Category: Michelin

Kevin Burke Tyres’ (KBT) Athenry depot has been awarded Exelagri dealer status for its agricultural tyre work by Michelin, joining a select group which hold this accolade in Ireland and becoming the first to service customers along the west coast. To join the Michelin Exelagri dealer partnership programme, the depot had to pass a stringent

Mike Lawton has been appointed head of communications for Europe North at Michelin Tyre. Mike takes over the role having spent the last five years as Commercial Director of Agriculture. Lawton assumes overall responsibility for internal and external communications, advertising buying, road safety projects, event management and corporate image. He takes over from Phil Baldock,

Michelin has relaunched its web-based Dealer Portal, giving the tyre dealerships of Michelin’s Auto Professional partnership programme easy access to their vital statistics. The portal was created to help partner dealers work closely with Michelin and plan business growth, as it groups together key data, including the value of the dealers’ partnership bonus. The site

Michelin has upgraded its ONCall breakdown assistance service with the launch of a geolocation app and a new pay-as-you-go facility. Michelin ONCall began as a pilot in the UK and North America, and on the back of its success, is being extended to a further 34 European countries. The app can be used across the

Michelin solutions UK Commercial Director Paul Davey and Sales Manager Richard Dale have expanded their roles to include functional support to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, in addition to their existing responsibilities within the UK and Ireland. Davey, who is appointed Michelin solutions Commercial Director North European region, explains: “Michelin solutions has been winning

Fleets currently taking advantage of the year-round traction offered by Michelin’s multi-award-winning CrossClimate tyres will soon also enjoy improved through-life performance in snow, as Michelin launches the CrossClimate+. Set for a January/February 2017 launch in 15- to 18-inch tyre sizes, Michelin CrossClimate+ fitments expand on the range’s unique status as a summer tyre with winter

Michelin has upgraded its ONCall breakdown assistance service with the launch of a geolocation app and a new pay-as-you-go facility. Michelin ONCall began as a pilot in the UK and North America, and on the back of its success, is being extended to a further 34 European countries. The app can be used across the

Martyn Pointer, 51, has been appointed Commercial Director of Agriculture at Michelin, with responsibility for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics. He replaces Mike Lawton, who has taken on the position of Head of Communications, after five years in the role. With a background in engineering, Pointer spent more than five years as Head of

Michelin has appointed Jonathan Layton, 45, as National Sales Manager Fleet, for Ireland and the UK. A veteran Michelin man, Layton assumes the role after more than 15 years at the company and will be tasked with managing the company’s team of key account managers across its car and van fleet customers. Commenting on his

Irish tyre fitter Andrew Frazer, from Carryduff Tyre Centre, Belfast has continued his journey towards becoming an expert technician having graduated from Michelin’s 2016 Tyre Academy. Joining a group of 6 fitters chosen from dealerships of the Michelin Auto Professional network throughout Ireland and the UK, Andrew travelled to the company’s Clermont-Ferrand headquarters in France

Roborace has named Michelin as its official tyre partner. Michelin has been working secretly at its testing facilities and sharing over 125 years of its expertise with Roborace to develop an exclusive solution for the ultimate ‘Robocar’, designed by Daniel Simon, which will feature next-generation Michelin road tyres to be used in the series. Roborace