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GaragesNear.Me makes successful exhibition debut

UK News

GaragesNear.Me, a car service and repair booking platform, has hailed its first national show, the UK Garage & Bodyshop Event at the NEC in Birmingham, as “a fantastic success.” The company hosted a variety of visitors on its stand, introducing itself to garages visiting the show and encouraging them to join up to the platform, which many did. 

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24th June 2022/0 Comments/by Andrew

Number of UK e-jobsheet dealer subscribers hits 60

Product News, UK News

The number of dealers in the UK subscribed to open-access commercial tyre service app e-jobsheet has reached 60. The app connects dealers to several tyre manufacturers, allowing commercial tyre service providers to save administration time and money when conducting third party work. Dealers can also present their own direct fleet work to the highest standards.

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  1. Tyre European Network dealers see appeal of multi-language e-jobsheet integration
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29th March 2022/by Andrew

Blackcircles SA looking to expand into non-car tyre segments

International News

Following Sumitomo-owned Blackcircles South Africa’s marketing launch in January 2022, the business is now considering ways to expand into other non-car tyre segments.

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  1. Sumitomo-run Blackcircles ZA brings its brand of online tyre retail to South Africa
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10th March 2022/by Chris

Conti360° Solutions signs up to TiDaeX

UK News
Cam International

CAM International have signed an agreement with Continental Tyre’s fleet management division, Conti360° Solutions, to help e-jobsheet app subscribers directly connect with fleet management software – via the TiDaeX platform.

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7th March 2022/by Chris

Tyrenet launches online, public-facing service

Company News, International News, UK News
Tyrenet

Tyrenet has launched an on-line solution designed to enable stricken truck and van drivers to “quickly place an enquiry to repair or replace a tyre 24/7”. According to the company, Tyrenet.net will enable a driver to get back on the road in 90 minutes, halving experience of three-hour downtime.

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18th February 2022/by Chris

Sumitomo-run Blackcircles ZA brings its brand of online tyre retail to South Africa

Company News, International News

In August 2021, the people behind Blackcircles ZA announced that the company would tap into “the enormous growth of e-commerce in the country” by launching Blackcircles.co.za in South Africa. Four months later at the end of 2021, the site went live.

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18th January 2022/by Chris

Focus on Europe: Delticom sells North American business

Company News, International News

On 14 January, Delticom AG signed a contract for the sale of its majority shareholding in Delticom North America Inc. with Tire Capital LLC. The Hannover, Germany-based online tyre company expects to receive between US$7.5 million and $8 million for its 75 per cent stake in the US subsidiary, the sales price being subject to customary market adjustment mechanisms. Delticom anticipates a finalisation of the contract in the second half of February.

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17th January 2022/by Stephen

Unlikely to harm competition – regulator approves Michelin’s Allopneus acquisition

Company News, International News

French competition regulator the Autorité de la concurrence has approved the Michelin Group’s move to acquire sole control over French tyre e-tailer Allopneus SAS and its subsidiaries. In a statement published on 28 December, the Autorité said it cleared the deal unconditionally in the belief that it is “not likely to harm competition.”

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11th January 2022/by Stephen

OurVirtualAcademy.com launches new courses for tyres

UK News

Online training specialists OurVirtualAcademy have released two new courses in their Tyres suite. With winter fast approaching, and with snow already on the ground in some areas, tyres and the grip they can provide in adverse conditions have never been more important. In Mud and Snow Tyres, you will look at the detail of M+S tyres, including all-season tyres, winter tyres and the 3 peaks mountain snowflake. The second course Aquaplaning, looks at what aquaplaning is and the associated importance of tyre tread and tyre pressures.

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21st December 2021/by Peter Gardner

Looking forward to a better 2022, despite “disruption”

Editorial/Comment, International News, UK News

At the end of the year, it is customary to look back at the preceding 12 months as well as to look forward at what the future has to hold. One way our culture sums up the past year is to nominate a fitting word that encapsulates the spirit of the age. Last year our word of the year was “unprecedented”. This year the (OED) Oxford English Dictionary word of 2021 is “vax”, which offers us all – as if it were needed – a reminder of the continuing presence of Covid-19 during the last year.

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8th December 2021/by Chris

Discount Tire buys Tire Rack

Company News, International News
Tire Rack

Discount Tire, a leading independent tyre and wheel retailer in the US is acquiring Tire Rack, which is known for its tyre tests and is a “consumer-direct source for tyres, wheels and performance accessories”. According to the company, the investment is part of Discount Tire’s vision of creating an “Easy, and Safe omnichannel, B2B, and fleet customer experience”. The transaction is expected to close on 31 December 2021.

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7th December 2021/by Chris

Fernando Torres becomes Autodoc brand ambassador

Company News, International News, UK News
Autodoc

Online auto parts dealer Autodoc has named Spanish footballer and world champion Fernando Torres as the company’s exclusive brand ambassador. Resultant communication activities include a wide range of campaigns, but the focus social media activities in Spain and the UK as well as in all of the other 25 European countries in which Autodoc is currently active.

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7th December 2021/by Chris

Torque from the Top – Andy Fern, Stapleton’s managing director

UK News
Stapleton’s

So far, the majority of our ongoing Torque from the Top series of interviews with leading players in the UK tyre business have been with executives hailing from the manufacturing side of things. This month we redress the balance by engaging with Andy Fern who is the managing director of one of the UK’s largest tyre wholesale businesses, Stapleton’s. Here he talks us through the resilience of staff and customers during the turbulent couple of years we have all experience and details the “seismic shift in the market” that has come with increase online demand from consumers.

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6th December 2021/by Chris

GaragesNear.Me spending £10,000 a month on PPC till end of 2021

UK News
GaragesNear.me

GaragesNear.me, a car service and repair booking platform, is increasing its investment in Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing tenfold to over £10,000 per month for the rest of the year.

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29th November 2021/by Chris

MAHA UK launches LinkedIn page

UK News
Maha UK

MAHA UK has launched a LinkedIn page and subsequent advertising campaign to complement the brand’s Facebook page, which has reportedly been “an excellent tool to generate new leads and sales, as well as sharing updates from equipment installations and news from within the UK and other MAHA subsidiaries around the world”. Indeed, MAHA UK has pledged to not just increase its visibility online, but to provide followers with “valuable and exciting material”.

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25th November 2021/by Chris
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