Club 3633 Profile: Sally Thomas
Sally Thomas, 40 Co-owner J.P Thomas & Co. While other teenage girls received their high school education, Sally Thomas was also learning tire business 101. A co-owner at J.P. Thomas & Co. with her brother, Bryan, Thomas began to understand what it takes to be successful in the tire industry while still in high school
Griffin Brothers Hits the Big 5-0 in a Big Way
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Cornelius, N.C.-based Griffin Brothers Tires, Wheels & Auto Repair recently opened two new stores. Its eighth location, opened in August, is located in northeast Charlotte. In September, the company opened its ninth location, an exclusive store at the Wells Fargo CIC Campus in Charlotte. Griffin Brothers’ Highland Creek location features an
Pirelli Wins by Not Being so Good
Anyone who has spent any time following Formula One knows that Bernie Ecclestone spends a lot of his time talking out of both sides of his mouth (and from other openings, it has been suggested). Faced by some of the most boring racing on the planet (it would be the entire universe save for IndyCar’s
TWI Opening New DC in SoCal
Corona, Calif.-based Tire’s Warehouse Inc. plans to open a 140,000-square-foot distribution center on Nov. 1. The new Santa Fe Springs, Calif., facility will be the company’s fourth southern California warehouse. The others are located in Corona, Sylmar and Fountain Valley.
Net New: Bizcon Rolls Out Combined Bridgestone/Firestone, Bandag Operations
Bizcon Rolls Out Combined Bridgestone/Firestone, Bandag Operations
The Forgotten Valve Stem
The Forgotten Valve Stem If industry pundits are right, you can expect to see EPDM (ethylene propylene) snap-in valves give way to aluminum clamp-in valves in the near future. But they may make a comeback. Confusing isn’t it? Credit the expected change to the TREAD Act and its TPMS imperative to carmakers. By 2007, all