Point S is expanding in Singapore thanks to closer cooperation with BCC Automotive group, which specializes in car care. According to the company, this collaboration provides consumers with access to a network of sales outlets that can meet all their car needs including maintenance, repair and tyres.
Point S has moved into the Chinese market in cooperation with local partner Suremoov. Suremoov brings 950 franchised outlets with it into the international Point S network. The Suremoov brand has been in existence since 2004 and specialises in bodywork and car care.
Point S has decided to take their involvement in handball, a sport that shares the same values as the brand as far as team spirit is concerned, to the next level. Already heavily involved at a national and international level with the International Handball Federation, from 30 November Point S will be sponsoring the Women’s Handball World Championship in Kumumoto, Japan.
Point S Development has launched the second generation of its Point S 4 Seasons tyre range in Europe. With demand for all-season tyres increasing, and driven by the success of the first Point S 4 Seasons tyre, launched in July 2017, Point S Development wanted launch a revised version of its all-season range.
FlexFuel Energy Development UK (FFEDUK), the UK’s leading hydrogen engine cleaning company, has signed a partner agreement with Point S whereby its Hy-Carbon product will be made available to its members initially throughout the United Kingdom, and with a view to a forthcoming global agreement.
Point S has launched a new version of its private label winter tyre. The new product’s launch is part of the renewal program of the Point S branded tyre range. It follows the market introduction of the new Summerstar 3+ that took place early this year. To support this, a new European campaign has been introduced this year with the personified tyre characters: the SummerHero and the WinterHero.
Gomme & Service, the leading retail network in Italy has joined Point S, the largest independent global network, effective 1 July 2018. The agreement has been structured as a mutual ownership stake between Gomme Service and Point S Italia.
Point S has expanded into the Philippines market. Connecting with the 7,641 islands that make up the Philippines is seen as a strategic move, following the operations expansion into India and Malaysia. According to the company, it will significantly increase Point S’s footprint in the Asian and global tyre landscape.
Point S has opened what it calls its flagship retail outlet for the Southeast Asia region. The centre in Petaling Jaya is the tyre retailing group’s third branded site in Malaysia – Point S entered the country with the opening of its first retail centre there last October. The 20,000 square foot (1,850 square metre facility) has eight service bays, a showroom featuring a Pirelli Performance Centre and BFGoodrich corner, and the site will also act as a terminal for car rental company Gocar Malaysia as well as for Uber competitor Grab Malaysia.
Further growth for Point S in the USA. Thanks to a new distribution partnership in Memphis, the cooperative network is expanding into the state of Tennessee. The partnership brings with it a new distribution centre. The fourth Point S distribution centre in the USA, the facility offers over 120,000 square feet of tyre warehousing.
On 5 October (the day after Chinese mid-Autumn festival) Point S auspiciously opened its first store in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia a short 30 mins drive from Kuala Lumpur city Centre.
The news comes barely after Malaysia’s public listed GIIB group signed on as a licensee of Point S Malaysia. GIIB group, is known for its “Supercool” brand of retread rubber.
Daniel Labonté has been appointed vice-president retail of Point S Canada. He began in this role on 31 July and, amongst other things, his remit is to develop the Point S brand within the country. He will also take on Pierre Germain’s duties during the vice-president of network operations’ 12-month absence from the company. Labonté is based at the Point S Canada headquarters in Boucherville, Quebec.
