The Irish Tyre Wholesalers & Retailers Association (ITWRA) is holding an important meeting in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, on Thursday...
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New car sales decline by 10.2 per cent
By John Loughran / November 2, 2017
New car sales in for the first nine months of the year (128,578) declined by 10.2 per cent when compared...
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New ship doubles Irish Ferries sailings to France next summer
By John Loughran / November 1, 2017
Irish Ferries tells us of the new sailings schedule it will introduce following the arrival in mid-2018 of its new...
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AES Bord na Mona changes tyre collection and recycling landscape
By John Loughran / November 1, 2017
The tyre collection and recycling landscape in Ireland changed irrevocably over the summer months with the arrival of AES Bord...
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No changes to Waste Management Tyre Regulations
By Padraic Deane / October 31, 2017
The Joint Committee on Communications, has decided to defer any changes to the new Waste Management Tyre Regulations for seven...
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Equipment & Tools winners get their Awards
By Padraic Deane / October 27, 2017
The Equipment & Tools Awards, part of the Irish Auto Trade Awards were presented at the five star Carton House,...
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27 Mar 2017
Moffett masters Midlands
Dominating the Midland Moto Rally in Longford, the second round of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship, Monaghan’s Sam Moffett (Ford Fiesta WRC) took a convincing win to extend his lead in the national series. Co-driven by Cork’s Karl Atkinson they finished a minute and 9.9 seconds ahead of the Ford Fiesta WRC of reigning
24 Mar 2017
Michelin new Website in a Box for tyre dealerships
Irish tyre retailers can now roll out a personalised website in just two hours with the help of Michelin Click2Sell – described as a flexible ‘website in a box’ that helps dealerships build their online presence.
23 Mar 2017
Original equipment tyre market to grow 5.5% to 2021
The global market for original equipment (OE) tyres is projected to grow by 5.48 per cent from 2016 to 2021. Indian research group ‘Markets and Markets’ says that this will be driven by demand for improved fuel economy, low rolling resistance tyres, eco-friendly and smart tyres. Their report, titled: ‘Tyre Market For OE & Replacement’
23 Mar 2017
Soltec now offering waste oil collection service
Waste management specialists, Soltec (Ireland) Ltd has added a new waste oil collection service to its ever growing list of services for garages and workshops around the country. Soltec’s list of workshop wast collection services now includes waste oils, used filters, aerosols and contaminated rags. The company is also offering oil spill kits are part
23 Mar 2017
CECRA calls for a robust regulatory framework for in-vehicle telematics
A broad industry and motorists representative coalition is calling upon the EU to create a robust regulatory framework for an interoperable in-vehicle telematics platform based on key principles derived from the Treaty of Rome: fair competition, independent entrepreneurship, innovation and consumer choice
CECRA, the European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs says the Treaties of
23 Mar 2017
Petrol consumption in the UK fall to a record low
Interesting figures about petrol and diesel consumption declines have just been released by the Britain’s HM Revenue and Customs In fact, the figures show that UK petrol consumption for January fell to its lowest level on record. That is one per cent down on the previous January’s petrol consumption and just under 12.7 per cent less
22 Mar 2017
The legend lives on with Bridgestone
It was last September when Bridgestone first introduced its exciting project to use the latest technology to produce new tyres for the legendary Jaguar XJ220. This new tyre development has been craved by the owners of these classic cars for some years. Four months, 17 specs and hundreds of laps later, the prototypes have been
22 Mar 2017
BKT launches new Agrimax V-Flecto tyre
Less soil compaction, reduced operating costs, higher load capacity, no need to purchase specific rims, or to change the inflation pressure between working in the fields and road travel. These are just some of the features of the new Agrimax V-Flecto presented as a world premiere at SIMA 2017 in Paris recently BKT could not
22 Mar 2017
RecruitAuto.ie welcomes 3,700 new jobs supported by the Local Enterprise Offices
RecruitAuto.ie, Ireland’s specialist automotive recruitment website welcomes news that a net total of 3,679 new full and part-time jobs were delivered in 2016 by the 6,846 small businesses from across the country that have been supported by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). This is according to the results of the latest LEO annual jobs survey published today
22 Mar 2017
New Advance Pitstop branch
Advance Pitstop has opened its 31st retail branch in Drogheda Co Louth. This state of the art facility was officially opened on Saturday March 11 and has brought six new jobs to the town catering for all Car, Van and 4 x 4 customers as well as hosting a new breakdown vehicle to cater for
22 Mar 2017
Michelin strengthens operations truck and bus tyre team
Michelin’s truck and bus division has strengthened operations in northern Europe, with the heads of its commercial and marketing teams in the UK and Ireland taking on responsibility for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The creation of a larger ‘North Europe’ team brings wider expertise and greater resources to staff across all seven countries,