Tyre Links

In this section we have compiled a list of relevant links to various tyre industry websites that we that will be interesting to our readers and anyone who is looking to source information about the tyre industry in the UK.

The Tyre Industry Federation (TIF) is the overriding body, which represents the interests of the tyre industry at national level. Their website includes a downloadable factbook, which is the defeinitive guide to tyres in the UK.

Their are five main tyre industry associations, which represent various groupings within the industry, all of which are members of the TIF. The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) represent tyre makers with manufacturering facilities in the UK, whilst overseas manufacturers who import into the UK are represented by the Imported Tyre Manufacturers Association (ITMA).

Tyre retreading companies are represented by the Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA), whilst tyre disposal, collecting and recycling operations are members of the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA).

The interests of the retail trade and tyre wholsalers are looked after by the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA).

The UK's leading tyre safety organisation Tyresafe works closely with the Tyre Industry Federation too and is the body to contact regarding tyre safety issues.

Of course one should not forget the tyre press, who provide much valuable information on the tyre sector. The two main tyre dealer magazines in the UK are Tyres & Accessories and Tyre Trade News, whilst the retreading and tyre recycling sectors are covered by Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling.

Last, but not least, if you want to find out more about the UK tyre industry, you could do worse than pay a visit to the industry's very own trade exhibition Brityrex, which takes place in Manchester every two years.