{"id":31035,"date":"2021-10-11T06:57:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T05:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=31035"},"modified":"2021-10-13T17:11:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:11:19","slug":"double-win-for-bridgestone-at-ntda-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/double-win-for-bridgestone-at-ntda-awards\/31035","title":{"rendered":"Double win for Bridgestone at NTDA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgestone\u2019s huge investment in a number of best-in-class new products \u2013 and commitment to a sustainable future and staff training \u2013 has combined to secure two prestigious National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) awards.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, Bridgestone was last week honoured with the NTDA\u2019s Staff Training &amp; Development accolade, along with the headline Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award \u2013 the fourth time they have triumphed in the category since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In winning the staff training award, recognition was given to Bridgestone\u2019s ability to adapt to the challenges posed by the pandemic, and offering an even more comprehensive programme. It is the fifth time that Bridgestone has scooped this award.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31032\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-Bridgestone-NTDA-Tyre-Manufacturer-Award-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridgestone wins two prestigious NTDA Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In winning the Tyre Manufacturer of the Year accolade, Bridgestone brought to life a number of positive developments and achievements, including the ultra-performance Potenza Sport tyre (which has already won AutoBild sportscars\u2019 2021 sports tyre test) along with a number of sustainability and mobility solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgestone\u2019s managing director Andrea Manenti said: \u201cWinning these two NTDA awards means everything to us. It has been a challenging 12 months for everyone, but we were able to keep evolving as a business and it is a huge coup for our collective efforts to be recognised in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Hay NTDA chief executive said: \u201cThe judges were, once again, impressed by Bridgestone\u2019s work in the tyre industry and its investment in products, solutions and training provision which, in such challenging times, is certainly a significant achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese awards are further endorsement of the hard work the Bridgestone team is doing to lead by example in the UK tyre industry!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgestone\u2019s huge investment in a number of best-in-class new products \u2013 and commitment to a sustainable future and staff training \u2013 has combined to secure two prestigious National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":31032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bridgestone","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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