Chris Anthony

Highlands

Editor at Tyrepress

Child of God. Husband of @SusanAnthony_ Father of 4 amazing people. Journalist. University of Birmingham theology PhD.

Articles

Vipal Europe promotes training in West Africa

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 16th April 2025 Comments: 0 Vipal Europe’s commercial technical team recently conducted training in partnership with one of the leading groups in West Africa.
Trelleborg tyres on-show at Intermodal 2025

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 16th April 2025 Comments: 0 Trelleborg will show its XP1000 and CX940 tyres at the Intermodal 2025 exhibition in South America in order to showcase their “versatility, efficiency, and durability…”.
Oak Tyres offsets 18.3 million miles driven

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 16th April 2025 Comments: 0 With World Earth Day on 22 April 2025, in mind, Oak Tyres has shared details of a key sustainability milestone: the company has offset 7.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions and helped plant over 60,000 trees in association with environmental partner, Ecologi. Membership Required
Markets and analysts upbeat on Halfords 52-week trading statement

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 15th April 2025 Comments: 0 Financial markets have responded very positively to Halfords Group’s most recent 52-week trading statement, with the automotive retailer’s shares up between 12 and 13 per cent at the time of going to press.
Henry Birch named CEO, Graham Stapleton leaves Halfords after seven years

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 15th April 2025 Comments: 0 Graham Stapleton is stepping down as a director of Halfords Group and Henry Birch has been named as his replacement as chief executive officer.
Halfords reports ‘strong finish’ to 2025, shares rally

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 15th April 2025 Comments: 0 Halfords has reported a “strong finish” to 2025 figures for the company’s financial year which runs broadly in parallel with the UK tax year. Sales grew at more than 2 per cent, after strong growth in previous year results.
Bickers Powersports adds ASM for Northwest and Scotland

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Bickers Powersports has named Paul Stokoe as the company’s Northwest & Scotland region area sales manager (ASM). Stokoe experience in the off-road market and is described as “well-known in the industry, spending many years involved with off-road and bicycle”. This is a short extract. Tyrepress and Tyres & Accessories subscribers can log in below to read the full article. Already a member? Log in here
LKQ Euro Car Parts renews Halfords partnership - Tyrepress

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 14th April 2025 Comments: 0 LKQ Euro Car Parts reports that it has secured a new agreement to continue as the preferred supplier to Halfords’ Autocentre chain.
A1 ADAS Group appoints tyre and garage equipment specialist

1 week ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

Date: 14th April 2025 Comments: 0 Following its recent acquisition of Autocalibration Ltd, A1 ADAS Group has appointed Ant Yates as Equipment Sales Specialist. Yates brings years of automotive aftermarket experience with him. He joins from ISN Garage Assist where he specialised in garage and tyre equipment. Membership Required
Global tyremaker shares slide for second day, this time Goodyear too

3 weeks ago | tyrepress.com | Chris Anthony

While yesterday, Goodyear’s double-digit share price increase was one of the very few examples of good news across the US stock markets, today the USA-based tyremaker has joined the rest of the global premium tyre manufacturing community in witnessing their stock prices slide. The primary cause was President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariff announcement[s]. And the secondary cause of Goodyear’s good fortunes was a pre-tariff-announcement confidence boost published by financial analysts.