Our brands
In 1999 Goodyear and Dunlop began a journey of discovery. The joint venture was to create something even greater than the sum of its parts. Goodyear Dunlop is dedicated to provide new technologies and innovations to make the driving world a safer place to be.
Bringing together prestigious brands under one roof has meant shared purpose and communication.
Here you will find information about each of our brands.
Goodyear
The Goodyear Story began over 100 years ago, when in 1898 industrialist Frank Seiberling purchased the company's first plant using money he borrowed from a brother-in-law. Seiberling named the company in honour of Charles Goodyear, who pioneered the discovery of vulcanisation.
Inspired by a statue in the home of Seiberling, the Roman God of Mercury embodied many of the characteristics for which Goodyear products were known. Seiberling determined in 1900 the distinctive wing-foot trademark, which remains a symbolic link with the company's past.
On the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River East Akron, Ohio, Goodyear production began with the production of bicycle and carriage tyres, horseshoe pads and poker chips. In its first month, sales amounted to $8,246. Since the production of the company's first bicycle tyre in 1898, The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company has become the world's largest tyre company.
The Goodyear brand today is recognised around the world, with its thousands of breakthroughs, innovations and new inventions. Goodyear led the way in the use of nylon, synthetic materials and more recently introduced the RunOnFlat tyre, bringing safety and peace of mind to a new generation of motorists. In the UK, Goodyear holds a leading position in all market sectors, and is working in conjunction with UK vehicle manufacturers such as MINI, GM and Land Rover in the development of new tyre technologies.
Although Goodyear has its own tyre retailing network in the UK in HiQ, Goodyear tyres are available from almost every tyre dealer in the country, proof of the brand's high regard in the trade and high acceptance amongst consumers.
Goodyear believes in proving its ability at the cutting edge. The result? More Formula One Grand Prix victories than any other tyre manufacturer and a road tyre range that developed from this success.
www.goodyear.com
www.goodyear.co.uk
Dunlop
The Dunlop story begins with how a simple idea can change the world.
In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop invented the first pneumatic tyre and gained the inspiration from watching his son ride his tricycle. Dunlop noticed that his son experienced discomfort as he rode over cobbled ground. His son's tricycle had solid rubber tyres and this was to blame for his discomfort. Dunlop's solution was to wrap thin rubber sheets, glued together and inflated using a football pump creating a cushioning affect. This would then become the very first commercially viable pneumatic tyre.
John Boyd Dunlop recognised the tyres many advantages and patented the idea, fledging his Dunlop tyre company a head start over automotive competitors. Within ten years, Dunlop's invention almost entirely replaced solid tyres.
Dunlop has since become a successful multinational company, with operations in Germany, France, Canada, Australia, USA and production facilities throughout the globe.
In a defining step in the history of the Dunlop tyre business, the company was sold to (SRI) Sumitomo Rubber Industries in 1984. Goodyear later entered in 1999, into alliance with Sumitomo resulting in the formation of a new integrated company in the UK.
Throughout the history of motorsport and for past 100 years, Dunlop Tyres have played a vital role in its biggest successes. The Birmingham plant is home to Dunlop's global motorsport operation and ships its tyres to almost every major world-wide event. Riders in MotoGP, national superbikes and drivers in British Touring Cars and global sportscar racing are helping write the next chapter of the Dunlop legend.
www.dunloptyres.co.uk
www.driversknow.co.uk
www.injection.tv
Fulda
Fulda is one of Germany's leading tyre manufacturers. The company has a history since 1900, producing advanced tyres that offer outstanding value for money.
Fulda is one of Germany's leading brands, offering a range of top quality, reliable products for passenger car, light truck and farm applications.
Germany's leading testing, evaluation, and certification organisation, the TUV, awarded the Fulda Exelero with the official TUV Certification for Performance and Manufacturing. This is a first for a tyre manufacturer.
Sava
Sava has been operating for over 85 years and is one of the largest and most successful tyre manufacturers in Central Europe. From its home market in Slovenia, Sava Tyres has spread throughout the world, with growing success in Western European markets. Today, Sava is fully owned by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Falken
Renowned for its success in Japanese GT racing and the Nurburgring 24-hour race, Falken is chosen by high performance drivers around the world.
HiQ
HiQ has a proud heritage of supplying car care products and services to UK motorists, with our network dating back to the 1950s. When Goodyear and Dunlop joined forces, Dunlop's retail stores, MotorWay Tyres, were re-branded to HiQ.
Today HiQ have a network of company-owned and franchise fast-fit stores across the UK.
HiQ stores supply a whole range of tyres for every type of car including those from the ranges of Goodyear and Dunlop. HiQ provides its customers with more than tyre care but offer a fast-fit service of batteries, exhausts, MOTs and vehicle servicing.
Our customers are diverse, ranging from retail motorists who may only drive their own cars once a week to company car drivers who clock up thousands of miles every week.
HiQ's fleet operation is one of the best in the industry with new customers joining us every month.
Out of hours, our 24-hour, seven day a week breakdown service can reach motorists throughout the UK.
HiQ have a commitment to delivering service excellence.
TruckForce
Goodyear Dunlop have introduced 'TruckForce' - a pan-european, blue ribbon network, specialising in the complete lifecycle management of commercial truck tyres including replacement, regrooving and retreading. TruckForce operates a 24 hour service to fleet customers providing these benefits:
- An international capacity
- A cradle-to-grave concept managing the life cycle of the tyre
- Pay As You Go or PPK (Price per Kilometre)
- Technical and management reporting with visibility
- Key Performance Indicator functionality
- Central billing option
- Intelligent Transport Solutions
TruckForce provides a Europe-wide, premium quality truck tyre service and management network to suit all haulage applications. The objective is to reduce a Fleet's operating costs and improve reliability by supplying Goodyear Dunlop new and Next Tread products and services.
Each TruckForce service centre is rigorously controlled operation meeting the highest level of standards and is fully committed to keeping our Fleet customers on the road.
TruckForce customers can expect expert advice and are dealt with by knowledgeable professionals trained by 'Goodyear Dunlop specialist'.
TruckForce offers a round-the-clock service to its fleet customers offering 24 hour roadside assistance and will deal with the tyre problem there and then - to any fleet vehicle across Europe.