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#Tyrechic (Alida Mouton) in Sarie Magazine
“Tot siens klerebedryf, hallo tyre chic...
Alida Mouton, invoer-direkteur van CFP (vir Charles Frederik Pitout, haar pa se name) Tyres, een van die grootste buiteband-invoermaatskappye in Suid-Afrika, woon in Durbanville naby Kaapstad. Na matriek aan die Hoërskool Volksrust (1993) in Mpumalanga het sy aan die Universiteit van Pretoria ‘n graad in bemarking, met die fokus op klere, verwerf. Maar sy is nog nie ‘n dag spyt sy het veertien jaar gelde die wêreld van mooi lap en ontwerp vir rubber verruil nie...
BUITEBANDE BO LAP
Op 21 het ek ‘n klerefabriek op Utrecht in KwaZulu-Natal oopgemaak. Tussendeur het ek rokke vir boetieks, selfs ‘n aandrok vir die sepie-aktrisie Brümilda van Rensburg gemaak. Die kreatiwiteit en vryheid van ontwerp het my vervul. Die klerefabriek was vir my as groentjie ‘n goeie uitdaging en harde werk. Maar my ouers het my kleintyd af geleer om baie onafhanklik te wees en my passies te volg. Kort voor lank het ek kasjmier uit China ingevoer en klere gemaak en uitgevoer na Europa en Amerika. ‘n Paar van ons by die fariek het in die tyd die voorsitter van die grootste buitebandefabriek in China ontmoet. Die groep het ‘n SA agent gesoek om hul bande te verkoop en bemark. Hoe kon ek dié geleentheid laat verbygaan? Ek het oornag die klerebedryf gegroet en tyre chic geword.
Ek moes baie dinge baie vining leer. In my elegante snyerspakkie met hoë hakke het ek onder meer buitebande in die pakhuis reggepak, korrespondensie met China gevoer, bestellings, invoer en verkope gereël. Dit was ‘n groot uitdaging en ek is mal oor opwinding. Dit was my trekpleister. Ek het wel die modebedryf gemis en was ‘n bietjie skaam om te sê ek werk met bande! En ek hou steeds van mooi klere. Naday my pa, Charles, saam met my begin werk het, het my man, Deon, asook my broers, Charles en Pieter, betrokke geraak. Nou is ons een groot gesinsonderneming. Ek is mal oor my werk, want dit druk my heeltyd uit my gemaksone. Ek besoek gereeld buitbandeskoue in onder meer Las Vegas, Doebai, Sjanghai, Essen en Ankara. Dit is lekker om met al die bandekenners te netwerk en my kennis uit te brei.
IN ‘N MANSWÊRELD
Dit was nogal ‘n ding om myself aanvanklik in die manlike wêreld te bewys. Hulle het boonop gedink ek is iemand se persoonlike assistent of ‘n vertaler. Ek het gesorg dat hulle vining sien ek weet waarvan ek praat. In 2003 was ek die enigste Westerse vrou by ‘n internasionale konferensie in Weihai, China. Ek het vir myself gesê: ‘Alida, wat maak jy hier?’ Toe staan ek op, neem my besigheidskaartjie na almal en stel myself bekend. Alle eer aan my mentors, veral my pa, by wie ek so baie kon leer van ambisie en positiewe denke, maar ook om kliënte met respek te behandel. Ek het besef China is ‘n ongelooflike land en die Chinese is so hulpvaardig, maar dáár moet jy geduldig wees. Alles gaan oor vertroue en respek. Die “andersheid” van die Chinese hou jou op jou tone. Ek moet ook dikwels toesprake hou. Sedert laerskool het ek al aan redenaarswedstryde deelgeneem. Maar as jy in Beijing voor vyfhonderd mense van reg oor die wêreld praat, raak jou keel maar droog. My reise is interessant, maar ook uitputtend en ek is dikwels weg van my kinders, Wiehan (11) en Minke (9). Gelukkig is Deon ‘n ondersteunende pa.”
WAT HET EK GELEER
◦ Gryp elke geleentheid aan. Jy weet nooit waarheen dit kan lei nie. ◦ Waardeer alles. Ons is so bevoorreg, maar is geneig om dit te vergeet. ◦ Jy kan nie respek en vertroue koop nie, jy moet dit verdien. ◦ Ek beaam graag modeontwerper Coco Chanel: “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” ◦ “Ek is tot alles in staat deur Christus wat my krag gee.” SARIE Julie 2014 deur Marguerite van Wyk
By : CFP Tyres /November 10, 2014 /CFP tyres /Comments Off on #Tyrechic (Alida Mouton) in Sarie Magazine Read More
Royal Vulcanizing’s 75th Anniversary
Royal Vulcanizing’s 75th Anniversary was held at the ICC in Durban on Friday, 12th September 2014 and CFP Tyres made an appearance.
