Saturday 8 February 2014

Who Is Bridgestone Tires

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By George Dodson


"People say New Yorkers can't get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy was carrying the radio and the tires and the Engine was carried by the other guy." said David Letterman

It is know to all that cab can go anywhere by itself alone. We just can't do without our tires. We have to have quality tires to ensure safety and long wear.

When the auto introduced it became the main transport media.Among many companies Bridgestone is one of them.

The company began in 1931 as a dream to furnish cars with tires. Shojiro Ishibashi. Bridgestone actually the English version of his surname.

Bridgestone become the largest tire manufacture company within the rapidly growing auto industry in Japan. The company preferred Japanese technology to produce tires. They did lots of experimentation and finally they was able to produce quality tires. In1967 they began selling radial tires. It also began opening markets in other areas of the world. That included the United States where it opened a headquarters.

The company added Firestone Tire and Rubber Company by took over these companies. After this buying they was able to produce high quality tires and became a respected globally company. 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.

After establishing its head office in Brussels, Belgium the company started their operation in Europe in 1972. In its relevant area it has 7 production plants. The UK has not production plants but it has a technical bay where it inspects tires from customers who are dissatisfied. They usually provide tires along with Bridgestone rebates so that it can't pass inspection.

Since its inception, the company has diversified into other product lines. Polyurethane foam, construction materials and parts of electronic equipment, bicycles and sporting goods can be produced by Bridgestone. These various products usually generate one-fourth of the total sales of the group.

Bandag. Inc is a leading tire re-treader company and Bridgestone combined with it in 2006. As the president explained,

'Higher fuel prices are prompting customers to cut costs. Time and cost both needs to develop this size of business. We were able to get that all at once.'

The company changed its name and Bridgestone Bandag, LLC is the new name of the company. Later it know as Bridgestone Commercial Services Group.

Bridgestone is also a manufacture of aircraft tires. 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, the company has manufacturing plants in all the major countries in the world. This includes the United States, Mexico, Belgium, China, Hungry, and Spain. It has become one of the premier tire manufactures in the world.




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