The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) which has established a national office for farm and forestry contractors in Portlaoise. As the sole democratic organisation representing farm and forestry contractors in Ireland, it is Ireland’s member of the CEETTAR, the European Farm & Forestry Contractors Organisation. The FCI has also just announced
Automechanika Birmingham has made some new and exciting changes for 2017 and is set to deliver the UK and Ireland’s biggest automotive event, at the NEC in Birmingham, June 6-8. Growing to be 70 per cent bigger than the 2016 event, hosting over 750 quality exhibitors located in a new hall format and offering a
With a product portfolio covering high-performance car tyres, comprising summer, winter and all-season options, as well as a comprehensive range of brand new tyres for light commercial vehicles, Vredestein is well positioned to supply a sector that is notoriously demanding of its tyres Part of tyre manufacturer Vredestein’s 2017 plan in the UK is to
A fire has destroyed a large part of Federal Tire’s manufacturing plant in Taoyuan city, in Taiwan. The fire broke out on Tuesday, January 17and the factory was seen engulfed in heavy flames. Firefighters were able to put out the blaze, but not until the plant had been burned to the ground, sending a thick
TyreSafe is urging Britain’s motorists to be extremely vigilant if considering used and not new tyres. Results of the most recent investigations in, which TyreSafe has been involved, just four of the 67 used tyres inspected were sold in compliance with legal regulations. Of those, more than half, 58 per cent, had defects impairing their
Motorists trying to save money could be dicing with death by buying dangerous second-hand tyres, with as many as 83 per cent of used tyres in some areas being sold illegally, warn councils. Part-worn tyres are being sold with serious safety defects, unsafe repairs and incorrect labelling, with some used tyres on sale found to
Federal Tire is set to open a new tyre manufacturing plant Taoyuan city’s Guanyin District at the end of the second quarter. The Guanyin plant will be able to manufacture three million tyres per year, expanding to six million tyres in the long term. News of the new plant comes at a time when Federal
UK tyres safety organisation, TyreSafe, has again voiced concern at the impact on road safety of the government’s proposals to extend the MOT test ‘grace period’ on new vehicles to four years. Current legislation requires all new cars and motorcycles to undergo the first test at three years old. The comment is in response to
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
Liberty Media has completed its previously announced acquisition of F1, the iconic global motorsports business, from a consortium of sellers and has appointed Chase Carey as Chief Executive Officer of F1, in addition to his existing role as Chairman, and Bernie Ecclestone as Chairman Emeritus of F1. Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO of F1, said: “I am excited to
Factory Driver Alvaro Parente will return to racing in the USA during 2017 to defend the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) title with customer team K-PAX Racing. Parente will be part of a three-car assault on the championship with the McLaren 650S GT3. On his series debut, Parente stunned the PWC regulars winning six races of
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