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N E W S N T D A T Y R E & F A S T F I T 2010 TAFF TA T TA A T T A A T A A A A T T F F F F F F T F T F F F F F F F F F F F F A A A A A A A 2010 N T D A T Y R E & F A S T F I T Call for Regional Representatives One of the fundamental changes to the Rules agreed at the recent Annual General Meeting relates to the election of regional representatives to sit on the National Executive Council of the Association. The new Rules provide all members with the right to nominate themselves to take on the role of regional representative, as long as their company does not have 12 or more depots in membership, as such larger chains have an automatic right to a seat on the Council. Representation from the small, independent members is of vital importance to the Association as the Council sets forward strategy and the overall governance of the Association. We are eager to encourage any member who has an active interest in the future of the Association and the tyre retail trade to put his/her name forward for election as a regional representative. We are in a period of major change, both within the NTDA and in the Industry as a whole, so it is vitally important to ensure that your Association continues to promote and protect the interests of our sector and we look forward to welcoming new, and possibly old, faces onto the National Executive. All you need to do is contact Head Office and your name will go forward for election by the relevant region. Innovation Award call for nominations Following on from the successful launch last year of the new approach to nominations for the Innovation Award all member supplier members have been contacted to invite nominations for the 2010 TAFF Innovation Award. The winner of this Award, unlike the others, is chosen by a panel of independent experts drawn from the Aftermarket sector including our Director Richard Edy, Dave Garratt - Director of the Garage Equipment Association and Brian Spratt - Director of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation. Once all the entries are in, the panel then identifies five entries which merit detailed investigation and the companies are requested to submit more detailed information for the judges to make their final decision. If you feel you have a product or service which could merit consideration please contact NTDA’s Aylesbury offices for more information – closing date for entries is 23rd July. Nominations for TAFF Awards All the nominations are now in for the 2010 TAFF Awards and twenty five companies representing all aspects of the fast fit sector are featured. Several new names appear on the nominations list including Bond International in the Tyre Wholesalers section and Vredestein in the Tyre Manufacturers section. The Environment section has attracted nominations from the NTDA membership for a number of collectors whom members deem to merit recognition in this, the industry’s most prestigious Awards event. As with previous years over ten thousand voting forms will be circulated throughout the trade via the pages of our media partner Tyres and Accessories (see the first of these forms on page 11) as well as direct mail shots from our Aylesbury offices. 2010 Nominations are: (*2009 winners) Tyre Manufacturer of the Year: Bridgestone UK Ltd, Continental Tyre Group Ltd*, Hankook Tyre UK Ltd, Michelin Tyre Plc and Vredestein UK Ltd Industry Advertising Campaign: Bridgestone UK Ltd, Continental Tyre Group Ltd*, Goodyear Tyre Ltd, Maxxis International UK Plc and Michelin Tyre Plc Tyre & Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year: Apaseal Ltd, Auto 4 Ltd*, Harvie Tyres Ltd, Pro-Align Ltd and Rema Tip Top Automotive Ltd Wholesaler of the Year: BITS*, Bond International, Group Tyre (UK) Ltd, Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd and Stapleton’s (Tyre Services) Ltd Environment Award: Credential Environmental Ltd, DME Tyres, Envirotyre, Hardings Vans and Kingpin Tyres Ltd

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Call for Regional Representatives

One of the fundamental changes to the Rules agreed at the recent Annual General Meeting relates to the election of regional representatives to sit on the National Executive Council of the Association.

The new Rules provide all members with the right to nominate themselves to take on the role of regional representative, as long as their company does not have 12 or more depots in membership, as such larger chains have an automatic right to a seat on the Council.

Representation from the small, independent members is of vital importance to the Association as the Council sets forward strategy and the overall governance of the Association. We are eager to encourage any member who has an active interest in the future of the Association and the tyre retail trade to put his/her name forward for election as a regional representative.

We are in a period of major change, both within the NTDA and in the Industry as a whole, so it is vitally important to ensure that your Association continues to promote and protect the interests of our sector and we look forward to welcoming new, and possibly old, faces onto the National Executive.

All you need to do is contact Head Office and your name will go forward for election by the relevant region.

Innovation Award call for nominationsFollowing on from the successful launch last year of the new approach to nominations for the Innovation Award all member supplier members have been contacted to invite nominations for the 2010 TAFF Innovation Award.

The winner of this Award, unlike the others, is chosen by a panel of independent experts drawn from the Aftermarket sector including our Director Richard Edy, Dave Garratt - Director of the Garage Equipment Association and Brian Spratt - Director of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation.

