Pressure on rubber prices affects us all
"The rising price of natural rubber will present one of the major challenges that all industrial tyre manufacturers face in 2008," stated Jean- Paul Mindermann, Chief Executive Officer of Watts Tyre Group, at his Q3 Busi...
Briggs urges 'Get to grips with tyre safety'
In a survey by Briggs Equipment, more than 40% of forklift tyres fitted and ordered by customers were the wrong size and compound. The company says it's a worrying statistic because if the tyre footprint is the wrong s...
Top in testing tyre trial
Imerys Minerals has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Michelin and ATS Euromaster, for the supply and fitment of Michelin XZM radial tyres across its fleet of 50 forklift trucks. Imerys has been a long ...
Different tyres, same technology
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has followed up the launch of its FBN series four wheel electric counterbalance by introducing a cushion tyre truck that shares much of the same technology, the FBC15-30N series. Cushion t...
Top tyre supplier
Watts Tyre Group is one of the largest suppliers of industrial tyres in Europe. CEO Jean-Paul Mindermann spoke to H&SS about the latest issues to effect the industrial tyre market and its product users How is the compan...
Truck trial results in change of tyres
Shoreham Port Authority is switching its forklift truck fleet from solid to pneumatic tyres following a trial run in conjunction with tyre solutions provider ATS Euromaster. One of the company's Hyster 5.5 XM trucks...
