Buying Budget = False Economy?

Between October 2008 and October 2009 the UK replacement tyre market for commercial vehicles shrank by 17.2%. This drop has been attributed to the lower numbers of commercial vehicle registrations in the UK.

To save in the short term many commercial fleets have been turning away from premium brands, with many budget brands seeing their market share increase, whilst many premium brands, such as Continental have seen their business squeezed.

Many fleet operators do not however take into account the tyre’s overall life cost, including service work, along with the effect a premium tyre has on overall fuel consumption.

And looking at some of the figures that Tyrenet has collected over the recent weeks we have seen that premium and quality brands are out performing other brands on fleets.

Visible savings now? Or long term savings in the future…?

Tyrenet Gets Stuck In With Interbulk

Tyrenet are pleased to announce our new pan-european partnership with international fleet customer, Interbulk (UK) Ltd.

Interbulk, also known as United Bulk Carriers are seen as one of the most innovative and successful trans national logistics companies in the world, offering many world class haulage solutions across multiple industry sectors.

Using Tyrenet’s links within the TEN partnership we have been able to offer unrivalled tyre breakdown and service coverage across the UK and Europe.

We are also pleased to welcome several new tyre dealer accounts across the UK and Ireland, who have long been associated with Interbulk and will continue to carry out the high standards of service work required to maximise the tyre life of Interbulk’s expansive logistics network.

A Winter Precedent?

Looking back over the last couple of months, I have to say I’ve never seen snow like that before in the UK. Still, I pulled myself up out of bed, got in the car and slipped and slid my way to work, in under 2 hours.

Now, if you thought that was bad, you can be sure that it was a nightmare for our Tyrenet fleet customers. And that is why Tyrenet stayed open throughout the bad weather. Needless to say we had quite a few calls, and helped out quite a few drivers in difficult circumstances. After all, it’s part of what we are paid to do.

But it got me thinking, what if this winter is a sign of things to come? More heavy snow every winter. More gridlocked roads and nightmarish journeys. And then the thought hit me, do I really want to be part of a company that won’t give me a day off when it snows because of its duty to its customers?

Of course I do! Because that’s what makes us different….