Lex Brodie’s Goes Green With New Oil
Midweek.com – What do cars, motor oil and the color green have in common? Normally, not much. There’s nothing greasier, dirtier or more petroleum-dependent than cars – unless you happen to be talking about one of the oldest auto maintenance companies in Hawaii. Does the phrase “Thank You … Very Much!” ring a bell? Lex
Washington Tire Plant in FAA Hands
When we last heard anything – literally anything – from our friend Abraham Hengyucius and his Washington Tire Corp., he was hosting a couple of Ephrata, Wash., officials on a little boondoggle visit to China. They were to be meeting with those people/companies supposedly investing in WTC’s proposed tire plant in Washington state. While that
Select Power Tools That Meet Your Service Needs
A power tool, loosely defined, is anything used as a means of accomplishing a task using mechanical energy. All power tools use mechanical energy to accomplish tasks that would otherwise be difficult – or even impossible – to accomplish by hand. Now think about all the jobs that we are able to accomplish with power
Belshina Adding Equipment to Boost OTR Build
Belarusian tiremaker Belshina has signed a contract with VMI Holland for the supply of equipment to be used in the construction of giant OTR tires. Some 33.5 million euros has already been invested for the production of mining tires, and the company intends to produce 21.00R35, 27.00R35, 33.00R51 and 36.00R57 tires for CIS and international
Return to Double Coin Plants Shows Progress, New OTR and AG Plans
meet with Double Coin executives to get a sense of where the company is headed. Hosted by China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA), the group included Rick and Ryan Benton of Black’s Tire Service in Whiteville, N.C.; Dan Jensen of Love’s Travel Stops in Oklahoma City, Okla.; Verdo Gregory of Commercial Tire in Fresno, Calif.; Art LeBlanc
CGS Adds to OTR Product Lines
CGS Tyres, which produces Mitas, Cultor and Continental branded OTR and agricultural tires at factories in the Czech Republic and Serbia, used this year’s Bauma trade fair to launch a new specialist crane tire and promote a new OTR line. At the center of the company’s efforts was the launch of new Mitas branded CR-01
‘Well Placed’ Alliance Ready to Grow
Between establishing a new factory in India and acquiring assets from GPX in North America, the Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has been busy in the last couple of years. And in terms of new products, this momentum is continuing. At the Reifen 2010 show Tyres & Accessories learned the company originally intended to bring along
New Nexen South Korea Plant Under Way
Construction work on Nexen’s newest passenger and light commercial vehicle tire factory in South Korea’s Gyeongnam Province has begun following its groundbreaking ceremony on June 24. The 500,000-square-meter Changnyeong facility is being built with a 1.2 trillion won investment, and Nexen anticipates its output will boost the company’s South Korea and China total to 60
New Kenda Passenger Plant Set for 2011 Open
Kenda Rubber has begun construction of a passenger tire factory alongside its existing Yun-Lin plant in Taiwan. The new factory, reports the China Economic News Service, will enter production in the second quarter of 2011 and reach a daily capacity of approximately 5,000 tires by the end of 2011. The company also produces passenger tires
Need to Educate, Persuade Customers
Would you remove safety items from a vehicle because the customer requests it? I know this question seems ridiculous; of course you wouldn’t. This would not only be harmful to the customer and any of their passengers, but would also affect unsuspecting future owners who will be impacted by a decision they did not make.