Pictured above: Marcus Hancock
Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, the world's only
specialist aircraft tyre company, has appointed Marcus Hancock as
technical director.
Marcus has 21 years' experience in the tyre industry and joins
Dunlop from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe, where he was
general manager for the company's European Technical Centre with
responsibility for overseeing all product development for the
region.
Over recent months, Dunlop has expanded its product range with
new radial and bias tyres for a number of commercial aeroplanes,
including the ATR42 and ATR72 regional turboprops as well as the
CRJ1000 Next Gen regional jet.
The company is also looking to increase its presence in the
wide-body aircraft marketplace following the acquisition last year
of production and testing equipment from The Yokohoma Rubber
Company.
"Marcus comes to us with vast technical and production
experience that will help as we look to enhance our existing
product range and develop tyres for aircraft we don't currently
support," said Dunlop Aircraft Tyres' chairman Ian Edmondson.
The company's former technical director Martin Pye has moved
into a new role as head of original equipment sales, helping Dunlop
to further strengthen its relationship and secure new business with
customers, including airframers and landing gear manufacturers.