an introduction to bridgestone europe contents 3 4 5 corporation 6 technology and r&d 7 manufacturing 8 sales marketing original equipment market 9 replacement 12 logistics customer service 13 motor sport 14 landmarks 15 contacts company nv sa web site www eu com chairman ceo president mr takashi urano employees in 11 743 subsidiaries 17 companies plants technical centres 1 proving ground design with six european production a major centre bseu develops manufactures wide range of tyre brands products both as the vehicle industry for distributes more than 20 million tyres year all over continent through national two distributors are also exported outside including japan employs directly people many thousands employed indirectly suppliers management brussels office was set up belgium 1972 after global firestone merger 1988 entire
