Mark RobertsBranch Manager
Goodyear - an American icon brand
Goodyear History where we were...
At Goodyear we are proud to draw on over 100 years of innovation in discovery, design and manufacturing for the inspiration that fuels today’s research.
- When the Model T Ford rolled off the production line in 1908, it rolled on Goodyear tyres.
- We’re more than a car tyre maker – we made the world’s first pneumatic airplane tyre in 1909 and the first radial tyre for commercial aircrafts in 1983.
- The first vehicle to break the 600mph land speed record did it on Goodyear tyres (1964). We also have a long history of working with Formula 1 teams and manufacturers, putting Goodyear tyres on cars that win races.
- We put the first tyres on the moon – the 1970 Apollo 14 moon lander was shod with Goodyear’s XLT tyres.
- We have a habit of making firsts: the first off-road tyres (Rut-Proof, 1921); the first tyres designed to keep rolling after a blowout (Lifeguard, 1934); the first mass-market tyres for wet conditions (Aquatred, 1991) and many more.
- We think green – from the introduction of the BioTred corn-based compound in 2001 to our current work on a renewable biomass tyre.
Goodyear leading edge of more than just tyres
Our culture of innovation isn’t just confined to the history books; it still lives on today in the work of our worldwide teams of Goodyear research engineers and scientists who are not only at the forefront of rubber and polymer science but also in diverse fields including computing, physics and mathematics. Our researchers are responsible for thousands of patents, with our inventions and breakthroughs used not only in tyres but also in areas including adhesives, food packaging and even artificial hearts.