Pirelli renews retread agreement with Vacu-Lug
Pirelli and Vacu-Lug have renewed the contract that means the Lincolnshire-based retreaded tyre manufacturer will continue as sole producer of the Pirelli Novateck range in hot and cold cure processes in the UK. The relationship between the two manufacturers dates back to April 2007 when a production agreement between the companies dictated that Vacu-Lug take over the machinery and moulds from Pirelli's own production facility in Burton-upon-Trent.
By combining the existing Pirelli technology and Vacu-Lug’s 60 years of experience in the retread market, Pirelli was able to secure continued investment into the product line, meaning it could carry on offering its retread range alongside its new truck products.
The partnership means Pirelli is able to offer a full life package to its customers and Vacu-Lug can focus on producing the Novateck brand.
Chris Evans, director of Truck at Pirelli, and Tim Hercock, managing director at Vacu-Lug, both see the future as a joint journey and fully expect to go from strength to strength.
“We have benefited from our relationship with Vacu-Lug during the last three years and look forward to pushing further in both new truck and retread tyres in the UK,” Chris Evans commented. “Our working relationship with Vaculug is effectively an open door, meaning we work together daily, not only on bringing Novateck Retreads to market but also exploring commercial opportunities”.
Tim Hercock added. “For a premium manufacturer of truck tyres like Pirelli they must have a viable retread offer and, if not in-house, then why not one of the country’s leading retread manufacturers? …We use Pirelli moulds, technology, tread and rubber for Novateck and add to it our own knowledge and experience”.
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