their relationship with the professional wholesale membership that the TWG represents.

In his own words Ashley Croft is “a great believer in not perpetuating things if they have served their purpose.” Croft commented that there is still “unfinished work to be done” and the fact that he accepted immediate past chairman Peter Gaster’s invitation to take over at the TWG would suggest that Ashley Croft remains a firm believer in the usefulness of the group.

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