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The Irish tyre Industry Association (ITIA) has confirmed the date and venue for its annual golf outing, which returns to Rathsallagh Golf Club, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow on May 8.

The Milwaukee 18 Volt cordless impact wrench is now available with a 4 amp hour lithium ion battery, according to Irish distributors PJ Fallon & Son. The 4 amp hour lithium ion battery extends operation time and delivers 610 newton metres of torque with high levels of performance.

PCL’s brand new Nexus Nitrogen range from PCL offers a superfast nitrogen generation and inflation solution for tyre service companies and fleet managers. The launch of Nexus means that PCL can offer cost-effective nitrogen delivery hand in hand with its world-renowned digital inflation technology.

The ContiSportContact 5 SUV has scored a further success in a tyre test involving 11 premium and budget tyres. In the current issue of the Russian specialist magazine “Autoreview,” the specialist in more heavily motorised, sporty SUVs came top of the class, leaving ten models from the competition behind (Autoreview, April 2013).

Infinity Tyres will again participate at this year’s Autopromotec in Bologna, at which event the brand will officially launch its brand new passenger tyres: Ecopioneer, a tyre designed for small city and commuter cars in 13 and 14 inch dimensions; Enviro, Infinity’s new premium SUV tyre designed for performance-focussed 4×4 driving; and Ecovantage, a new

Continental Commercial Speciality Tires (CST) presented its General underground mining product portfolio at Bauma 2013 in Munich, Germany last week.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been presented with a a Boeing Supplier of the Year award for its exceptional performance and contributions to Boeing’s overall success during 2012.

Buying agricultural tyres has just become easier, Northern Ireland and the UK, now that Michelin has launched its new ‘Flexelagri’ credit scheme.

Goodyear has introduced a new programme which has been designed to better support its consumers when deciding on which tyre to purchase.

The second round of the FIA GT Series gets underway at Zolder this weekend where Italian tyre firm Pirelli will once again be on-event to supply its P Zero slicks and P Zero wets to the crews competing on the famous Belgian circuit.

Continental’s ContiSportContact 5 tyre lift has cme out on top in the AutoBild sportscars summer tyre test (edition 4/13) and received the coveted “exemplary” title.