Our friends at Bridgestone are have good reason to celebrate this July, after the firm was presented with the TyreSafe ‘Tyre Manufacturer of the Year’ award at a prestigious industry ceremony earlier this month.
A panel of independent judges selected Bridgestone thanks to a number of prominent tyre safety initiatives and pro-active partnerships across a wide range of different tyre markets.
TyreSafe recognised Bridgestone’s tyre debris study with Highways England as a significant piece of research to benefit the industry and also praised the company’s emphasis on staff training, after opening a dedicated centre at MIRA earlier in the year.
The tyre debris study took place over 18 months and revealed that road hazard and inflation pressure concerns accounted for 74% of all tyre samples analysed from some of the busiest motorways in England. It was found that these two alone could potentially be avoided with correct tyre husbandry and taking simple tyre checks before setting off on journeys – when any debris could be spotted.
Bridgestone’s north region consumer sales director Farrell Dolan collected the trophy on behalf of the business and was keen to pay tribute to everyone involved for their hard work over a lengthy period of time.
He said:
“To win the TyreSafe Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award means a great deal to us all at Bridgestone. Tyre safety and keeping roads as safe possible – by serving society with superior quality – is at the heart of what we strive to achieve as a business. A lot of work goes into this on a daily basis, so to gain this recognition is testament to a lot of hard work.”
As the UK’s largest trade-only distributor of Bridgestone’s motorcycle range, the whole team would like to congratulate them on this fantastic achievement.
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