Kal Tire To Buy GCR Tire & Service Locations From Bridgestone
The purchase of these locations will allow Kal Tire to expand its footprint to include locations in eastern Canada.

Pomp’s Tire Service Buys 19 GCR Tires & Service Locations
The purchase of the 19 GCR locations will allow Pomp’s to serve more customers in markets where it currently operates, and expand the Pomp’s footprint in new geographic regions.
GCR Tires & Service Expands Operations in the Pacific Northwest
GCR Tires & Service, the commercial tire and service network owned and operated by Bridgestone, is expanding with the acquisition of Tires, Inc.

McCarthy Tire Will Acquire 16 GCR Locations from Bridgestone
McCarthy Tire Service will purchase 13 GCR Tires & Service (GCR) stores and three GCR retread plants from Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

GCR Tires & Service Appoints New Director of Marketing & Merchandising
Bridgestone Americas announced that Taylor Vernier has joined the company as director of marketing and merchandising for the GCR Tires & Service (GCR) business.

GCR Tires Launches Commercial Truck Tire Finder
GCR Tires & Service, a commercial tire and service network operated by Bridgestone Americas, Inc., launched its Commercial Truck Tire Finder.

Bridgestone Promotes Clark to GCR CEO
Bridgestone Americas has promoted Larry Jeffries to chief operating officer for the company’s GCR Tires & Service division. Jeffries will replace Mark Clark, who is retiring at the end of February after more than 30 years in the tire industry. Jeffries has been with Bridgestone since 1999 and recently served as director of technical planning

Bridgestone Names New Speedco President
Bridgestone Americas has appointed Chris Ripani, former executive director of marketing for Bridgestone Commercial Stores Division, as president of its brand Speedco Inc. Ripani succeeds Scott Damon, who was recently named president of Firestone Industrial Products. In his new role, Ripani will lead and implement the newly formed growth strategy for Speedco, Bridgestone said. Ripani
