Prometeon Tyre Group, a leading company in the development, production, and marketing of tyres for the industrial, agricultural and OTR sectors, and represented in Ireland by Heffernan Tyres is celebrating the extraordinary victory of Martin Macík Jr. in the Truck category at the 47th Dakar rally, the legendary rally held in the Arabian desert from
John Loughran was out on the road this week, and spotted that Midland Tyre Services in Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois, has put some worn tyres to good use by creating a ‘tyre Christmas tree’, cleverly incorporating wheel nut indicators into the design.
2024 was a dynamic year for the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA). In an end of year review, CEO Sue O’Neill reflects on the past year’s achievements and challenges, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead in 2025, writes John Loughran.
With over 40 years’ experience, the highly skilled and experienced team at Agrigear Tyre and Wheel Specialists has an unrivalled wealth of technical expertise in providing wheel solutions. At its busy manufacturing site in the County Cavan countryside, Agrigear provides first-class wheel rim manufacturing and modification services to farmers, contractors, machinery traders and machinery manufacturers
TyreCall was thrilled to make its debut at this year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show 2024, showcasing its Ascenso brand. Ascenso, a relatively new agricultural and industrial tyre, is available to TyreCall customers across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Alliance’s new series Agri Star ll radial tractor tyre provides high performance at a reduced cost making it ideal for Irish farming conditions, according to official distributor Kevin Burke Tyres.
Trelleborg Tyres has been awarded the “Best Agriculture Tyre” at the 21st Visão Agro Brazil Awards, marking another recognition of its excellence in tyre quality. This accolade follows the recent win at the Visão Agro Centro-Sul edition. The awards ceremony took place in Ribeirão Preto (San Paolo – Brazil) on December 4, 2024.
Several European countries are adjusting regulations regarding winter tyres and equipment for trucks this year, with Germany among the nations making changes.
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