Deon Mouton (MD), Alida Mouton (Import Director) & Mervin Maduramuthu (Sales Manager KwaZulu-Natal) from CFP TYRES attended this spectacular evening and CFP was honoured to share this special mile-stone event with Mr Jay Patel, his family and team at Royal Vulcanizing.
Royal Vulcanizing has been a customer of CFP Tyres for many years and we all look forward to strengthening this relationship in years to come. On behalf of CFP, we congratulate Royal Vulcanizing on this great achievement!
Deon Mouton (MD – CFP), Alida Mouton (Import Director – CFP), Jay Patel (CEO – Royal Vulcanizing), Meera Patel, Mervin Maduramuthu (Sales Manager – CFP) & Deenie Subramoney
By : CFP Tyres /October 01, 2014 /CFP tyres /Comments Off on Royal Vulcanizing’s 75th Anniversary Read More
SA Treads reports on the future of Triangle Tires in Europe
Triangle Tires – ambitious new strategy for company's future in Europe:
Apart from exhibiting at this year's Reifen 2014 show in Essen, Germany. Weihai based tyre manufacturer – Triangle Tyres Co Ltd - used Europe's most prestigious tyre show to stage a major Press and Customer Conference which, under the heading of 'Shaping the Foundation for Growth' presented the company's bold new future strategy for Europe.
SA Treads spoke with Mr Jenner Powell – Vice President Marketing of Triangle's Global Business Centre office in Shanghai who pointed out that following a period of redefining Triangle's future business momentum when it was established that Europe would be particularly focused on with special attention being given to products, channels and communications. The Global Business Centre has recently been opened in order to manage Triangle's worldwide marketing and international sales operation.
At the conference it was announced that Triangle would be establishing a future 'Road Map' for both PCR and TBR products which will be carefully based on the current European market situation as well a competitors movements. This will enable the company to operate a 'phase in and phase out' policy on a structured product time line. Jenner adds, "We are also investing in upgrading our current product range to increase performance levels for our respective targeted consumer segments. At the same time Triangle recently conducted a series of product testing programs in Europe."
The conference also revealed that a constant launch of new products will take place in the next few years which will eventually replace Triangle's complete current PCR range. This renewed strategy will be based around 'filling gaps' in key sizes in Ultra High Performance Premium, Budget segments with each segment benefiting from an increased product portfolio. It is also anticipated that SUV tyres will also be made available to the European market in due course.
Jenner continued, "Plans are also in place to further develop our distributor networks especially in regional locations in areas where we can identify opportunities for improved growth from Triangle. In accordance with this development we have already commenced working with distributor Bedelco s.a. for our TBR and OTR tires in key European markets including Germany and France along with emerging markets such as Romania."
Finally Triangle has also recently revamped its global website to provide increased international company and product information as they dedicate the rest of this year to reorganising for future European growth momentum.
Read more industry news on SA Treads here.
By : CFP Tyres /June 23, 2014 /Triangle Tyres /Comments Off on SA Treads reports on the future of Triangle Tires in Europe Read More
Useless Fact Of The Week: The meaning of the Sailun Logo
Ever wondered what goes into the design of a logo? Sailun illustrates to us with words:
The logo represents the shape of a tire with simple lines to imply our industry feature.
From a 3-dimensional angle, three tires juxtapose in the logo, which has dual meanings: 1) It symbolizes combination of multiple technologies to imply prominent quality of Sailun 2) It expresses a racing state to emphasize spirit of competition
From a 2-dimensional angle, the right part represents sail, while the left part represents waves and sprays, indicating Sailun is sailing.
On the left, the bracket is like the initial “c” in the word “communication”, which indicates that information technology is core technology in tire industry.
The straight lines in each letter imply rigidness of corporation administration, while the smooth transitional part implies our people-oriented management.
Read more about the Sailun brand identity here.
By : CFP Tyres /June 20, 2014 /Sailun, Useless Fact of The Week /Comments Off on Useless Fact Of The Week: The meaning of the Sailun Logo Read More
CFP and Petlas meet at the 2014 Automechanika in Dubai
Alida Mouton - Import Director of CFP, had a meeting with Turkish tyre manufacturer - Petlas.
According to Oğuz Ay - International Sales & Marketing Director, Petlas is growing substantially despite economical slow down in global markets. Petlas currently OE for New Holland tractors and recently signed an agreement with Boejing to manufacturer aircraft tyres.
CFP is focussing on Petlas Radial Agricultural tyres in the South African market.
By : CFP Tyres /June 09, 2014 /Agriculture, Automechanika, CFP tyres /Comments Off on CFP and Petlas meet at the 2014 Automechanika in Dubai Read More
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