Once all the entries are in, the panel then identifies five entries which merit detailed investigation and the companies are requested to submit more detailed information for the judges to make their final decision.

If you feel you have a product or service which could merit consideration please contact NTDA’s Aylesbury offices for more information – closing date for entries is 23rd July.

Nominations for TAFF Awards All the nominations are now in for the 2010 TAFF Awards and twenty five companies representing all aspects of the fast fit sector are featured. Several new names appear on the nominations list including Bond International in the Tyre Wholesalers section and Vredestein

in the Tyre Manufacturers section. The Environment section has attracted nominations from the NTDA membership for a number of collectors whom members deem to merit recognition in

this, the industry’s most prestigious Awards event. As with previous years over ten thousand voting forms will be circulated throughout the trade via the pages of our media partner Tyres and Accessories (see the first of these forms on page 11) as well as direct mail shots from our Aylesbury offices.

2010 Nominations are: (*2009 winners)Tyre Manufacturer of the Year: Bridgestone UK Ltd, Continental Tyre Group Ltd*, Hankook Tyre UK Ltd, Michelin Tyre Plc and Vredestein UK LtdIndustry Advertising Campaign: Bridgestone UK Ltd, Continental Tyre Group Ltd*, Goodyear Tyre Ltd,Maxxis International UK Plc and Michelin Tyre PlcTyre & Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year: Apaseal Ltd, Auto 4 Ltd*, Harvie Tyres Ltd, Pro-Align Ltd and Rema Tip Top Automotive LtdWholesaler of the Year: BITS*, Bond International, Group Tyre (UK) Ltd, Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd and Stapleton’s (Tyre Services) LtdEnvironment Award: Credential Environmental Ltd, DME Tyres, Envirotyre, Hardings Vans and Kingpin Tyres Ltd

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New-look Manchester Central awaits Brityrex visitorsA new-look venue will greet tyre industry visitors to October’s Brityrex International show at Manchester Central, which has spent £30 million over the past two years on a major redevelopment programme.

The most striking result of the investment can be seen by the addition of the new Charter Foyer, and the new and extended Central Foyer, which have added cohesion to the venue’s facilities and offer greater ease of access within the Manchester Central site. The new Central Foyer is much larger than its predecessor and has added additional event space. The third and final phase of the redevelopment will be complete by the time Brityrex opens its doors on Tuesday 5th October.

“Visitors to Brityrex will notice a major difference in the venue since the last show in 2007. The new foyer makes a striking impression on arrival and that favourable impression is continued throughout the venue,” says NTDA Director Richard Edy.

Planning is underway to hold a health and safety workshop in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) during the show. This will highlight the latest policies and best practice in this important area and will be attended by local authority inspectors and tyre dealers. The event is expected to be held in the Hilton Deansgate Hotel on the morning of Wednesday 6 October.

Another facet of the Association’s involvement in Brityrex is in working with other aftermarket trade bodies to encourage visitors from the franchised and non-franchised sectors to visit the exhibition.

The NTDA Annual Dinner will again be held during Brityrex and the ever-popular event has already attracted close to 300 bookings for the evening of 6th October at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel. Featuring the presentation of the keenly-contested 2010 TAFF Awards and high quality entertainment by the quick-witted Milton Jones of ‘Mock the Week’ renown, members are encouraged to contact Head Office with their ticket requirements without delay to avoid disappointment.

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TWG Newsletter explores Run Flat Repairing

The latest edition of the Tyre Wholesalers Group Newsletter takes a close look at run flat repairing and details the views of various manufacturers as to whether their product can be repaired or not.

The feature helps retailers identify where they stand when faced by a customer finding it difficult to understand why he has to replace what looks like a perfectly good tyre.

Commented NTDA Director Richard Edy “The Newsletter provides vital information on which brands can and can’t be repaired and will assist retailers when faced by customers unhappy at having to purchase a new

tyre when the run flat shows no visible damage.

“Our research shows that many manufacturers place the responsibility on whether to repair or not on the shoulders of the retailer subject to accepting that the tyre has not been driven on outside the recommended limit.”

The Newsletter, which is aimed at customers of members of the Tyre Wholesalers Group was first produced earlier this year and focuses on issues affecting the tyre and fast fit sector and the latest edition, apart from featuring run flat repairing, also takes a closer look at PAH legislation which restricts the sale of tyres not complying with the PAH ban and also S Markings. Copies are available from the NTDA Head Office.

