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 sharing a cab who never meet before that. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine." said David Letterman

Well, we know that cab isn't going anywhere. We just can't do without our tires. Quality tires is needed when we want to ensure safety and long wear.

When the auto introduced it became the main transport media.Bridgestone tires was one of them.

The company started in the transportation field in 1931 to fulfill the dream to give car with tires. Shojiro Ishibashi. The name Bridgestone comes from the English translation for his surname.

Japan has a rapidly growing auto industry and Bridgestone became the largest tire manufacture company in Japan. The company used Japanese technology to produce tires. After many challenges, it began to produce a quality product. It began selling radial tires in 1967. They as well started selling tires in other areas of the world. United States was their headquarters.

The company added Firestone Tire and Rubber Company by took over these companies. They was able to produce top quality tires after this buying and considered as a recognized worldwide company. A large number of industrial company was introduced in North America as well as in South America by this. It brought back in racing the Firestone/Bridgestone brand. Since 1971 it has been providing tires for racing.

The company's operation in Europe began in 1972 when it established its head office in Brussels, Belgium. It has 7 production plants in the area. Without having production plants UK can test the rejected tires from their customers through a technical bay. They often provide Bridgestone rebates for tires that do not pass inspection.

The company was brought variation in other products line because of its inception. 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.

In 2006 Bridgestone merged with Bandag. Inc leading tire re-treader. 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.

Aircraft tire produces many company and Bridgestone is one of them. Bridgestone Aircraft is able to bring change in aircraft tire market with a product mix that can makes high quality tires for the new Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380.

At present, the company has manufacturing plants in all the major countries in the world. This includes the United States, Mexico, Belgium, China, Hungry, and Spain. It has become one of the premier tire manufactures in the world.




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