Category: Bridgestone

Bridgestone Ireland has renewed its partnership with Derry Refrigerated Transport for a further two years. Derry Refrigerated Transport operates a fleet of 50 tractor units pulling 80 trailers. The company uses Bridgestone’s unique Total Tyre Manager system fitting RS1, RD1 and R168+ tyres. Established by Patrick Derry in 1999, Derry Refrigerated Transport has become one

Firestone is set to exhibit its revitalised and strengthened line up at the forthcoming IAA Cars in Frankfurt, Germany next month. Firestone now has a modern, competitive line-up in the mid-priced tyre segment aimed at young-at-heart drivers who are looking for the smart choice while buying tyres. On display at IAA Cars 2017 will be

Bridgestone is back for IAA Cars 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany, September 12-24, with exciting news and an impressive display of its latest innovations. Bridgestone will premier its brand-new, designed and produced in Europe, touring tyre: Turanza T005. The Turanza T005 has been designed to meet European drivers’ need to feel in full control in challenging,

Teams racing on Bridgestone tyres dominated the Suzuka 8 Hours motorcycle endurance race in Japan on 30th July. Three different motorcycle brands shared the podium but there was only one brand of tyre between them: Bridgestone. Bridgestone-equipped Yamaha Factory Racing Team took the chequered flag for the third consecutive year, followed by Kawasaki Team Green.

Bridgestone has re-affirmed its commitment to the European Pact for Youth. Bridgestone re-affirmed its commitment at a meeting in Brussels recently, which was co-chaired by Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, and Viscount Etienne Davignon, Belgian Minister of State and President of CSR Europe and featured a speech delivered

Bridgestone has received a Volkswagen Group Award in the category of Innovation & Technology. Globally, just seven Volkswagen Group suppliers were beneficiaries of this award.  The Volkswagen Group Award presented by Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, Group Board of Management member with responsibility for Procurement, was received by

Bridgestone’s unwavering commitment to road safety has been honoured with two prestigious accolades at the TyreSafe Awards 2017. The company was at the double to collect the Innovation and use of Technology award for its DriveGuard tyre, along with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the end of the night. DriveGuard was commended for its ability to

Bridgestone justified its confidence going into the first-ever FIM Endurance World Championship race at Slovakia Ring on Sunday, June 25, with a string of results showing the pace and reliability of its Battlax motorcycle racing tyres. The two teams supplied by Bridgestone – YART Yamaha Official EWC Team and F.C.C. TSR Honda Team – both

Bridgestone has created a broad online platform to share with bikers and fans memorable stories about its motorcycle tyres, the places they take their riders and the adventure of their experiences. Anchored on the dedicated website www.grippingstories.com, content is shareable across a range of social media in text, video and audio – the media landscape

The FirstGroup fleet contract covers operations in the USA and Canada in addition to the UK. It is Bridgestone’s biggest commercial fleet contract in its history, a $110m, five-year deal with transport operator FirstGroup. Bridgestone will supply tyres to more than 60,000 of FirstGroup’s buses and coaches in the USA, Canada and the UK. Greg Ward, commercial sales director for Bridgestone, said:

Bridgestone has created a broad online platform to share with bikers and fans memorable stories about its motorcycle tyres, the places they take their riders and the adventure of their experiences. Anchored on the dedicated website www.grippingstories.com, content is shareable across a range of social media in text, video and audio – the media landscape