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CAM Commits Further Investment at UUG Meeting
this will take the joint venture to new heights in building Doublestar into one of the leading brands in Europe.”
Mr Kandhari also commented on the appointment – “Doublestar is one of the leading tyre manufacturers in China. Having seen their new factory and met their new management I can confidently say that they will remain as one of the top five manufacturers in China when the inevitable consolidation comes in the
Chinese tyre industry. I am proud to be associated with a company that shares our values both in terms of the provision of quality products and in the creation of positive social impact.”
Doublestar Europe also announced that Mr Kandhari will be donating all his proceeds from the venture to the Zenises Foundation whose goal is to ensure a better future for all children.
At the sixth UniSerV User Group (UUG) meeting in Birmingham recently, CAM committed further major investment over the next 18 months to ensure commercial service providers maximise their efficiencies and gain incremental business opportunities presented through its new fleet management enhancements and system reporting tools as well as benefit from the increasingly fertile area of business intelligence (BI).
The meeting, chaired by Anne Sherwood of Tructyre, was attended by UniSerV customers Aone, Dexel, Horndean Tyres, Lodge Tyre, Micheldever Protyre, Watling Tyres, Tyrenet, Tyrework and Universal & Autocentres.
The UUG learnt about the projected developments in fleet management, driven largely by the integration into e-jobsheet, as well as the expansion of the customer relationship management module within CAMEO to manage policy, inspection calendars, customer communications and account parameters.
The meeting highlighted to attendees how the use of e-jobsheet can promote UUGers to organise and analyse their raw data through the creation of dashboards or reports that can be constructed by options
including customer, sales turnover, profit, stock and service items, fitter productivity and profitability, transaction types, locations or a combination of them to assist in fleet customer acquisition and retention. Anne Sherwood said, “CAM has pledged further investment to take system and data connectivity to the next level, enabling greater efficiencies to be introduced and more business to be generated. The proliferation of BI means data will be able to be shared amongst the enlightened UUG participants so that they are more than competitive in the areas of fleet customer acquisition and retention over their non e-jobsheet enabled competitors. We’re very excited to be part of this next phase in CAM’s technology development.
Kate Neill, UniSerV product manager for CAM, commented, “The UUG meetings have become an insightful, thought-leading forum for UniSerV customers to debate key issues and challenges, and become beneficiaries of the latest technological developments to be introduced by CAM. Together, we are pioneering the way for best practice and for new business opportunities to be forged for the good of the industry.”
Michelin Truck and Bus Teams to Work Closely in UK and Nordics
Michelin’s truck and bus division has strengthened operations in northern Europe, with the heads of its commercial and marketing teams
Heywood explains: “Bringing our teams together makes a lot of business sense. It streamlines processes, gives us greater critical
Guy Heywood
in the UK and Ireland taking on responsibility for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The changes see Guy Heywood, [49], appointed Truck & Bus Commercial Director – North Europe and Chris Smith, [33], appointed Truck & Bus Marketing Director – North Europe. Heywood will also continue as Commercial Director of Michelin Tyre plc, which sees him represent Michelin commercially in the UK and Ireland, co-ordinating across all product lines.
Commenting on the new role,
mass and ensures we have access to wider industry knowledge, which in turn directly strengthens our offer to customers.”
Smith adds: “There’s a lot of synergies between these countries; particularly our focus on ensuring we offer the same level of service to all fleets, regardless of whether they run one truck or 1,000. We’re currently looking at how we can share some of our latest innovations from the UK, including the Michelin OnCall geolocation app we’ve just launched.”
Chris Smith
Harjeev Kandhari – CEO of Zenises - Appointed Vice-Chairman of Doublestar Europe
The Board of Directors of Doublestar Europe has announced the appointment of Harjeev Kandhari as Vice Chairman of Doublestar Europe.
Doublestar Europe is a joint venture with one of the leading tyre
distributors in Europe - the Zenises Group. It is responsible for the sale, marketing and distribution of all Doublestar products in Europe (including Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). Doublestar is one of China’s leading
tyre manufacturers with a long and prestigious history. Most recently, the establishment of its new ‘Industry 4.0’ leading production plant in Qingdao has made it one of the most technologically advanced manufacturers in China.
A spokesperson for Doublestar Europe commented on the appointment – “We are very fortunate to have Mr Kandhari as a guiding hand on the Doublestar Europe board. We believe that he is one of the leading thinkers in the European tyre industry and with his experience both in China and in the tyre industry,