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The title of the annual Die Burger reader-inspired awards says it all, “Jou Keuse” or “Your Choice” describes how these awards reflect not the newspaper’s or its affiliates’ opinions, but those of its readers. Each year, readers vote for the companies that have most impressed them in the last 12-months with service and products that […]
TRENTYRE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MULTIBRANDED TYRE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HAS BEEN IN THE MARKET FOR OVER 70 YEARS. THE RETAILER IS MOVING INTO ‘GROWTH MODE’, STRENGTHENING ITS POSITION AS A PROVIDER OF NEW MULTI-BRANDED TYRES AND MANUFACTURER OF RETREADS FOR TYRES, WHEELS AND ALLIED SERVICES TO CATER FOR ITS CUSTOMERS’ […]
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), in partnership with the Road Accident Fund (RAF), held a tyre safety workshop with law enforcement in Gqeberha last week to reinforce South Africa’s tyre laws. The SAPS, Metro Police and other law enforcement personnel were in attendance. Following this workshop, a commuter educational roadblock was held on […]
Tiger Wheel & Tyre has been voted “Best Tyre Shop” for the 17th consecutive year. This, according to Daily News readers who voted in the “Your Choice” awards. The annual awards have been polling readers since 2004 to vote in the Daily News newspaper for their top performing businesses in a host of categories. The […]
FALKEN TO PROVE ITS METTLE IN MOTORSPORT Stamford Tyres SA have partnered with XS drift team, in a bid to showcase the true potential of the Falken tyre brand in motorsport. “For us, drifting has become a lifestyle and passion. Ultimately, we’ve been searching for a tyre with maximum treadwear that delivers decisive grip all […]
South Africa boasts a rugged beauty that often leaves international visitors spellbound – from its expansive landscapes, world-famous game reserves and stunning beaches to its spectacular mountain ranges and thrilling action and adventure spots. More recently, South Africans themselves have been getting out to explore and rediscover more of Mzanzi, and in the process helping […]
Apollo Tyres has launched its premium European brand, Vredestein, in India. The Vredestein brand of tires will be manufactured at facilities in India, and will cater to the premium and luxury segment in passenger cars, while the two-wheeler tires from the brand would cater to the growing superbiking segment in India, the company said. The Vredestein brand […]
Any partnership that seeks to simultaneously create employment, advance skills development and maximise road safety is seen as a positive contribution in the taxi industry that values jobs, skills and safety. This was reiterated by MEC for public works, roads, and transport in Mpumalanga Mohita Latchminarain on 22 October 2021 when TOPSTAR Taxi Association in […]
Continental is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2021. Since its foundation in Hanover, Germany on 8 October 1871, the company has been developing pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. From a small factory in Hanover, Continental has developed into one of the global players in the automotive […]
Nokian Tyres set sales records in North America in the first quarter of 2021 and continued into the second quarter, according to its first-half of 2021 financial report. Now, the winter tire manufacturer plans to use its newest winter product, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10, to cap a successful year and pave the way for continued growth. Net […]
The 2022 Recircle Awards nominations period has been ongoing since the start of September and with just 2 weeks remaining before the window slams shut, the organizing body Valebridge Media Services is encouraging parties from across the world in the tyre retreading and recycling sectors to nominate any party they deem worthy of recognition for […]
Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), manufacturer of the Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands for the African continent, has appointed Anca Priscu as Group Director: Production to design and implement strategies for the company’s Ladysmith plant that maximise shareholder value for the group. CEO of SRSA, Lubin Ozoux, said, “We are delighted to welcome […]