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12A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, April 11, 1967 150 Types Of Tires Made At Dunlop Plant Dunlop of Canada Limited |100 degrees. Fahrenheit to add Whitby's largest manufacturer, | to the torturous tests. has been located in Whitby since | DISTRIBUTION AND 1955. The company employs 650 | MARKETING people and is reputed to pay | Dunlop Tire Sales and Ser- the highest wages in the rub-| vice Centres reach from east ber industry in Canada. Dunlop's Automotive Division #roduces over 150 different types @ tires for every sort of con- veyance from motor scooters to giant earth movers. Each pro- duct presents a new challenge to their skilled chemists, tech- wicians and research workers. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Each new product represents @ unique application which de- mands a tire of durability and distinctive characteristics. The Dunlop Gold Seal C60 was the first original equipment tire developed and tested in Canada to complement today's automo- tive styles. Their famous Silent Traction tire was _ specifically designed for modern cars. Sub- sequently, the industry has tak- en Dunlop's lead and Canadian motorists now enjoy the bene- fits of a true low - profile win- ter tire. Dunlop has been working for some time on a "radial-ply" tire where the cord will run straight across the casing at right angles (90 degrees to the centre line). Such a tire will normally give a harder ride at, Jow speeds, but improved per- formance at speeds in excess of 50 mph. QUALITY CONTROL To ensure that their products are completely roadworthy, all tires produced by Dunlop at Whitby exceed a series of stand- ards established by the Rub- ber Association of Canada, the Society of Automotive Engin- eers and the Vehicle' Equip- ment Safety Commission in the United States. All Dunlop tires exceed these rigid qualifications. jof St. John's Newfoundland west to Victoria, B.C. Each centre is a warehouse for products, eliminating unnecessary delays due to shipping problems. The acquisition of a $500,000 | data control centre has resulted jin greatly improved customer service, | CHALLENGES FOR | TOMORROW | Dunlop has had many suc- | cess stories and many triumphs, none of which were possible without the continuing efforts of their multitude of employees, especially those who manufact- ure the products. Dunlop has |the responsibility of building |a product which will give the 'consumer the safety they want and the comfort they demand. Dunlop, through imaginative re- search, expects to provide qual- {ity products to meet the chal- lenge of tomorrow. Lofthouse Brass Growing Fast The Lofthouse Brass Manu- jfacturing Limited, which has its plant at 310 Hopkins Street, has been operating in Whitby |for the past nine years. Start- | ing with three employees the | staff has now increased to 30. | The company supplies brass components to the electrical, plumbing and _ agricultural manufacturers covering a mar- ket from Winnipeg to Montreal, as well as customers in the United States. | The plant started with only 1,000 square feet and has ex- panded to more than 5,200 square feet. At the same time Before any products go on the! sales have increased tenfold. open market, they undergo The firm does not expect to jas a centennial Dunlop Canada Limited, one of the large tire manu- facturing firms in Can- ada, is intensely interested in providing the motoring public with high quality products. Seen here is a 150 miles per hour. The four-position test machne room in which the test ma- which loads up to four tires chine operates is kept at against a drum 1-300ths of 100 degrees fahrenheit to make sure the tires do not have an easy time. a mile in circumference. Tires can be tested up to SAVING FOR SCHOOL CALGARY (CP) -- Alberta members of the Catholic Youth Organization are raising $10,000 project for a school in Ilo, Peru. The coastal rigid testing procedures. Tires| make any significant increase @re tested at speeds up to 150 in equipment this year but an- mph and the room in which | ticipates 1967 will be the biggest fishing town's population LONDON (CP) -- Wands-/ military es' |jumped to 25,000 from 5,00¢;:.worth Jail in London is the last | Brifish prison still to have a | when a copper smelter wa : | built and housing and education | :allows. Hanging for murder are in short supply. vas temporarily suspended in 1964 but can still be the penalty }for treason, piracy or arson in blishments. ONLY ONE NOOSE VOU e.= 'READ » PLAY GAMES 'HAVE CHILDREN they are tested is heated to' sales year in its 10-year history. 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