U.K. Man Gets 12 Months for Illegal Tires
On Mar. 24, a Malvern, England, man was sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment for illegally depositing and storing used tires at his workplace and home. Mark Alexanda Smith, 43, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court on Jan. 13 to three charges relating to the illegal deposit and keeping of controlled waste. The
Bridgestone Names Nicastro Legal VP
Bridgestone Americas named Chris Nicastro, currently general counsel for Bridgestone Americas Latin American Operations and corporate compliance officer for BSAM, to the position of vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and secretary for BSAM. He replaces Gary Garfield, who has been named CEO and President of BSAM. Effective March 1, Nicastro will be responsible
Commentary: Tire Recovery Fights Illegal Biz, Low Profits
After experiencing more than a year of general economic recession, the U.K. tire recovery sector enters 2010 functioning at roughly full capacity, with around 500,000 tons of tires being collected last year. This puts tonnages on a par with the latest complete data compiled by the Used Tire Working Group in 2008. However, while the
UK Firm Fined for Illegal Export of Waste Tyres
Tyres & Accessories – Cheshire-based company BTR Ltd. has been ordered to pay £10,000 in fines and costs for its involvement in the illegal export of waste tyres to Vietnam. The case, taken by the Environment Agency, is the first ever taken under new regulations controlling the import and export of waste to the U.K.
Illegal Immigrants Found Hiding in Motorsport Tyres
U.K. Border Agency officers working in Calais have stopped an attempt by 11 illegal immigrants to smuggle themselves into the UK – hidden in a lorry load of racing tyres.
10% of UK Motorists Driving on Illegal Tyres – Conti Survey
According to a survey conducted by Continental, more than 3.5 million U.K. motorists are driving on illegal tyres.
3.6 Million U.K. Drivers on Illegal Tyres
As many as 3.6 million U.K. motorists could be driving on illegal tyres, according to the latest research.
Conti Rubber Group to be ‘Legally Independent’ Unit
The recent shift in power of Continental AG’s supervisory board – with chairman Hubertus von Gruenberg stepping down to be replaced by Rolf Koerfer, a long-term Schaeffler Group legal aid – led to the supervisory board “taking note” of Conti executives’ suggestion to “initiate a process to create an organizationally and legally independent Rubber Group.”
Illegal Tyre Dumping Costing Motorists Millions
(Queensland Courier Mail) Queensland motorists have likely paid millions of dollars in so-called environment charges for used tyres only for them to be illegally dumped.
Professor: Schaeffler’s Creeping Takeover Illegal
Prof. Mathias Habersack, of Eberhard Karls University in Tuebingen, Germany, has spoken out against the way in which Schaeffler Group purchased share swaps in the build-up to its creeping takeover bid for Continental AG.