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Following the success of the Dunlop Container project, established in 2012 to drive sustainable township entrepreneurship and promote safety on the road, Sumitomo Rubber SA (SRSA), manufacturer of the Dunlop brand, is helping dealers take their businesses to the next level. SRSA – already the only tyre manufacturing company with a township and rural area […]
Engineers have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded and recycled tires. The team of engineers from RMIT University says the new greener and lighter concrete made with recycled tire rubber promises to reduce manufacturing and transportation costs significantly. Small amounts […]
Hunter Engineering announced that it’s been named the winner in four separate categories of the PTEN 2022 Innovation Awards. The awards were established in 1999 to honor companies that help auto repair professionals excel at their jobs through new tools and equipment, Hunter says. The 2022 contest included 121 submissions across 23 categories, with winners selected […]
OTR and Mining Tyres manufacturer, Magna Tyres Group – headquartered in the Netherlands, are now accessing Pan India from the ‘City of Joy’ – Kolkata. Magna Tyres was founded in the year 2006, Since then Magna has grown into 132 countries with their quality OTR Tyres specialized in Port handling, Mining, Agriculture, Industrial, Earthmoving Equipment […]
Two decades and four tyre stores later Shahnaaz Moola, who recently opened Khan’s Auto-Quip in Welkom – the fifth store and second flagship Dunlop Zone in the family-owned and managed Khan’s Fitment Group – understands the hard work it takes to grow a business. Originally from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, Moola learned the ropes of business while […]
TIASA warns of soaring tyre prices should new duties be imposed. The Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (TIASA), is warning that the cost of tyres could increase by up to 14% if the four large domestic tyre producers, Continental, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Sumitomo – collectively known as the SA Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) – […]
On 1 April, Goodyear SA welcomed a new man at its helm. Richard Fourie left his home country South Africa with his family 20 years ago, to pursue a series of exciting career opportunities abroad. While in Singapore, the offer to head up the South African operation came as an unexpected surprise, in the end, […]
Bridgestone Southern Africa has appointed Karen McDonald as the People (HR) Director for the business. McDonald will be an influential part of advancing key initiatives and talent strategies within the business and strengthening its positioning as a top employer. In her role, she will shape Bridgestone’s people strategy to ensure that through its people, the […]
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) – a representative body of the four local tyre manufacturing companies in the Southern African Customs Union (“SACU”) – has noted the court application of the Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (TIASA) in respect of the current Anti-Dumping Investigation into tyres imported from China. The SATMC applied […]
SATMC refusing to disclose information material to the application ITAC chose non-representative product samples, and its process is flawed Cash-strapped consumers will bear the brunt of increased protection for four companies **TIASA’s court documents are available on request The Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (TIASA) has applied to court to compel ITAC and the […]
Fitment centre group Supa Quick has partnered with Disky an online platform to make it convenient and quick for motorists to renew their vehicle licenses using WhatsApp at any of the 190 Supa Quick stores across South Africa. “We are all pressed for time, and no one likes to stand in notoriously long, slow-moving queues […]
The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists presented their 1st Cape Mystery Rally on Sunday 14 August 2022, and it was Gordons Bay based Elzaan Mostert, daughter of Hennie and Reinett Mostert, who used all her local knowledge in planning the 95km route that entrants had to navigate whilst finding answers to the numerous riddles […]