Galgo promotes retreading at the OSBMA annual workshop
Pre-Q Galgo Corporation promoted retreading at the annual OSBMA (Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association) workshop in Columbus, Ohio, on 3 October 2023.
Continue ReadingRenault – we are proud to be first OEM with Leonard retreads
As reported on Monday, the Renault Group will distribute Leonard retreaded car tyres in France via the 4,900 points of distribution in its brand network. We reached out to Groupe Renault to find out more, and Christopher Le Coq, the company’s strategic partnerships & business development manager, told us a little about the line-up Renault will offer.
Continue ReadingRenault to distribute Leonard retreaded car tyres
Half a year after producing the first car tyres under the Leonard brand name, Black Star has already entered into several agreements regarding the range’s distribution in France. The retreader, which is 60 per cent owned by automotive aftermarket group Mobivia, is now bringing the first vehicle manufacturer on board.
Continue ReadingGalgo celebrates 25 years in the US and Canada
Pre-Q Galgo Corporation celebrated 25 years in the US & Canada at a recent meeting at their corporate office in Dallas, Texas. Galgo began producing rubber products in August 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Continue ReadingPutting tyre service at the centre: Bridgestone North region commercial director on truck tyres, webfleet and Hotread
18 months ago, David Almazan joined the Bridgestone North Region as commercial business unit director. During that time the commercial vehicle sector in general as well as the UK fleet business proved their resilience and creativity and the market has experienced a number of shifts. Tyres & Accessories caught up with Almazan at the company’s relatively recently refurbished Warwickshire headquarters in order to find out more about how the leading tyremaker’s commercial vehicle strategy is evolving.
Continue Reading30 million retreads and counting: Michelin celebrates 100 years of tyre re-manufacturing
Michelin started retreading tyres back in 1923. In the years that followed, the process was refined and demand grew, with the Michelin Remix process (REmould, MIchelin, and X the designation for the French tyremaker’s radials) born in the 1960s. Demand for retreads continued to increase, leading to the expansion of production at the Stoke-on-Trent plant in 1968. Since then, around 30 million worn tyres have been remanufactured at the Michelin plants in Stoke-on-Trent, UK and Homburg, Germany. With around 10 million of those retreads manufactured at the Campbell Road, Stoke-on-Trent operation, Tyres & Accessories went to see the latest developments at the largest retreading facility in the UK and arguably one the most modern retreading facilities in Europe.
Continue ReadingGalgo adds 5 designs to ‘Extreme’ range of winter treads
Pre-Q Galgo Corporation has added five new designs that have been “lab-tested down to 80° below”. The Extreme line now includes: LDD (Long Distance Drive) 24/32, DLM (Drive Lug Medium) 18/32, PB (Power Block) 26/32, SD (Snow Drive) 25/32, MPO (Multi Positional) 22.5/32 for a total of 18 designs that have been lab tested down to 80° below.
Continue ReadingVaculug becomes first retreader to raise sustainability linked financing
Vaculug has raised financing from Queens Road Capital in what the company describes as a world-first Sustainability Linked Financing Package (SLFP) for any retreading company. Vaculug will use these proceeds to fund its significant expansion and growth.
Continue ReadingImport glut ripples across European truck tyre market
The ups and downs of European retreading continued last year. According to current figures from the European Tire & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), the association members retreaded and marketed a total of 4.298 million truck tyres in Europe (excluding Turkey) in 2022. This corresponds to a decline of at least 6.2 per cent compared to the previous year, but is still 4.9 per cent above the figures for the previous year. However, since the new tyre business of the ETRMA members was largely stable (down 0.5 per cent), the importance of retreaded truck tyres fell again significantly compared to the new tyre market and was only 37.2 per cent at the end of last year. The associations figures also show something else very clearly: the EU tariff effect, which had reduced imports of truck tyres (by non-ETRMA members) for a number of years, has now completely fizzled out.
Continue ReadingVipal Rubber celebrates 50 years
It was at a gas station in 1960 that Vicencio Paludo found the opportunity that would make him start the company that is now 50 years old, Vipal Rubber. The only one in the world with a complete line of products for retreading and repairs for passenger, commercial, agricultural and off-the-road (OTR) tyres, the company was born from a latent need: to offer lorry drives a solution to their tyre problems. From the first patches, going through the production of camelbacks, treads, and tyre retreading machines, to the manufacture of new tyres for motorcycles, one of the largest rubber manufacturers in the world emerges.
Continue ReadingMarangoni introduces new Ringer machinery series
Marangoni has completely revised its Ringtread System equipment with a range that offers retreaders the benefit of modularity. Known as Ringer, these machines draw upon the proven technology of the Ringtreader and Ringbuilder units they replace. Marangoni is currently installing the first Ringer units at customer sites in Europe.
Continue ReadingCeat & Marangoni begin India retreading partnership
Marangoni S.p.A. and Ceat Limited have entered into a strategic partnership to provide tyre retreading solutions in the Indian market. By combining Ceat’s tyre casings with Marangoni’s retreading technology, the two firms intend to provide customers with “an optimum solution that offers extended tyre life, superior performance, and cost-effectiveness.” Ceat and Marangoni also view the partnership as a means of expanding their franchisee networks.
Continue ReadingRetreading & recycling focus at The Tire Cologne 2024
The organiser of The Tire Cologne 2024 promises to pay even more attention to the circular economy at next year’s show, with tyre retreading and recycling now “concentrated in a centrally located themed area.” The tyre industry exhibition returns to Cologne, Germany between 4 and 6 June 2024.
Continue ReadingObituary: Sheila Ikin
It was with profound sadness that we learned of the death of former RMA Administrative Director Sheila Ikin on 10 July, following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Continue ReadingG&S Tyres joins Marangoni Ringtread Network
After more than 30 years as a Bandag franchisee, G&S Tyres has joined the Marangoni Ringtread Network. The company has also joined the NTDA as both a retreader and a tyre distributor – the latter in relation to its on-site car tyre fitting business. Tyres & Accessories recently visited the company’s Barking, London headquarters in order to find out more.
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