Tag: awards
Cooper’s Kathleen Slocum wins 2019 Step Ahead award
The Manufacturing Institute has recognized Kathleen Slocum, senior manager, Corporate Quality for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, with a Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award for 2019. Slocum is among 130 women nationally who earned the honour this year from a field of hundreds of nominees.
Test World wins Tire Industry Supplier of the Year Award again
Test World has won the ‘Tire Industry Supplier of the Year’ award at the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2019. According to the company, the win recognises continued investment in Test World, with expanded indoor test facilities due to be officially opened during a ceremony on the 27 March.
Schaeffler wins international ‘Supplier Of The Year’ award
Schaeffler has been named Supplier of the Year by Nexus Automotive International, a trading group represented in the UK by The Parts Alliance.
IAAF presents PACT with 2018 Service Supplier of the Year Award
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has presented the runner-up award for IAAF Service Supplier of the Year 2018 to PACT, the joint venture between eParts and TecAlliance.
Michelin named ‘Tire Manufacturer of the Year’ at Tire Technology International Awards
Michelin has been named Tire Manufacturer of the Year by a global panel of 31 tyre industry specialists. Michelin was awarded the prize at the 2019 Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence at a ceremony during Tire Technology Expo 2019 at the Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany.
Nokian named as a sustainable company in RobecoSAM Yearbook
Nokian Tyres has received the Silver Class distinction in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2019. RobecoSAM is an expert on sustainability whose annual assessment is considered to be a particularly reliable and comprehensive report of how sustainability is implemented in companies around the world.
Goodyear’s SoundComfort voted Product of the Year in Belgium, Netherlands
Goodyear's SoundComfort has been voted Product of the Year 2019 in a consumer research survey conducted by Nielsen in Belgium and the Netherlands. The noise reduction technology aims to address consumer and market needs as a result of the decreasing noise of car engines, especially since the arrival of electric and hybrid vehicles. With less noise coming from the engine, the noise caused by tyres is becoming more noticeable.
Lehigh win Circular Economy award in Davos
Lehigh Technologies has won the Young Global Leaders Award for Circular Economy SME (small to medium-sized enterprise) for The Circulars 2019, the 5th iteration of the award, in Davos at the World Economic Forum on 21 January 2019.
Kia e-Niro electric vehicle named as What Car? 2019 Car of the Year
What Car? has named the Kia e-Niro electric vehicle (EV) as its 2019 Car of the Year during its 42nd annual awards ceremony, held in association with Warranty Direct and BNP Paribas Cardif on Tuesday 22 January at Grosvenor House, Park Lane.
CDP scores Brembo ‘A’ for both climate change and water security
Brembo has been highlighted as a global leader in corporate sustainability by environmental impact non-profit CDP, achieving a place on the CDP A List for both climate change and water security - two out of three environmental themes covered by CDP scores.
Pirelli recognised as Climate Change leader
Pirelli & C. SpA has been recognized as a global leader in corporate climate action by CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), achieving a place on the CDP Climate Change A list. An international non-profit organization, CDP gathers, distributes and promotes information on environmental questions. The A rating is the highest possible score awarded to a company.
Good Design Awards for 2 Yokohama tyres
Yokohama tyres earned two 2018 Good Design awards from The Chicago Athenaeum at the end of December. Yokohama was honoured in the transportation category for its Geolandar X-MT and AVID Ascend GT products.
TechMan helps In Town Automotive to scoop prestigious ‘Technology Double’
In Town Automotive – one of the largest independently owned vehicle servicing and repairs garage in Northampton – has rounded off 2018 in style, after taking home its second prestigious technology award of the year.
Cooper wins Good Design awards for Discoverer AT3, Discoverer True North tyre ranges
Cooper Tire’s Discoverer AT3 family of tyres, which includes three distinct all-season, all terrain tyres for SUVs and pick-up trucks, and its Discoverer True North, a tyre designed to provide strong grip and confident handling in winter weather, have earned 2018 Good Design awards from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. The winning tyres were selected from more than 900 entries spanning nearly 50 countries.
Apollo Vredestein sponsors FTA’s ‘very best’ of British innovation
Apollo Vredestein was a key sponsor at the second annual FTA Logistics Awards 2018. At the event, which took place at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, Apollo Vredestein celebrated endeavours and leadership, as well as the vital role played by logistics and innovation in the sector, by sponsoring the Most Innovative Product of the Year award.