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A question exercising many tyre dealers at the moment

is whether or not a damaged SST should be repaired

– because the sidewalls are so tough, it may be difficult

to accurately gauge whether or not the tyre has suffered

secondary damage.

The decision of whether or not to repair an SST is a tricky

one for the retailer – on the one hand he has a customer

who has probably paid a premium for a runflat tyre and

who will not be happy if it cannot be repaired, but on the

other hand, should the tyre dealer repair the tyre and it

subsequently fails, then the responsibility is his and his

alone.

What advice is available?

Anyone expecting a black-or-white, yes-or-no answer to

the question is in for a disappointment. All we can do is

present the evidence and let the dealer make up his own

mind.

The following is not meant to be fully inclusive of

everybody’s views, but will give some idea of what advice

is out there.

Firstly car manufacturers...

Two of the biggest users

of runflats as original

equipment are BMW and

Mini. A BMW dealer said

that “generally speaking,

BMW says ‘do not repair a

runflat’ but we suggest that

you contact the individual

tyre manufacturer.

”Mini are rather more forthright: we were told that

“runflats shouldn’t be repaired” and that “this is a safety

issue; because of the stiff sidewalls, it may not be possible

to assess the extent of any damage.”

Runflats - to Repair or not to Repair?

An increasing number of vehicles are being fitted with runflat self-supporting

tyres (SSTs) as original equipment and these vehicles are turning up more

frequently in tyre depots and garages.

Next tyre manufacturers...

The British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (BTMA) is the

trade association of European tyre makers with an interest

in the UK. In a statement prepared in 2006, the BTMA said:

“When a standard tyre is run deflated, there are

visible symptoms, which indicate that damage to the

tyre’s structure has occurred. However, because of

the reinforced sidewall structure of an SST tyre, these

symptoms are likely to be masked and not be visible

even if they are present. Even a fully qualified tyre

repairer may not be able to detect runflat damage on

SST tyres.

“For these reasons alone, and in the interests of safety,

BTMA does not recommend the repairing of SST tyres.”

Earlier, BMW suggested consulting the individual tyre

manufacturer. After all, runflat technology has moved on

considerably in the past few years, so what do the individual

companies recommend for their runflat tyres?

S-Marking Update

In our previous newsletter, we devoted a section to the

S-marking of tyres, which is a European ruling relating

to the noise generated by a tyre.

Because the rule is being phased in on different dates

for different sizes of tyre, it is worth remembering that

the next important date is 1st October 2010. From this

date, tyres with a section width > 185 ≤ 215 will have to

carry the S-mark on the sidewall in order to be legal.

Although October is a few months off yet, it is worth

examining your stock and drawing up plans to ensure

that you are not left with non-compliant tyres after the

deadline; especially as each such tyre could mean a fine

of £5,000 for the retailer.

There are some exceptions to the new regulations and

the following tyres are not affected.

• Tyres intended to be fitted to vehicles first

registered before 1/10/1980

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• Tyres with a speed rating < 80 km/hr

• Tyres with a nominal rim diameter ≤ 10”

• Temporary spares

Following this October’s deadline, the next date to

watch out for is 1st October 2011, when tyres with a

section width > 215 will have to carry the S-mark.

The enclosed leaflet, prepared by the Vehicle Certification

Agency, explains the regulation in more detail and gives

examples of what the S-mark on the tyre sidewall looks like.

Should you require further copies for your staff and/or

customers, please visit: www.vca.gov.uk/additional/

files/enforcement-and-research-activities/tyre-

noise/replacement-tyre-noise-enforcement.pdf

where it can be downloaded.

Ordering your tyres from a TWG member will give you

the peace of mind of knowing that your stock meets the

new legislation, plus he is available to give further help

and advice if required.

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The Tyre Wholesalers Group (TWG) is the wholesale section of the National Tyre Distributors Association – the

trade association for UK tyre dealers and fast-fits – and the name says it all.

There are 24 national and regional members of the TWG and it is estimated that we supply around 75% of the car

tyres sold on the UK replacement market – that’s nearly 26 million tyres a year, with a value of £900,000,000.

To be successful, the wholesaler has to deliver what the customer wants, when he wants it, but the TWG members

do far more than merely deliver product; they pass on information on forthcoming legislation about tyres and are

available to offer customers help and advice.

Indeed, the purpose of this newsletter is to keep TWG customers informed about issues that will have an effect on

the way that you do business – all part of the service!

National Tyre Distributors Association, 8 Temple Square, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP20 2QH

Tel: 08449 670707 Fax: 01296 488675 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ntda.co.uk

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