Wednesday, February 19, 2014

What Do You Know Regarding Bridgestone Tires

By George Dodson


"People thinks that it is not possible for two New Yorkers to stay together for while. Not true. It is seen by me that two New Yorkers sharing a cab who didn't know each other. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine." said David Letterman

It is know to all that cab can go anywhere by itself alone. We can't move the car without having tires. We have to have quality tires to ensure safety and long wear.

Many entrepreneurs recognized that when the auto first became the means of transportation.One such company was Bridgestone Tires.

The company started in the transportation field in 1931 to fulfill the dream to give car with tires. Shojiro Ishibashi. Bridgestone actually the English version of his surname.

Japan has a rapidly growing auto industry and Bridgestone became the largest tire manufacture company in Japan. The company focused on producing tires with Japanese technology only. They was able to produce quality tires after lots of experimentation. In1967 they began selling radial tires. They as well started selling tires in other areas of the world. They chose United States as their headquarters.

The company added Firestone Tire and Rubber Company by took over these companies. With this acquisition, it became a respected global entity dedicated to producing the highest level of quality and service. This introduced in North America as well as in South America a large number of industry company. It brought back in racing the Firestone/Bridgestone brand. Since 1971 it has been providing tires for racing.

The company's operation in Europe began in 1972 when it established its head office in Brussels, Belgium. It has 7 production plants in the area. UK has no production plants but the has a bay by which they tested the rejected tires by the customers. They often provide Bridgestone rebates for tires that do not pass inspection.

Since its inception, the company has diversified into other product lines. Bridgestone produces polyurethane foam products, construction materials, and parts for electronic equipment, bicycles, and sporting goods. These products generate about one-fourth of the total sales of the group.

In 2006 Bridgestone merged with Bandag. Inc leading tire re-treader. As the president explained,

'Higher fuel prices are prompting customers to cut costs. It takes time and costs to develop this size business. We were able to get that all at once.'

Bridgestone Bandag, LLC is the new name of the company. It later became the Bridgestone Commercial Services Group.

Aircraft tire produces many company and Bridgestone is one of them. Bridgestone Aircraft is able to bring change in aircraft tire market with a product mix that can makes high quality tires for the new Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380.

At present in all the major parts of the world the company has manufacturing tires. This includes the United States, Mexico, Belgium, China, Hungry, and Spain. Now-a-days it is recognized as a premier tire manufacturing company all around the world.




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