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CV SHOW PREVIEW
If you’re planning a visit to the CV Show this year, here’s a handy guide to the main tyre- related participants at the show including tyre suppliers and distributors of wheel service parts and equipment:
Aeolus Tyres – 3D100 Airseal Products – 4D21 ATS Euromaster – 4D10 Autosock & Snow Chains – 4B20
Bandvulc Group – 5C100 Bradbury Equipment – 4C10 Bridgestone UK – 5D30 Checkpoint Safety - 4K62 Continental – 5D70
Disc-Lock Europe Ltd – 4D31 Gemco Sales and Service – 4F30
Giti Tire – 5C60
Goodyear – 5G80 Hämmerling – The Tyre Company – 4D98
Hankook – 4G60
Haweka UK – 5A5 Hofmann Megaplan – 3D73 Kirkby Tyres – 5H110 Kwik-Fit Fleet – 4D60 Michelin Solutions – 3B100 Michelin Tyre – 4F80
RH Claydon Ltd – 5J78
TD Tyres Ltd – 5D81
Truck Tyre Solutions – 3E90
Commercial Vehicle Show: 29 April – 1 May
in our history; it will be a major opportunity to reinforce that when customers think about their tyre policy, they should be focused on buying value.”
its Bridgestone and Bandag franchise networks.
Hankook and Giti Tyre will also have stands of their own at the show whilst a number of leading
Chinese brands such as Aeolus, Double Coin and Sailun will be represented by their UK based distributors.
There will also be an increased emphasis on service, reflecting the growing need for fleets to control their tyre costs more effectively. ATS Euromaster will have a major presence at the show as will a number of other fleet solutions companies including Bandvulc, Kwik- Fit Fleet and Truck Tyre Solutions.
The UK’s primary trade show for the UK road transport and logistics sector once again comes to the NEC in Birmingham at the end of April. With over 18,000 visitors visiting the show each year, three quarters of which are fleet owners, directors, senior managers or engineers, it is not surprising to find that the tyre industry will once again be out in force to place their products in front of their B2B customer base. This year sees all the leading tyre manufacturers taking exhibition space at the show, including Michelin, who return to the show
after missing last year’s show. The company will be using the show for a global preview of its new 385/65 R 22.5 X Multi T trailer tyre
Guy Heywood, Commercial Director of Michelin’s truck division, says, “We spend more on research and development than any tyre manufacturer in the world, so it’s only fitting that as new Michelin truck and trailer tyres are launched, we display them at the industry’s largest trade event.
“For this year’s CV Show we’ve got the strongest product line-up
Continental will also be introducing their new range of tyres for goods vehicles to the UK market, including their ultra-fuel-efficient Conti EcoPlus tyre. The launch is part of a total revamp of Continental’s cv tyre range, which began last year with a new bus and coach tyre range.
Goodyear, meanwhile, will be focussing on their KMAX and FUELMAX ranges, whilst Bridgestone will be emphasising the investments the company has made in
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