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CONTRACT WINS
Gwynedd Shipping Group Renews with ATS Euromaster
Goodyear Achieves OE Success with Renault
Norman Kerr, Managing Director, Kerr’s Tyres and Aodh Hannon, Managing Director, Hannon Transport
The Gwynedd Shipping Group, which offers a range of haulage services including services to Ireland and specialist domestic steel delivery, has renewed its tyre management contract with ATS Euromaster for the 17th consecutive year. With a fleet of 80 trucks and 600 trailers, running seven days a week on double shifts, the company says it needs a service provider and tyre policy which can manage this high rate of utilisation. Since the Group began working with
Director Andrew Kinsella keep control of tyre costs.
He explains: “Tyres are without doubt one of our biggest fleet running costs but ATS Euromaster has helped us get a handle on this spend, by carefully servicing the tyres to ensure they last as long as possible and eliminating the high costs associated with replacements. “What has also really made a difference is the fact ATS Euromaster tailors the policy around our specific
ATS Euromaster in 1997, a full Michelin tyre policy has been implemented for the fleet. The premium brand rubber, coupled with ATS Euromaster’s expertise in tyre management has helped Managing
needs. Some of our vehicles carry heavy steel; others travel across to Ireland – ATS doesn’t just manage our fleet in a one-size-fits-all way, they look at each vehicle holistically and adapt the policy accordingly.”
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Kerr’s Tyres have announced the signing of a three year deal with Hannon Transport to supply, fit and maintain all tyres for the company’s fleet of over 300 units and trailers. Hannon is one of Ireland’s leading refrigerated haulage companies, dealing with the transportation of cut flowers, plants, fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy from mainland Europe across the UK and Ireland. The three year deal, with an option to extend for a further three years, is a PPK contact, and will focus on the supply, fitment and maintenance of fuel efficiency tyres designed to
reduce fuel costs and the number of breakdowns over the life of the contract.
“At Hannon Transport we are very pleased to award this contract to Kerr’s Tyres.” said Aodh Hannon, Managing Director of Hannon Transport, “So far we have seen our breakdowns drop from five per week to only five per month. This alone represents a significant saving for our business reducing the time spent idle at the side of the road and maximising the driving time of our drivers.”
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