Marangoni Taps New Product Manager
Marangoni Tread NA named Giampaolo Brioschi as the company’s new product manager for the North American market. Brioschi has worked at the Marangoni headquarters in Verona, Italy, for 12 years in a variety of jobs and positions. For the last four years, he served as the group product manager, managing the product portfolio with direct
Proposed Tire Tax Could Cost Ireland Jobs, Compromise Safety
Ireland’s government apparently is considering increasing the tax levied upon tires, and the association representing the country’s tire industry has slammed it as a measure that would compromise safety and jobs. HGV Ireland reports that in a submission to Environment Minister John Gormley, the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) has stated that any tax increase
Yokohama Introduces Two New OTR Tires
Yokohama Tire Corp. said its new OTR tires – the RL42 and RB42 – are designed for dump trucks but have two different applications. According to Gary Nash, Yokohama director of OTR Sales, the RL42 is for hard-packed surfaces and job sites where longer hauls are needed, while the RB42 is made for soft and/or
Goodyear Germany Adds New, Retread Capacity
In order to address increasing European demand for passenger and truck tires, the Goodyear Dunlop group is increasing production volume at its facility in Wittlich, Germany. To facilitate a higher volume the plant is being expanded and an additional 90 jobs will be created at Wittlich by September 2010. “At present we are seeing,” said
Conti Offers Clairoix Workers Jobs in Tunisia
Multiple news sources have reported details of a recent offer made to workers at Continental’s now closed down Clairoix tire plant. On March 24, workers from the factory, which has been out of operation since early this year, received a letter from Continental offering them employment in Tunisia. Any enthusiasm the former Clairoix staff may
New Multi-Million Model HiQ Center Opens
HiQ franchisee North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts opened a new £2 million fast fit center in Leeds at the end of 2009. HiQ representatives called the one-acre development “the best of its kind in Europe.” Stocking 20,000 tires, featuring 12 bays and boasting some of the most modern vehicle diagnostic equipment in the country, the
Ontario Grant Helps New Scrap Tire Technology
Canadian firm Ellsin Environmental Ltd. is receiving government support in its implementation of technology that will enable scrap tires to be converted into usable by-products by means of a microwave process. The patented reverse polymerization technology was developed over a period of more than 15 years by another Canadian company, Environmental Waste International (EWI), and
The New Frugality: Consumer Withdrawal Runs Deep, May Last the Decade
The last tumultuous decade was the 1980s, which opened with hyper-inflation, high unemployment and astronomical interest rates, and closed as the “Me Decade” when dollars flowed easy and greed was good. The decade we just laid to rest – The Aughts – by contrast, will likely be remembered as the “Decade of Benign Neglect.” Coming
Bridgestone Part of New DOE LEADER Program
Bridgestone Americas was among 32 major U.S. manufacturers that have signed on to a new program to decrease industrial energy usage and pollution. The new Department of Energy’s voluntary Save Energy Now LEADER Program will provide technical assistance and resources to companies that pledge significant improvements in industrial energy efficiency – a 25% reduction over
New DC in S.C. Set for TBC
TBC Corp. is taking on a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution near Charleston, S.C. Construction of the new DC, located in the Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone/Charleston in Berkeley County, S.C., is expected to start by the end of this year, and the new center is slated to open in 2010. “We are excited about the opportunity to