{"id":257690,"date":"2023-04-18T13:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=130813"},"modified":"2023-04-18T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:13:46","slug":"dunlop-celebrates-top-tyre-dealers-for-outstanding-2022-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/dunlop-celebrates-top-tyre-dealers-for-outstanding-2022-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunlop celebrates top tyre dealers for outstanding 2022 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dunlop-celebrates-top-tyre-dealers-for-outstanding-2022-performance.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Dunlop Tyres South Africa https:\/\/www.dunloptyres.co.za\/ honoured its top performing independent franchise owners at the recent Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2022 Awards, which were held virtually on 28 March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious annual awards ceremony celebrated product and service excellence in Dunlop\u2019s four tyre retail categories serving unique areas of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Lubin Ozoux, CEO of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa https:\/\/www.srigroup.co.za\/home, which manufactures and distributes Dunlop Tyres locally, said, \u201cThis year\u2019s winners have truly set the benchmark for excellence in the industry, and it was our honour to recognise them for another year of dedication, hard work, and exceptional customer service as Dunlop dealers \u2013 in essence creating joy through innovation, in line with our corporate purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dunlop Zone Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The largest and most hotly contested contest is always the Dunlop Zone category, which is a top end fitment centre that provides the consumer with a multi-branded tyre offering and a range of tyre services.<\/p>\n<p>Dunlop Zone Stores are judged on customer service excellence, revenue and volume growth, participation in Dunlop\u2019s value-added offerings, as well as engagement with marketing and communication campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Top honours in the Dunlop Zone National Awards went to Renata Tyres in Randfontein which clinched the Dunlop Zone Diamond Dealer of the Year 2022 award, followed by Trevor\u2019s Wheel &amp; Tyre in Kimberley, which took the Dunlop Zone Platinum Dealer of the Year 2022 award, and Stoney\u2019s Wheel and Tyre in Bloemfontein who scooped the Gold award in this category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were thrilled to come out tops this year in such a competitive category and we\u2019re grateful to Dunlop for enabling us to succeed by providing us with expert advice, marketing support and competitive pricing that we can pass on to our clients,\u201d said Team Renata.<\/p>\n<p>Dunlop Zone Newcomer of the Year 2022 was Trophy Tyres in Letsitele.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional Dealer of the Year winners in the Dunlop Zone category were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KwaZulu-Natal: Dunlop Zone New Germany Tyre, Exhaust &amp; Garage (Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Cape: Dunlop Zone Plettenberg Bay (retaining its Gold award from the previous year) and Eastern Cape Tyres in King William\u2019s Town (Platinum)<\/li>\n<li>Western Cape: Autospeed Blackheath (Gold) and Goodhope Tyres (Diamond)<\/li>\n<li>Gauteng West: AST Tyres (Gold) and Renata Tyres Randfontein (Diamond)<\/li>\n<li>Limpopo\/Mpumalanga\/Swaziland: Dunlop Zone Hoedspruit (Gold) and Hardie Tyre Services in Ermelo (Platinum)<\/li>\n<li>Free State\/Northern Cape\/Lesotho: Stoney\u2019s Wheel and Tyre in Bloemfontein (Gold) and Trevor\u2019s Wheel &amp; Tyre in Kimberley (Platinum).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dunlop Commercial Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dunlop Commercial dealers provide specialised fitment for fleet owners and transport operators.<br \/>Judging criteria in this category included customer service excellence, revenue and volume growth and strategic sales performance.<br \/>Tyres &amp; Treads in George was named Dunlop Commercial Dealer of the Year 2022, while runner-up in the Dunlop Commercial category was IC Steel &amp; Tyre in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dunlop Express Dealer Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dunlop Express stores serve smaller towns and this category was judged on revenue and volume growth.<\/p>\n<p>Kgethogolo Fitment Centre in Virginia, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, was named the Dunlop Express Dealer of the Year 2022. The centre prides itself on customer satisfaction, fast delivery, competitive prices, stock availability, and professional advice and support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dunlop Container Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Dunlop Container https:\/\/www.dunloptyres.co.za\/Dealer-Locator\/Dunlop-Container category, also judged on revenue and volume growth, the winner was Kulungwane Tyres, based in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. This 100% black-owned and currently 51% black-youth owned company sells and supplies new tyres for passenger, light commercial, truck and bus as well as offroad tyres and tubes.<\/p>\n<p>With the support of a widely recognised brand, the Dunlop Container programme has enjoyed exponential growth and success in the tyre market and has received widespread support from government and other agencies. Dunlop also offers a Business in a Box https:\/\/www.dunloptyres.co.za\/business-in-a-box plug-and-play solution for informal tyre businesses often trading from makeshift facilities, to be transformed into Dunlop-branded fitment centres operating out of a fully fitted 12m container. The brand is on the lookout for 48 township entrepreneurs who could qualify for startup support to run their own local Dunlop Container tyre centres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYear after year it is gratifying to see the pool of Dunlop dealers growing and the calibre of entries reaching new heights in tyre retail excellence \u2013 from our entry level Dunlop Container stores to the more developed and mature Dunlop Express, Zone and Commercial stores. Congrats to all our winners for their exceptional performance in 2022! We look forward to having them \u201cTake the Road\u201d with us in 2023 and beyond,\u201d said Ozoux.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">51<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/dunlop-celebrates-top-tyre-dealers-for-outstanding-2022-performance\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dunlop Tyres South Africa https:\/\/www.dunloptyres.co.za\/ honoured its top performing independent franchise owners at the recent Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2022 Awards, which were held virtually on 28 March 2023. The prestigious annual awards ceremony celebrated product and service excellence in Dunlop\u2019s four tyre retail categories serving unique areas of the market. 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