Tyre manufacturer Falken achieved eighth place overall at the 45th ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24h race with its new BMW M6 GT3. Falken’s car, competing at the enduro for the first time in the company’s iconic colours, was the third-best BMW home in an arduous event that witnessed plenty of drama. That included a collision
The city streets are a hostile environment for bus tyres. Breaking, chafing, cornering and curb-scratching – added with slippery cobblestones and icy, snowy winters. Day in, day out. The new Nokian Hakkapeliitta City Bus is up to the challenge. City buses must be on schedule regardless of the weather. Rain, snow or ice – the
Hankook is the exclusive tyre partner of the TCR and GT4 classes at the 45th ADAC Zurich 24h Race at the Nürburgring. The premium tyre maker will be equipping the two promising vehicle classes with Ventus Race tyres in all the necessary dimensions, all available in a slick and wet version, at the 24-hour classic
BKT will be present at Elmia Wood, the four-yearly international trade fair for the forest industry. The event takes place from June 7 to 10, 2017 in the Bratteborgs Gård forests, south of Jönköping, Sweden. In this extraordinary setting, you can watch all machinery operating in its natural environment. With more than 500 exhibitors and
Giti Tire has released full detail of the Giti GT867, an urban tyre with reinforced sidewalls for single and double decker buses and refuse collection fleets. Specially designed for constant stop and go operating conditions with frequent changes in speed as well as direction, it is available in 11R22.5, 295/80R22.5, 305/70R22.5 and 315/80R22.5. Load capacity
MC Rental Ltd. has appointed Bandvulc as its national tyre supplier and administrator. The agreement sees Bandvulc Plus+ control all tyre related transactions through its 24/7 call facility in Devon. In conjunction with MC Rental, BVPlus+ will be expanding its service outlets to accommodate some of MC Rental’s exiting suppliers and will be utilising its
Premium tyre brand Vredestein sponsored the 2017 Autocar Awards, held in Silverstone’s impressive Wing building last night. The prestigious event celebrated individual achievements and motor companies’ contributions to the automotive industry. Under the watchful eye of Vredestein’s top executives, Director of Sales (Europe) Matthias Urban, Director of Marketing (Europe) Tanneke Reinders and UK Country Manager
Every UK public sector ambulance service now fits Michelin tyres on a first-choice policy, with the premium tyres delivering long lasting performance and maximum safety for the lifesaving ‘blue light’ services, whilst helping to deliver better value for the taxpayer. All 10 NHS ambulance services in England have signed a first-choice policy, alongside those of Wales,
A new penalty point regime for tyre safety came into force in May 2016 – since then only 853 penalty notices have been issued – compared with nearly 28,000 notices for mobile phone use. An analysis of the penalty point notices issued for tyre-related offences shows that there were just 853 detected infringements since the
Starmaxx, represented in Ireland by Kevin Burke Tyres has added a number of new sizes to two of its most popular tyres. Starmaxx has added a new size to its popular all-season Novaro ST 552 car tyre range. The tyre is now available in 195/50/R16. The company has also added a new size, 265/35/R18 to
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