02/20/2008 Hannover, February 2008. CSEasy has been honoured by the Fork Lift Truck Association. Continental’s innovative solid tyre was awarded for its pioneering design with a prestigious ‘Archie’.

Nominations for the award categories are made by members of the industry such as journalists, end users and FLTA members. The FLTA board choose a winner acknowledging the work of an individual or team for outstanding design achievement.

The CSEasy, launched little over a year ago, took industrial tyres to a new level. As the first ever tyre of its kind to be fitted with a torque wrench and no need for a mounting press, the pioneering CSEasy presented huge advantages to users. Another benefit of the system is the substantially reduced 'cost of ownership' versus standard tyres. Mileage performance is higher than that of a standard tyre and the CSEasy also boasts lower rolling resistance. Energy consumption is therefore less and CO₂ emissions are much reduced.

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David Ellison, chief executive at the FLTA, said; “The CSEasy is a deserving winner because it is a very innovative product which is of great benefit to users in our industry among others. For this reason, it was considered to be the design achievement of the year.”

Hans-Jurgen Sauerwald, inventor of the CSEasy, said; “I am thrilled that Continental and the industrial tyre team have been recognised in this way. We have always known that the CSEasy was a ground-breaking solid tyre. When we developed the tyre our main aim was to simplify the tyre changing process for the end user whilst producing a tyre that met our high performance criteria.”

Continental is in good company with previous winners being Jungheinrich last year and Linde Material Handling UK Ltd in 2006.

The winners of the coveted ‘Archies’ were announced at the Awards dinner in Birmingham on February 9 2008. The ‘Archie’ trophy is modelled on Archimedes, acknowledged as the father of modern engineering, who embodies and represents the application of intellect and innovation over brute force. The Archie will take pride of place at Continental Tyre Group Ltd head office in Middlesex.

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Continental is the only tyre manufacturer to supply a comprehensive range of industrial tyres, making it the No. 1 in Germany and Europe, and one of the top three worldwide.

With annual sales of more than €25 billion (based on 2006 figures), the Continental Corporation is one of the top five automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and compo­nents for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. The corporation currently employs approximately 150,000 at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.

The tyre divisions are an Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008^TM, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland in June 2008. For further details, visit the websites www.ContiSoccerWorld.de, www.ContiFanWorld.com and www.conti-online.com.

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