Bridgestone Ireland was present at the recent Disabled Drivers’ Show in the RDS. The stand was shared with First Stop and Topaz to offer a range of benefits to disabled drivers. Bridgestone displayed its new DriveGuard tyre which proved very popular with those attending the show. First Stop and Topaz were offering a Fuel Card
Agrigear Tyre and Wheel Specialists provides a wheel reconditioning service where a customer can have a set of wheels cleaned and re-painted to look as good as new. This service attracted a good interest among visitors to the Agrigear stand at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. The ‘before’ and ‘after’ rims on display showcased how
With the onset of cold weather, Continental presents the VanContact Winter, a new winter tyre for light commercial vehicles and vans. Along with superior safety characteristics on snowy and icy surfaces and precision handling on snow-covered or wet roads, this impressive load carrier also offers significantly improved fuel efficiency. The greater economy compared to the
Bridgestone Ireland demonstrated its new DriveGuard tyre in Wexford in conjunction with Top Tyres. The demo centred on deflating the tyre and giving the guests the opportunity to test its controllability. Guests included representatives from vehicle fleets and motor dealers in the area and key Top Tyres customers. DriveGuard allows motorists to continue their journey
Continental’s SportContact 6 has made its UK tyre test debut, taking top spot in this year’s summer tyre test from the UK’s monthly title evo. The evo summer tyre test pitted the Continental SportContact 6 against 8 competitor summer tyres in size 235/35 R19. The test win recognised the SportContact 6 across a broad spectrum,
Michelin solutions has announced a suite of upgrades to its EFFITRAILER™ telematics programme, reaffirming its commitment to helping road transport firms lower their operating costs and increase profitability through trailer fleet optimisation. The dedicated trailer telematics programme’s software was designed to be upgradable from launch, and can now provide three additional system abilities: asset ID,
There’s still time to cast your vote for your favourite companies in Irish Auto Trade Awards, which will be announced at a Gala Dinner at Citywest Hotel, Dublin on October 22-23. You can vote for your favourites in the following categories: Tyre Shop Tools & Equipment Supplier of the YearTyre Distributor of the YearTyre Manufacturer
The tyre trade has been warned to be on alert for a credit card scammer, who is using stolen credit cards to purchase workshop equipment. A well-known workshop equipment supplier has informed TyreTrade.ie that a credit card scammer using the name “Andrew Ion” has attempted to buy thousands of Euro worth of equipment using stolen
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) are reminding road-users to check their tyres regularly in order to ensure they are roadworthy. Free tyre safety checks will be available today, Wednesday, October 5r at participating ITIA garages and throughout the week. This is just one of the road safety initiatives
Industrial Tyre Specialists has won the prestigious Conti Network Sales Performer of the Year 2016 for England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland for the second year running. The accolade was presented during the recent IMHX (International Materials Handling Exhibition) show at the the NEC Birmingham.
The new Dunlop Ultra-High Performance (UHP) Sport Maxx RT2* summer tyre has been chosen for the Mini Clubman. The latest six-door Mini variant will come fitted with the new tyre in size 225/45R17 94W XL, which will be marked with a * to indicate that it is approved by Mini as Original Equipment on its
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