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Cooper Tire Europe returns to Rallyday in 2014 with its 4×4 Zone, an exciting and expanding area of the show featuring a host of 4×4 action.

Prospective automotive technicians entering this year’s WorldSkillsUK competition in November will be put through their paces using the very latest Hunter HawkEye Elite TD alignment system, after Pro-Align confirmed the firm’s support for the competition for the third year running.

Every new car in the European Union will have to be fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) after November 1.

With its increasing presence in the European commercial tyre segment, Infinity intends to step up development and sales activity in 2015. And to promote these bold initiatives, the company will be debuting its range at IAA 2014 in Hall 25 Stand A02.

Avon Tyres, title sponsor of the British GT Championship, has unveiled a new slick tyre for the 2015 season.

National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Director Stefan Hay says that next month’s Brityrex International exhibition in Manchester will be the business and social high point of the UK tyre industry calendar for 2014.

Protyre Motorsport has been named as Michelin’s global tyre supply partner to the inaugural FIA Formula E electric race championship which begins in Beijing this weekend.

JB Garage Equipment is exhibiting a large range of tyre equipment from its exclusive Sicam range at the Citywest Hotel and Conference Centre, Dublin on Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9

Fast Fit made a special presentation to Gary Bradye who has been an employee of the company for 40 years. Gary who runs their First Stop centre on the Naas Road has worked with the company through its various ownerships including DC Exhausts, Kwik Fit and Fast Fit.

The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is advising retailers that they have until Monday, September, 15 to sign up for Road Safety Week.

Agrigear Tyre and Wheel Specialists recently enjoyed a three-day corporate event hosted by BKT Tyres for its core global customers. Fred Clarke, Managing Director and some of the Agrigear team travelled to Marienfeld, near Dusseldorf in Germany where they experienced first-class BKT corporate hospitality comprising of social and leisure activities as well as a business