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The launch of the new Road Force Elite (RFE) balancer takes Hunter’s Road Force wheel balancing technology to the next step. Launched this week at Automechanika Birmingham, the new RFE now incorporates Hunter’s ‘vision system’ which provides a host of benefits for users making it even faster, more accurate and easier to use than previous

Tyre maker Hankook is supplying the tyres for the new BMW M4 GT4. Starting immediately, the customer racing models from the Munich based premium car manufacturer will be exclusively fitted with Hankook race tyres and will be sold to motorsport enthusiasts in customer racing teams all over the world. The powerful new racing car fulfilled

TyreTrade.ie has learned that strong representations made by the ITIA and ITWRA delegates at the Tyres Working Group meeting last week has been successful. Minister Denis Naughton, when confirming the rates for truck tyres, agreed to a three months delay in the implementation of the new waste tyre levy (or Visible Environmental Management Charge –

Monaghan’s Sam Moffett again showed that he is the master of Irish rallying this year by keeping his unbeaten record in the Triton Showers National Championship. He made it four wins in a row as his Fiesta WRC came out on top in the Rathkeale House Hotel Circuit of Munster in Co Limerick. However, his

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:

Magna Tyres Group has appointed Arjen Sibon as Sales Manager. In this position, he has taken on the responsibility for growing and improving key accounts in the European OTR Tyre business. Arjen has more than twenty years of industry experience. Prior to joining Magna Tyres Group, he worked as key account manager Europe at Gripen

Following Chelsea FC’s victory in the 2016/17 Premier League, visitors to this year’s Automechanika Birmingham will have the opportunity to have their photo taken alongside the official Premier League trophy which will be appearing courtesy of Yokohama, the club’s official shirt partner. Chelsea lifted the Premier League trophy at Stamford Bridge after their recent 5-1

Nominations for the prestigious Irish Auto Trade Awards 2018 close next Friday, June 9 at 4.00pm. Nominations can be made in two ways. You can nominate a business provided you inform them that their business is being nominated by you and they agree to your nomination. Secondly, a business can also be self-nominated. You can

Charlie Eastwood from Belfast has been selected as the Young Racing Driver of the Month for April. The 21 year-old won both of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB races at Donington Park, having earlier taken a pair of second places at the opening weekend at Brands Hatch. This left him leading the championship after the

The new Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for tyres has taken a major step closer towards becoming a reality. Tyre industry representatives were told on Tuesday that Minister Naughten wants the new Tyre Regulations to apply from July 1 2017. This date was seen as completely unreasonable and unworkable by the industry representatives present, who suggested

Morecambe haulier JM Gorry & Son has switched to a 100 per cent Michelin policy after a trial set of Michelin Remix retreaded tyres outperformed competing brands’ new tyres fitted to identical vehicles. The family run company previously fitted a mix of budget and premium brand tyres. However, they switched to Michelin after the Remix