Bridgestone Appoints Managing Director Of North Europe Region
From Tire Review At the end of Oct. 2014, Roin Shaw took over as the managing director of Bridgestone’s North Europe region, which includes the U.K. as well as the Nordic markets. Shaw replaced John McNaught, who had been with the company for 12 years. Shaw joined at a time when reorganization is taking place
Bridgestone Secures Incentives For HQ Relocation
From Tire Review Nearly $56 million in tax incentives have been approved for Bridgestone Americas headquarter relocation, reports The Tennessean. The Metro Council voted to give Bridgestone a 100 percent property tax discount over 20 years for the 30-story tower it plans to build and relocate in downtown Nashville. The council also approved a grant
Bridgestone Donation To Combat Ebola Outbreak
Bridgestone Corp. will donate $1 million to critical efforts underway in Liberia and the region to combat the deadly outbreak of Ebola in Africa.
Bridgestone Begins Producing Natural Rubber In Mesa, Ariz.
The 10-acre research and innovation campus is the center of Bridgestone’s efforts to extract natural rubber from guayule, a shrub native to the southwestern U.S.
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Appoints New President
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions vice president of sales was promoted to the position of president, effective immediately.
Kurt Danielson Named To Head Bridgestone Commercial Unit
In addition to his new position, Danielson also was named a senior vice president of Bridgestone Americas Inc.
Bridgestone Announces ‘Fuel The Cause’ Contest
Bridgestone Americas is hosting a Fuel the Cause contest, which will create green space in one U.S. community with a $25,000 gift from Bridgestone Americas.
Bridgestone Renames Expert Tire Stores, Closes 15
By the end of the first quarter of 2014, Bridgestone will rename 63 Expert Tire locations as Firestone Complete Auto Care stores and another two as Hibdon Tires Plus.
Bridgestone Recalls More Than 1 Million TBR Tires
The recall notice – related to a possible abnormality in the tire inner liner – has been issued for roughly 1.2 million truck and bus tires manufactured at the plant between January 2012 and August 2013, according to a report in the Global Times.
Bridgestone Completes Arizona Research Farm
The farm will eventually supply guayule biomass for rubber production at the tiremaker’s BioRubber Process Research Center that’s currently being constructed in Mesa, Ariz.