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Goodyear launches GP-3E for infrastructure applications

Product News

Wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks and graders are typically used on major infrastructure projects that have tough cost and timescale targets. After researching operator requirements, Goodyear has introduced a new tyre for these vehicles, GP-3E. It says the increased the operational versatility of its latest tyre generation makes “tyre choice easy for the operator.”

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21st June 2022/0 Comments/by Stephen

Magna Tyres: growth despite Covid

International News
Magna Tyres

Netherlands based, family-owned OTR tyre manufacturer Magna Tyres returned to the Tire Cologne show last month with a determined agenda to meet once more with their growing worldwide customer base.

Stephan van Leeuwen, Magna’s sales director (Original Equipment), with additional responsibility for the Italian, UK and Eire markets commented: “We have always considered international tyre shows as a strong priority to meet new companies and obtain new sales leads so being at a ‘live’ show’ once more is a very positive move forward again.”

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  1. Magna: New & retreaded, under the same roof
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9th June 2022/by Chris

Helping with heavy lifting – Trelleborg EMR1031

Product News

Trelleborg Wheel Systems has released a new radial for earthmoving operations, the Trelleborg EMR1031. Designed to perform on the most demanding terrain, from sand to rock or extra hard surfaces, EMR1031 features a cut-resistant compound and a sidewall protector for damage protection and longer tyre life, along with a multi-surface tread design for superior traction.

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  1. Trelleborg expands EMR radial range for loaders and dumpers
  2. LAMMA Innovation Awards the latest to recognise Trelleborg’s ProgressiveTraction
  3. Massey Ferguson concept wears Trelleborg carbon-free tyres
  4. Customised Trelleborg tyres for Valtra’s anniversary T Series
30th May 2022/by Stephen

BKT opens TikTok channel

Company News

Off-highway tyre specialist BKT is reaching out to a younger demographic by opening its own TikTok channel. It launched tiktok.com/@bkt.tires in March and with it aims to gain the attention of Gen Z and Gen Alpha – the age groups representing “the future of agriculture and of our planet.”

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  1. BKT better positioned to serve OEMs with new European HQ
  2. Construction, mining, earthmover tyres well-represented as Hillhead 2018 sets attendance record
  3. BKT opens India R&D centre
  4. BKT ready for the future
19th April 2022/by Stephen

Itochu bids $1.7 billion for Hitachi Construction Machinery stake

Company News, International News
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV

Hitachi is selling around half its 51 per cent shareholding in Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd for 200 billion yen (£1.271 billion; 1,524 billion euros; US$1.7 billion) to Kwik-Fit’s owner Itochu and investment fund Japan Industrial Partners, according to reports published by Nikkei on 13 January 2022. Itochu confirmed that it is “considering this matter”, but declined to give further details later the same day in a statement that read:

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  1. Yokohama to buy ex-Pirelli commercial/industrial tyre business Prometeon
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  4. Yokohama offers US$2 billion for Trelleborg Wheel Systems as global off-highway tyre segment consolidates
13th January 2022/by Chris

moveero appoints ex-Yokohama OHT executive as CSO

Career Tracks, Company News, International News
moveero

moveero (the new name for GKN Wheels) has appointed Hugo Burgers to the position of chief sales officer (CSO). Effective 1 September 2021, Hugo joins the business with experience of senior level appointments in businesses across the off-highway industry, including at Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (where he was sales director/head of Europe West for four-and-a-half years), Warn Industries and John Deere.

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  1. Yokohama’s Prometeon bid: Delayed by Covid, but nearing completion
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2nd September 2021/by Chris

Derail uneven tyre wear: Nokian Ground Kare Semi-Slick

Product News

Railways are typically best suited to vehicles with metal wheels, and a backhoe is thus not on home turf in such an environment. It requires a tyre able to cope with driving over thin metal rails, something which can cause uneven wear and shorten tyre life. Nokian Tyres says it has been perfecting a specific tyre for railway use for several years and is now introducing the Nokian Ground Kare Semi-Slick. With this new tyre, the manufacturer says it “solves many problems that were previously typical when using a backhoe loader on railroads.”

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15th June 2021/by Stephen

Mahansaria Tyres (MTPL) to buy Tyres International

Company News, International News

Mahansaria Tyres Private Limited (MTPL) has made an agreement in-principle with Tyres International Inc (TI) to buy a majority stake in the US-based tyre wholesaler. According to MTPL, the move is the latest part of its bid to build a global, market leading off-Highway tyre business and the first part of MTPL plans to build its distribution network in North America.

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3rd June 2021/by Chris

Michelin adds Redpath Tyres to list of Quality-Approved Centres

UK News

Michelin continues to expand its network of approved dealers north of the border, with the addition of Redpath Tyres to its Quality-Approved Centres list. Specialising in commercial, agricultural and earthmover tyres, the family-run business has grown substantially since it was founded in the Scottish Borders by Peter Redpath in 1974.

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13th May 2021/by Chris

Continental at 150: Decades of off-highway activity

Company News

With 150 years in the business, Continental may well just be the oldest firm in existence still making tyres today. The company has been offering solutions since the days when horsepower was indeed horsepower, but Continental’s off-highway tyres are a much more recent addition – it’s only a little under a century since the first products came to market. As its celebrates its sesquicentennial jubilee, Continental looks back over its activities in this sector from the very earliest days.

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11th May 2021/by Stephen

General TE95 boosts earthmoving tyre range

Product News

Continental launched its first earthmoving tyres under the General Tire brand name early last year, and is now expanding its General Tire portfolio for the earthmoving industry with the General TE95. The tyre maker says the General TE95 “impresses with high traction, especially for soil compaction work” in road and construction applications, and the tyre is equipped – as is the entire product line – with V.ply technology.

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7th April 2021/by Stephen

Michelin introduces on-site industrial tyre training courses

UK News

Michelin is now offering expert tyre fitting and maintenance training for operators of industrial and heavy-duty machinery via two new one-day courses. The Safe Earthmover Tyre Fitting and Safe Crane Tyre Fitting programmes are delivered at the customer’s site by experts from the Michelin Training & Information Centre (MTIC). The sessions are appropriate for in-house technicians, or tyre dealers, working in a variety of sectors, including surface mining, underground mining, quarries, construction and materials handling.

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22nd March 2021/1 Comment/by Peter Gardner

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires EMEA raises prices

Company News, International News
Yokohama OHT EMEA

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires Europe Middle East and Africa (YOHT EMEA) has announced across-the-board price increases of 4.5 to 5.5 per cent. An official statement specified that the first price increase of 4.5 to 5.5 per cent was implemented on 1 Jan 2021. The new pricing will apply to the entire portfolio of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires EMEA (including the Alliance and Galaxy brands) and will take effect from 1 April 2021.

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8th March 2021/by Chris

BKT launches Earthmax SR 412 in 2 sizes

Product News

The BKT off-highway tyre range now includes more than 2,700 SKUs. A recent addition to the BKT portfolio is the Earthmax SR 412, which the tyre maker first announced in the middle of last year. This tyre for articulated dump trucks, loaders and dozers is now available in two sizes, 29.5 R25 and 750/65 R25.

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8th March 2021/by Stephen

Continental appoints new UK and Eire OTR sales manager

Career Tracks, UK News
Continental

Mike Leedham has been appointed as the new off-the-road (OTR) Sales Manager for Continental Tyre Group. Leedham will be responsible for developing Continental’s OTR business in the UK and Ireland, as the company continues the development of its earthmover tyres, launched to the market in 2016.

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21st January 2021/by Chris
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