Tyre News
The latest news, views and reviews on what's happening in the tyre industry
24 Feb 2010
Pirelli Tyre Prices Set to Rise
The giant Italian tyre manufacturer has recently released a statement detailing a plan to increase the price of car, 4x4, motorcycle and industrial tyres by around 4-6%
Blackcircles.com was, this week, handed a Hitwise Top 10 Website award...
22 Feb 2010
Not Such a Good Year for Goodyear
Recent figures released by US-based tyre manufacturer Goodyear would not have been pleasant reading for anyone involved in the company.
19 Feb 2010
The Importance Of Getting Tyre Pressure Correct
One of the most important things that you can do to maintain the general health of your tyre is keep its pressure at an optimum level...
18 Feb 2010
Synthetic Rubber Museum Exhibition
This year, as a celebration of the centenary of synthetic rubber, Lanxess – one of the largest synthetic rubber producers in the world – and the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim in the south west of Germany are setting up an exhibition that documents the history and applications of the versatile material.
There was good news for scooter enthusiasts yesterday as Michelin announced the launch of their first ever ‘Progressive Sipe Technology’ (PST) Siped Scooter Tyre – the ‘City Grip’...
16 Feb 2010
Tyrepress Reports on New Look Blackcircles.com
If you happened to be perusing the Tyrepress.com home page yesterday afternoon, you might have spotted the face of Blackcircles.com founder and Managing Director, Michael Welch...
12 Feb 2010
£100,000 worth of Tyres Stolen
At the end of January a warehouse in Dunstable was broken into. The thieves managed to steal a number of tyres which had a combined vaule of over £100,000...
10 Feb 2010
Blackcircles.com on the Road
During January of this year, we were out on the road delivering promotional material to 20 Tesco Petrol Stations around the UK.
09 Feb 2010
‘Tyred’ of Flat Plotlines?
When you’re at the cinema or watching a film in the comfort of your own home have you ever found yourself wishing that there were more tyre themed movies? I’m guessing that if you do, you are in a minority, but fear not your wish has just come true.