Bridgestone Opens Giant OTR Tire Plant in S.C.
It is the largest single capital investment ever by Bridgestone Corp. and part of the single largest capital project ever undertaken in the state of South Carolina. And yesterday, just over three years after Bridgestone Americas announced the project, the tiremaker took the wraps off of its shiny, new 1.5-million-square-foot giant radial OTR tire plant
ATD Gives Away BMW
American Tire Distributors announced the winners of its Bridgestone “Days of Summer” promotion. Winning the grand prize, a 2014 BMW 4 Series Convertible, was Mike Youngblood of Youngblood Auto and Tire in Austin, Texas. “I appreciate the service and support provided by American Tire Distributors and their role in helping me grow my family business,”
An Even Bigger Deal: New Nashville HQ Pulls in Other Units
Back in 1988 when Bridgestone first fully arrived in Nashville, few could have imagined how a 300-person corporate headquarters in the outskirts could blossom into a 30-story office tower in the heart of downtown. But that is exactly what has happened, as Bridgestone Americas affirmed what city and county wags have been openly discussing for
Bridgestone Educational Website Receives Two Awards
Bridgestone Americas’ educational initiatives have been recognized with awards from two organizations, Chief Learning Officer and Brandon Hall. Bridgestone’s Consumer Tire Education website, mybridgestoneeducation.com, received the Learning in Practice Gold Award for Blended Technology from Chief Learning Officer and the Gold Award for Best Sales Training Program from Brandon Hall. Mybridgestoneeducation.com was launched earlier this
Report: New Bridgestone HQ in Nashville
When talk first surfaced that Bridgestone Americas was looking to move its U.S. headquarters into the heart of downtown Nashville, the tiremaker never actually denied it, despite the haste with which some dismissed the notion. This morning, according to The Tennessean, a formal groundbreaking ceremony will end all talk. The tiremaker will, indeed, move its
Bridgestone Taps Former Pfizer Exec As Consumer Tire Division President
Bridgestone Americas announced that TJ Higgins has been named consumer tire division president of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations effective Monday, Nov. 3. Higgins succeeds Gordon Knapp, who became chief operating officer of Bridgestone Americas in March of this year. Higgins brings more than 20 years of big brand consumer products marketing and strategic business experience
Bridgestone Opens Vietnam Plant
A little over a year ago, Bridgestone broke ground on its first passenger car tire facility in Vietnam. This past week, Bridgestone Corp. hosted a grand opening ceremony for the Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam Limited Liability Co. (BTMV) plant, located in Hai Phong City. The grand opening of the 252.5-acre tire plant comes six months after
Tube Facility Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone tube business facility in Russellville, Ark., celebrated 50 years of manufacturing inner tube products with a commemorative event at its location on Oct. 16. The facility produced its first butyl inner tube on Oct. 24, 1964. According to Bridgestone, the Russellville plant is the only remaining tube producer in United States and
Bridgestone Aims to Be ‘Dan-Totsu’
Bridgestone Corp. wants to be the clear and absolute leader, or “dan-totsu,” in each industry in which it competes, according to its recently released outline for the Mid-Term Management Plan (MTP) for 2014. The eventual plan will serve as the Japanese company’s roadmap for 2015-2019. According to the outline in the 2014 MTP, Bridgestone will
Bridgestone Showcases Air-Less Technology
Bridgestone unveiled its second-generation prototype of its air-free tire at the Paris Motor Show this past weekend. Its first air-less prototype was released in 2011. The tire utilizes shock-absorbing resin bands in a spoke-like fashion to keep the tires shape. The tread is replaceable and made of a thin band of solid rubber, according to
Bridgestone Opens Chinese TBR Plant
Bridgestone China recently opened a truck and bus radial tire plant in Shenyang, China. The opening comes a year after the tiremaker said it would increase the investment at its Shenyang plant site from $99 million to $300 million, Tyres & Accessories reports. Bridgestone’s Shenyang tire plant was built in 1999 and was the tiremaker’s
Bridgestone Donation To Combat Ebola Outbreak
Bridgestone Corp. will donate $1 million to critical efforts underway in Liberia and the region to combat the deadly outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Specifically, $500,000 will be paid to Samaritan’s Purse by Bridgestone Americas Inc. for work in Liberia, while Bridgestone Corp. itself will donate $500,000 to support UNICEF’s efforts in Liberia and Nigeria. According to Bridgestone, Firestone Liberia has been directly affected by the
