After our recent article on the safety risks of old tyres it is only fitting we look at the recycling of tyres. At the Tyre Blog, whilst browsing around, we came across a few examples of recycled tyres but in an artistic manner. Number 1: Tire sculpture: Sculpture outside offices in Antwerp of yes, a urinating dog, made of tires. ... [ Read: Recycling Tyres in an Artistic Environmently Friendly Way ]

There have been a few things that have happened in the tyre industry recently; here is a quick summary of some recent events: The TyrePress Website publishes its 20,000th story One of the most popular websites in the industry published their 20,000th story. The website has been online since 1998. It started small but right now is said to publish ... [ Read: Recent Tyre Industry News ]

A recent press release issued by the online retailer Tyre Shopper, gave the advice that many people may buy tyres as a “distressed purchase” and therefore will be seeking value for money. Given the financial uncertainties in the current economic climate, this will likely have increased the amount of research being conducted into tyre purchases. It’s agreed by ... [ Read: Guideline on where to buy tyres online ]

A recent survey by the AA (in New Zealand) has determined that around 48% of cars could be wasting fuel and neglecting tyre safety due to under inflated tyres. That’s nearly half the cars on the road. We know from James May that deflated tyres help whilst off-road driving as they increase the tyres surface area over bumpy terrain ... [ Read: Help save fuel with correctly inflated tyres ]

Once again, tyre safety has been brought to the fore by a very serious incident which thankfully ended well in this case. One Show presenter and stand-up comedian Jason Manford was left feeling very lucky, after he managed to walk away unscathed from a double tyre blow out on the M6 motorway. Jason was travelling to a gig ... [ Read: Surviving a tyre blow out on the motorway ]