International Dealer News IDN 148 April/May 2019 | Página 14

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Landport Batteries -
BRIEFS 25th anniversary
NEWS
BST Carbon Fibre Wheels of
Johannesburg, South Africa, has
announced a partnership with the
SA Superbike Championship Series.
SA SBK, together with BST, have
developed a programme that will
see racing teams use carbon fibre
wheels for the first time in an
official FIM sanctioned motorcycle
race series.
The BMW Group is the first automobile
manufacturer worldwide to join the Ship
Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI).
This independent platform, launched in
March 2018 by the Sustainable Shipping
Initiative, aims to improve measures,
transparency and awareness relating to
the issue of ship recycling. "The move
signals the BMW Group's commitment to
more sustainable organisation of
transport logistics".
With victories in the categories
"Sports Bikes", "Enduro/
Supermoto" and "Crossovers", as
well as four second places and two
third places, BMW Motorrad
achieved another impressive result
in MOTORRAD magazine's 21st
"Motorcycle of the Year" readers'
vote in 2019, in which 222
motorcycle models lined up and
were voted on by 47,407 readers in
Germany.
Brembo has won a Red Dot Award:
Product Design 2019, for its 19RCS
CORSA CORTA motorcycle radial master
cylinder. Said to feature a "host of
innovations, with many of the technical
solutions adopted directly from the
master cylinders used in MotoGP", the
most significant feature is said to be that
it allows the rider to tailor the "bite
point" to exactly where they want it, with
an easily accessible selector on the top of
the master cylinder itself operating a cam
mechanism (patented technology) to
choose between three different
responsiveness settings (Normal, Sport
and Race).
Netherlands based Landport is
celebrating its 25th anniversary in
2019 - "a quarter of a century to be
proud of, and 25 years in which
Landport has established itself as the
premier European battery specialist,"
Landport's Commercial Director Tim de
Zwart told IDN.
"We are happy to be part of the
Louwman Group, as this enabled us to
ensure our growth in all areas.
Landport has grown into a successful
battery specialist since its founding in
1993, serving 30 countries together
with its Belgian partner Accu Viks."
Parent company Louwman is one of the
largest automotive distributors in
Europe and also active in the mobility
aids industry. The Dutch family-owned
Louwman Group was founded in 1923
and consists of import companies for
the Toyota, Lexus, Morgan and Suzuki
car brands, the latter including
motorcycles and outboard marine
engines.
"Enjoying continuous international
growth, the Louwman Group is now
active in the Netherlands, Sweden,
Belgium, Denmark and the Czech
Republic. Landport operates at the top
level of the distribution chain. Our
customers are wholesalers, importers,
manufacturers and chain stores,
customers who demand a supplier with
an extensive product portfolio and
large stock."
Landport offers distributors and their
dealers a complete range of motorcycle
automotive and VRLA batteries,
chargers and accessories under the
Landport, Dynavolt, DYNAC, Duracell
and Pro Energy trade names and can
produce private labels on request. "All
our products offer maximum
performance under all circumstances,"
Tim says, "which makes Landport a
capable and reliable partner.
"We are a one-stop shop that can
deliver quickly, efficiently and with a
good balance between price and
performance. The secret behind
Landport's success is our excellent
customer service and our goal is to
develop long-term relationships. We
have all the expertise and meet all the
needs of our customers, regardless of
whether we are dealing with our own
products or private labels.
"Both our inside and outside teams are
highly motivated to develop and
maintain good relationships. We enjoy
our work and our customers know they
are dealing with an enthusiastic and
driven partner. Our informal attitude
also appeals to them. The extensive
stock in our conveniently located
Raamsdonksveer warehouse between
Rotterdam, Breda and Den Bosch
places us right at the heart of a Europe-
wide logistics capability that means we
can offer our customers exceptionally
short delivery times."
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