Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon, Concorde made its inaugural voyage, The Archies topped the charts with “Sugar, Sugar” and Cliff Jones joined REMA TIP TOP! You guessed it - 1969 was the year.
Cliff Jones began life at REMA TIP TOP as a fledgling sales representative selling tyre repair materials to the two wheel and automotive trade. Cliff's endearing manner and natural way with people were immediately apparent and combined with his obvious flair for sales it is not difficult to see why Cliff has been an outstanding asset to the company which he has served flawlessly for 40 years.
Cliff has unsuprisingly risen to the top in his time with the company. Now in the position of Managing Director of REMA TIP TOP AUTOMOTIVE UK Limited it is fair to say that Cliff has the utmost respect from his fellow colleagues. They all recognise that Cliff leads by example, driven by an inextinguishable passion and burning desire for success, unfazed by hard work, excited by challenge and resilient in adversity.

Continental Tyre Group has announced the appointment of Steve Ashcroft as OE Manager for the truck sector in UK & Ireland. Steve will be responsible for all OE truck and trailer activities, liasing directly with both manufacturers and fleets.

Steve has been in the commercial vehicle industry since he left school and now has over 33 years in the business.

He started his career with Leyland Trucks, where he worked closely with the research and development team on military business with the MoD.

Snap-on Diagnostics has announced the appointment of Sarah Philpott as Acting Marketing Manager.

Sarah is pictured (left) with Helen Taylor, Marketing Manager at Snap-on Diagnostics, who is currently on maternity leave and to whom she reports.

Brian Barron, Plant Manager Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited, has graduated recently from Leeds Metropolitan University with a degree in World Class Manufacturing Management.

Brian's success comes as a result of a three-year day-release/self-study course which has been supported by Vacu-Lug as part of its commitment to ensure the company and its staff remain at the leading-edge of their industry.

“Vacu-Lug has a long history of success based upon manufacturing, technological and managerial leadership,” comments the company's Managing Director Tim Hercock.

Infinity Tyres have announced the appointment of Tim Sanders as General Manager for Infinity Australia and New Zealand.

Following the appointments of Martin West and Martin Lumb in Europe, this further recruitment continues to strengthen the global Infinity management team and demonstrates the commitment and investment being placed behind the Infinity brand.

For the last seven years Tim has spent the majority of his time developing the Australian and New Zealand markets for Continental and Sime brands in conjunction with local distribution partners.