2018
Conti360° Fleet Services celebrated the official opening of its newly rebranded suite of offices on the 12th December, following a 2-year integration project to bring everything under one roof at Bandvulc’s Lee Mill site. Opening the event Bandvulc Managing Director Arthur Gregg took the opportunity to praise staff for their hard work in making the…
Read more +Neil Davies has been appointed as the new Commercial Fleet Sales Manager for Continental Tyre Group. In his new position, Neil will take responsibility for the Sales Team at Bandvulc, supporting the ongoing integration of the Bandvulc brand with Continental Tyres. The role will include implementing fleet business strategies for both the Conti360° Network and…
Read more +Bandvulc, which is part of the Continental Tyre Group of Companies and produces around 200,000 commercial retreads each year at its factory in Ivybridge, Devon, has found its most efficient tyre handling solution to date with two new Cesab B315 electric forklifts from JD Plant Services, the independent Cesab dealership for the South West. The…
Read more +Quarter of the country’s reused truck tyres now come from Plymouth firm More employees are being taken on at the huge plant since Continental bought it from founding family – The wheels of success have been well and truly set in motion at Plymouth’s immense tyre factory as it continues its impressive growth – and…
Read more +Continental Tyres has announced its Conti360° Fleet Services network will merge with Bandvulc Key Partners fleet services under a new unified 360° brand, giving customers unrivalled aftercare services across the UK. Continental Tyre Group acquired Bandvulc in July 2016 in a deal which included Bandvulc’s leading UK fleet management service, Bandvulc Plus+ and its truck…
Read more +Tony Stapleton has been appointed as Head of Fleet Sales for Continental Tyre Group, with responsibility for all fleet business across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Announced at the Conti360° Fleet Services Network Conference, Tony’s new role will support the consolidation of Continental and Bandvulc’s fleet networks, strengthening Continental’s position as a leading voice in…
Read more +Continental UK and Ireland has appointed Okan Tamer as its new managing director, effective 1 November 2018. The moves sees Tamer relocate from Turkey where he was general manager responsible for the presence of the international automotive corporation in that country. Tamer joined OLTAS in 1999 and as they were the national distributor of Continental…
Read more +The guides were handed out to members of the public at Continental’s Vision Zero live customer safety event at Donnington Park this week. They show road users the key challenges van and truck drivers face on a daily basis, offering safety advice to those who may not usually drive a van. The guides come after…
Read more +We are delighted to invite you to our stand at this year’s London Build which takes place on the 23rd & 24th October. London Build is the leading and largest construction show for London, it features 240+ speakers, 300+ exhibitors, 20,000+ attendees and extensive networking. Bandvulc has a long and proud history of evolving and growing with…
Read more +Lumsden & Carroll Civil Engineering part of Esh Group is a civil engineering company specialising in highways, bridges, drainage, rivers and housing. With offices in the North East, Yorkshire & Scotland they operate 30 x 8 wheel tippers on a Barum and Bandvulc BDY3 tyre policy. The fleet management for this operation is provided by Tyre…
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Chichester District Council has extended its tyre supply and management contract with Bandvulc, part of Continental Tyres, for its fleet of 26 Mercedes-Benz ‘Econic’ refuse collection vehicles. The tyre retread specialist had worked with the council for the past four years, offering a complete service on tyre management for its fleet, taking care…
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Children’s Hospice South West was nominated by Bandvulc’s Charity Team as the company’s main charity for 2019 and a number of fundraising activities have taken place during the course of the year. The most recent event has been the CHSW £50 Challenge ‘Get Nifty with your Fifty’. Two Bandvulc teams stepped up to the mark…
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After years of fitting Bandvulc and Continental tyres to its fleet, leading supply chain logistics provider, Fowler Welch, has now put the two manufacturers’ low rolling resistance (LRR) offerings to the test. In a joint-trial at Millbrook Proving Ground, Fowler Welch and Bandvulc arranged an evaluation of the performance and efficiency benefits of low rolling…
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