Who Is Bridgestone Tires

By George Dodson





"People thinks that it is not possible for two New Yorkers to stay together for while. 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. The cab can't move anywhere without the help of tires. To ensure safety and long wear we need to have quality tires.



When the auto introduced it became the main transport media.One such company was Bridgestone Tires.



The company started in the transportation field in 1931 to fulfill the dream to give car with tires. Shojiro Ishibashi. Bridgestone actually the English version of his surname.



Japan has a rapidly growing auto industry and Bridgestone became the largest tire manufacture company in Japan. The company preferred Japanese technology to produce tires. They did lots of experimentation and finally they was able to produce quality tires. It was 1967 when they started selling radial tires. They as well started selling tires in other areas of the world. United States was their headquarters.



The company added to this by acquiring Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1988. They was able to produce top quality tires after this buying and considered as a recognized worldwide company. This gave it a large number of production sites in North America, as well as South America and Europe. Bridgestone/Firestone brand back in racing by it. Since 1971 it has been providing tires for racing.



The company started their operation in Europe After establishing their head office in Brussels, Belgium in 1972. In its relevant area it has 7 production plants. UK has no production plants but the has a bay by which they tested the rejected tires by the customers. 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. One-fourth of the group's total sales comes from these products.



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



'Higher fuel prices are prompting customers to cut costs. It takes time and costs to develop this size business. We were able to get that all at once.'



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 Tire is able too prepare for a changing market with a product mix that makes tires for the new Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380.



At present in all the major parts of the world the company has manufacturing tires. This includes the United States, Mexico, Belgium, China, Hungry, and Spain. Now-a-days it is recognized as a premier tire manufacturing company all around the world.









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