The NTDA has today announced a new partnership with tyre management specialists DTM. The Blackpool-based company will become the headline partner for the 11th NTDA Tyre Industry Conference.This will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Milton Keynes on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
DTM: 20 Years of Industry Experience
Celebrating 20 years in the industry, DTM combines exceptional operational experience and knowledge with sophisticated customer-led digital resources developed by a large in-house team. In addition to providing a highly efficient tyre management service, DTM’s award-winning commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is setting them apart. It supports customers’ Net Zero goals and creates a culture of carbon reduction that is transformational for our industry.
NTDA CEO Stefan Hay commented on the partnership, “We are very excited by this new partnership. In recent times, DTM has really stepped forward, becoming a genuine catalyst for change in the tyre services industry.”
“The DTM team is demonstrating a strong commitment to ESG whilst also caring for its people, committing to community engagement and providing an exceptional network service. So we have many synergies and are looking forward to jointly delivering a conference that will provide a genuine and inclusive overview of the many sub-sectors of the UK tyre trade, the challenges they face and, hopefully, providing some solutions on how we can improve things for our members.”
State of the UK Tyre Trade
The NTDA has already announced that the theme of the 2025 conference will be ‘State of the UK Tyre Trade’ with presentations from DTM, a tyre manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, specialist OTR tyre provider. With National Highways also already confirmed. All speakers will give specific views and provide insights on staff recruitment, retention, training, delivery partnerships, professional standards, legislation, and much more. The conference will feature a trade exhibition area with 24 tyre trade exhibitors and associated aftermarket exhibitors.
Leigh Goodland, DTM’s CEO, added, “We are delighted to be The NTDA’s partner for this year’s conference. Fleet customers are working hard to be competitive while navigating challenges from rising costs, a commitment to compliance and safety, and achieving Net Zero goals.”
“To support them, our industry must change, and at DTM, this technology-led journey has been more than 12- months in the making, with customers and partners seeing the results. We look forward to sharing some of our learnings and hearing from our industry peers at this year’s conference”.
The NTDA Tyre Industry Conference regularly attracts over 200 delegates from across all tyre trade sub-sectors and associated aftermarkets. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Milton Keynes on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Delegate places and exhibition stands can be booked via the Events section of the NTDA website.
