Bridgestone Hosepower completed the acquisition of Cline Hose & Hydraulics in the U.S. on December 29, 2023. The acquisition of Cline will strengthen and accelerate the development of Bridgestone Hosepower’s hydraulic and industrial hose solutions and mobile van solutions business in the U.S. and expand its solutions network. Cline is a hydraulic hose and mobile service provider founded in 1948....
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Passion to Turn the World: Bridgestone President Shuichi Ishibashi
Bridgestone will promote sustainable global motorsports activities to continue to be the best supporter and to be an indispensable part of the future of mobility, according to the company’s global CEO, Shuichi Ishibashi. Bridgestone’s sustainable global motorsports activities include the use of racing as a driving laboratory to refine technologies under extreme conditions, and the development and evolution of commercial...
Bridgestone Teams up With Tohoku University to Develop Innovative Materials
Bridgestone has formed a research and development team with Tohoku University to develop innovative, data-driven materials by utilizing Nanoterrace, a next-generation synchrotron radiation facility being built on Tohoku University’s new Aobayama campus. The base of the team will be the Green Cross Tech Research Center established by the university. The research center is an industry-academia co-creation innovation center with the...
Bridgestone Holds Customer Service and Skills Competition for Tire Chain Store Staff
Bridgestone Retail Japan has in September held for staff members of Cockpit Tire passenger car tire chain stores a Customer Service Grand Prix to test their ability to respond to user requests and propose products and services, and a Skill Grand Prix to compete in the accuracy and speed of tire replacement work. A total of 425 people participated in...
Bridgestone Outlines Retreading Strategy
Bridgestone aims to address the challenges facing the transportation industry by combining its products, retreading and digital technology-based services, and B-select, a solutions network, to provide four key values: safe operation, environmental impact reduction, cost reduction, and operational efficiency. “We are building a network of bases close to our customers and providing products and services that are tailored to their...
Bridgestone Offers New Solution Service for Mining
Bridgestone has launched in launched in July a new solution service for mining, which has already found use by resource major BHP at their Pampa Norte Spence mine in Chile. The service proposes optimal tire maintenance timing and driving routes based on tire durability prediction using a proprietary algorithm developed by Bridgestone. Based on the unique algorithm that makes full...