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<\/p>\nThis season\u2019s Premier League fixtures may now be back underway, but one thing that’s been ready and awaiting football\u2019s return for some time is the Liverpool Football Club team bus.<\/p>\n
Safety and durability are paramount when selecting tyres. In a typical season, the Liverpool FC team bus can rack up 100,000km, travelling as far as Barcelona, Munich, Paris and Porto, as well as the domestic games that see the coach heading up and down the UK. That’s why the coach is fitted with Falken\u2019s latest commercial vehicle tyres.<\/p>\n
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The possibility of a breakdown or turning up late for the match would be a red card for any fleet engineer, not least one for a company that has carried the Liverpool team since the 60s.<\/p>\n
Founded in the 1920s by the current director’s grandfather, St Helens-based coach operator Ellisons has a reputation for quality and service. Its 12.9l Irizar I8 used by Liverpool FC players is rigorously maintained and shod in Falken tyres, with the manufacturer\u2019s RI151 pattern fitted by Protyre and supplied in the UK by Micheldever Tyre Services.<\/p>\n
The tyre\u2019s compliant sidewall offers a more comfortable ride for players post-match and also makes life easier for the fitters as Protyre engineer Dave Radford confirmed: \u201cWe find the Falken tyres some of the easiest to mount; so much so that one of our older operators is still able to mount Falkens with ease in his late 50s. With the polished rims and TPMS found on these luxury coaches, having a tyre that is simple to mount is one less thing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andreas Giese, senior manager, Corporate and Product Planning at Falken Tyre Europe GmbH, explains some of the tyre\u2019s benefits. He said: \u201cOur RI151 tyre offers excellent directional stability, stable braking on wet, dry or snow-covered roads, as well as high traction. Like all our new patterns it was developed to offer optimal grip and efficiency using our 4D NANO simulation technology. For example, it was able to identify how and where heat would be generated and how to minimise it in a commercial vehicle tyre. This is crucial as temperature build up results in higher rolling resistance, which ultimately reduces fuel economy. This coach carries one of the most precious \u2018cargos\u2019, and it\u2019s therefore essential that tyres can be trusted to perform all season and in all conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s almost three years since Falken tyres were first fitted to the Liverpool FC coach, which is one of Ellisons\u2019 growing fleet of 39 coaches, including 11 serving Premier League teams alongside 50 luxury Mercedes MPVs and cars. During this time, it has experienced no tyre failures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a longer bus and weighing nearly 20 tonnes, it\u2019s heavy, particularly at the rear, but it always feels stable,\u201d added Ellisons\u2019 Mike Ludden, one of two experienced drivers entrusted with piloting the LFC coach. \u201cWe\u2019ve had no issues with the Falkens. So much so we\u2019ve also now also opted for Falken\u2019s All Season van tyre for some of our fleet of Mercedes Vianos.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on the Falken range contact Philip White Tyres on + 44 28 37 510 666 (NI) or 048 37 510 666.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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