Fail Rates Rise

• The Vehicle Inspectorate has warned that maintenance standards appear to be falling. Its latest report shows a rise of 3% in the annual test failure rate. The number of......

Rushden's

L im crumbs • Rushrlen Granulating is installing a million pound t!.Te crumbing plant at its Northampton factory. Tyres will be shredded and then crumbed; the rubber will be......

Low Sulphur Boosts Pump Wear

• Low sulphur diesel fuel is leading to accelerated wear in diesel pumps, says Ewen Auld, Shell oils Automotive Technical Manager. Injection pumps are lubricated by the diesel......

Retreaders Call For Rethink

• BIPAVER, the international association for tyre retreaders, is calling for a 1.6mm minimum tread depth on truck tyres to bring them into line with cars. It also wants an......

Mintex Develops

• Mintex Don is redeveloping its disc brake pad factory and head office at Cleckheaton, West Yorks. By the end of 1993 the multi-million pound project will provide 7.400m'......