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NEWS EXTRA
Delray Tire Acquires Atwater Tire Service
of the tyres shall be tested and documented in accordance with the international technical Regulation UNECE R 117,” he said.
Last year, ESMA introduced RFID stickers for all tyres sold in the UAE to ensure greater consumer protection by rooting out tampering and duplication of tyres.
The RFID chip embedded in the sticker gets damaged if it is removed, making it impossible to reuse.
in 2012, ESMA completely overhauled the regulation on tyres, introducing a new ‘birth to death’ scheme, that provides quality control specifications right from the stage of manufacturing to disposal of
tyres.
Among the highlights of the regulations are the requirement of additional certification for manufacturers, complete ban on sale of used tyres as well as restriction in retreading and repair of tyres, while proper storage and disposal of tyres have also been given utmost importance.
Under the revised law, no used tyre, no matter if it’s used only for a few days, is allowed to be used, as it is deemed unsafe by the authority.
The law allows sale and use of retreaded tyres but only if the retreading is done by certified firms through a pre-agreed process.
Delray Tire and Retreading has expanded by acquiring Atwater Tire Service, California.
Delray Tire and Retreading was founded by Ralph and Mary Mastriano over 20 years ago and is now in the hands of the second generation of the family
“For 50 years, Atwater Tire has provided the community of Atwater and the surrounding areas with exemplary service and has earned the trust of their customers,” said Erin Mastriano. “It is because of the reputation of Atwater Tire, that we became interested in this opportunity.”
The growth of Delray by the acquisition of Atwater Tire boost Delray’s coverage with some 17 service trucks that provide 24- hour emergency road service 365 days a year.
The company offers the latest technology, such as the BFA Fleet Analyzer to customers, which allows them to survey fleets and provide instant analysis of customer’s needs. The expansion into the Atwater area fills a gap in Delray Tires’
service area. With existing stores in Fresno, Hanford, Tulare and Stockton, Delray Tire has strengthened its position in the commercial tyre market and allows it to provide full service capabilities from north of Bakersfield to beyond Lodi.
“This transition is also expected to result in greater efficiencies and significantly increase” Delray’s market share, according to a release issued by the company.
Delray Tire operates a state of the art Bandag Retread manufacturing plant in Fresno. The company’s Fresno plant is the only independently owned ISO 9001:2008 Certified Retread plant in the western United States.
Their plant uses the latest BASYS Retread Tire Management System, which allows them to track all of their customer’s tyres throughout the retread process, as well as collect data to answer questions about their fleet.
(Source:Fresno Business Journal)
BestDrive Buys
Brahler's Truckers Supply
Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C.’s BestDrive subsidiary has acquired Brahler’s Truckers Supply Inc. of Jacksonville. The company will shortly convert all seven of Brahler’s locations to the Best Drive branding.
This takes the Best Drive network to 18 commercial service points and seven retread plants. The Brahler’s retread plant will be converted from Marangoni to ContiLifeCycle as part of the take-over deal.
Brahler’s principal Richard Brahler will remain with the company to manage the Illinois and Missouri locations under the BestDrive banner, according to the Best Drive. “As a solution provider for many years it made perfect
sense to join forces after seeing the new products and technologies Continental is bringing to our customers,” Mr. Brahler said.
“We are incredibly pleased to bring a well-known and respected company like Brahler’s into the BestDrive family,” said Glen Carson, director of retail for commercial tyres at Continental.
“This move puts BestDrive in a great position to better serve the Midwest region as we continue to expand both our locations and our services.” Brahler’s Truckers Supply has a history of 40 years’ trading, starting out as a Bandag franchisee and latterly as a Marangoni dealer.
Tyres in UAE
Get Performance Rating from 2017
All tyres manufactured and sold in the UAE will have fuel efficiency and wet grip ratings from next year, a top Emirates Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) official has revealed. The announcement comes close on the heels of ESMA’s similar rating system for all light vehicles.
Abdullah Al Muaini, director- general of ESMA, said that the design of tyres and their rolling resistance determines their impact on a vehicle’s fuel economy.
“It’s a consumer’s right to know which tyre will give them more
value for money and more safety,” said Al Muaini.
He added that a tyre’s structure also determines its grip during wet conditions.
According to Al Muaini, the technical requirements are approved by GCC and ESMA’s board of directors and the rating system will be enforced starting from Januar y 2017.
He said that the Wet Grip rating tells you how well the tyres perform in wet conditions on a scale from Excellent (safest) to ver y poor (worst performing tyre).
“Rolling resistance and wet grip
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