{"id":35590,"date":"2023-10-04T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=35590"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:25:19","slug":"micheldever-remains-gt-radial-and-runway-distributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/micheldever-remains-gt-radial-and-runway-distributor\/35590","title":{"rendered":"Micheldever remains GT Radial and Runway distributor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wholesaler Micheldever Tyre Services has had its exclusive distribution agreement contract for the GT Radial and Runway brands extended by Giti Tire.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The deal, which will continue to cover passenger car, SUV, 4\u00d74 and light truck tyre segments in the UK and Ireland replacement markets, will run until 2026 &#8211; 16 years since the original partnership commenced back in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, Micheldever Tyre Services will continue to expand the GT Radial Performance Centres (GTPCs) dealer programme whilst jointly promoting Runway across its larger independent network. They will also remain closely involved in product development.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35591\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ph165.GT-Radial-Micheldever-EDA-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ph165.GT-Radial-Micheldever-EDA-2023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ph165.GT-Radial-Micheldever-EDA-2023-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Cowles, CEO of Micheldever Tyre Services (left) and Chris Bloor, executive director \u2013 international sales and marketing for Giti Tire. (Photo: Giti Tire).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chris Bloor, executive director \u2013 international sales and marketing for Giti Tire said: \u201cTrading conditions during the last four years have been the most challenging ever faced by the tyre industry, yet through global adversity our relationship with Micheldever has become stronger and more resilient than ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new contract marks the next chapter in our progressive long-term partnership, and over the course of the deal we will see GT Radial and Runway forge an even greater prominence in the UK market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon Cowles, chief executive of Micheldever Tyre Services added: \u201cTo maintain a long-term partnership like this, we have both shown a great level of trust and understanding in each other\u2019s brand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have honest conversations about what we are looking to deliver for our customers and then collaborate closely to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited about the future with Giti, with further opportunities to further strengthen our partnership and in turn our respective brands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian McDermott, country manager UK for Giti Tire concluded: \u201cWe enter the latest exclusive distribution agreement with our strongest tyre portfolio ever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The GT Radial SportActive 2 and GT Radial FE2 tyres are already well established, respected and selling in excellent numbers, while the new EV and EV Ready tyres meet future demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdd our CUV, SUV, all-season, winter and light truck products and there is a comprehensive mid-market offering which can form the bedrock of any successful independent tyre dealer, and that\u2019s why with Micheldever we will ever improve and expand our GT Radial Performance Centre (GTPC) network.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wholesaler Micheldever Tyre Services has had its exclusive distribution agreement contract for the GT Radial and Runway brands extended by Giti Tire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":35591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187,654,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giti-tire","category-irish-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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