Author: Eoin Cuttle

Peter Hatton has been appointed sales manager at Wheely-Safe – as the technology business prepares to expand its range of intelligent TPMS, wheel loss and brake temperature sensing systems with a new generation of products.

General Tire has introduced its latest generation of tread compounds for the Grabber AT3 model.

Waste collected from domestic and commercial Irish customers could soon be powering a fleet of zero-emission electric bin trucks,

Autopromotec, the international exhibition for automotive equipment and aftermarket products, has postponed the next edition – originally scheduled for May next year – to May 25-28, 2022 in Bologna, Italy.

Police in Cambridgeshire in the UK were left flabbergasted on Friday last, after a motorist who broke down got a replacement wheel delivered by helicopter.

This winter, Trelleborg Wheel Systems will be debuting the EMR 1025 all-season tyre, which claims premium damage protection and durability while adding extra comfort.

Falken, with the help of its German distributor Point-S Deutschland GmbH have equipped, free of charge, the standby vehicles of the German Red Cross (DRK) with new tyres to support its ongoing efforts against the Covid-19 crisis.

Continental is combining its global activities in the special-purpose tyre segment. Effective July 1, the business areas of ‘Commercial Specialty Tires’, ‘Two Wheel Tires’ and ‘Hoosier Racing Tire’ are combined in a new “Specialty Tires” business unit.

Cleaning products and chemicals expert Nilco, has become the British Touring Car Championship’s official sanitising partner.

Marangoni Meccanica has appointed Tiziano Pancher as sales and marketing director. He has 15 years experience in the field, including management in the military vehicle industry.

Supply chain logistics provider Fowler Welch has extended its long-running tyre fitment and management contract with Continental Tyres subsidiary and retread specialist Bandvulc.