Unimax Tire, Spectra Premium Make Canada’s Best Managed Companies List
Spectra Premium Industries and Pneus Unimax, part of the Point S network, have been recognized as two of Canada’s best-managed companies.
Point S Opens First Branded Locations in India
Point S has opened its first branded locations in Ludhiana, Punjab (North) and Kochi, Kerala (South).
Point S Opens Its First Store in Malaysia
The day after the much celebrated Chinese mid-Autumn festival, Point S opened its first store, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, a year after Malaysia’s public listed GIIB group signed on as a license of Point S Malaysia.
Walter Lybeck Promoted to Tire Factory CEO
Walter Lybeck, the former chief financial officer and current interim CEO for Tire Factory, has been named CEO of the co-op. The position has been vacant since August 2015 when former CEO John Kreidel left Tire Factory. Lybeck joined the company in 2010 as CFO and served as interim CEO during the CEO vacancy. “Our
Tire Factory Celebrates Brand Transition at Annual Meeting
Tire Factory Inc. celebrated the company’s rebranding to Point S Tire and Automotive at its annual meeting, entitled Quest for the Best, in Portland. To date, the company has had 28 stores rebrand to Point S and 41 will be rebranded by the spring of 2016. The company announced it plans to have 100 Tire
Point S Launches First Canada Advertising Campaign
Point S, a tire and automobile service retail network, launches its first advertising campaign in Canada this week. The campaign plans to show clients that Point S cares about helping them reduce stress with Point S’s personalized customer service each time they visit. The campaign will showcase an “anti-stress” ball and the slogan, “No stress,
Point S to Develop Tires for North American Market
Point S said it currently is working to develop a branded tire lineup specifically designed to meet North American market demands. The statement comes less than a month after the group announced its plans to add certain Tire Factory and Unimax Tire locations under its banner. Point S Development, headquartered in Lyon, France, represents independent
Tire Factory, Unipneu Stores to Become Point S
Beginning next month, Tire Factory group stores will begin flying the Point S banner over their group stores. And across the border in Canada, Montreal-based Unimax Tire will have 115 of its Unipneu brand retailers will also be joining the Point S network, and will be changing it that brand by the end of 2015.
