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A number of key members of Bridgestone Europe\u2019s sustainability team visited Ireland recently with visits to United Tyres in Donnybrook, Dublin Bus and the Rediscovery Centre (The National Centre for the Circular Economy) in Ballymun.<\/p>\n
The aim of the visits was to look at best practice in a number of areas of tyre sustainability, including retail, bus fleets and tyre retreading.<\/p>\nBrian Mahon, Bridgestone EMEA sustainability team and Martin Somers, operations manager for Bridgestone Ireland’s bus contracts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Bridgestone said the visit may lead to future partnership projects around sustainability in Ireland.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were delighted to have members of our sustainability team here, looking at learning from best practice in Ireland, and possible partnerships to promote the circular economy for tyres,\u201d said Colm Conyngham, marketing and public relations manager, Bridgestone Ireland.<\/p>\n
One of the visiting members, Brian Mahon, is originally from Dublin, and has been working for Bridgestone for over 30 years. Mahon is now part of a Bridgestone team across EMEA and Americas looking at creating customer value from sustainable tyre product and service offerings.<\/p>\nGresia Cabrera, business development manager for Bridgestone e-Centres and Brian Mahon, Bridgestone EMEA sustainability team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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