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Reifen Review 2008: Wellrock Introduce MGT Machinery

Wellrock Italia of Treviso, Italy is a joint venture between the well known OTR retreader Gomme Piave and Pneusmarca. Whereas Gomme Piave focuses on OTR tyres up to 35″, the Wellrock facility, located adjacent to Gomme Piave’s plant, specialises in giant tyres for the mining sector. The plant features newly-introduced tyre manufacturing machinery from MGT, an installation that Lucio Trevisan, Wellrock’s Sales Manager says has speeded up production substantially.

Wellrock’s visit to Reifen 2008 was dedicated to spreading awareness of the brand and its products, which include both retreads – in which the company specialises – and all new radial OTR tyres. The products are produced at the twin plants in Villorba, with the Gomme Piave retreads between 20” and 35” hot cured and moulded and the Wellrock retreads from 35” to a whopping 63” hot cured with cut treads.

8th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Good Times At Goodway Rubber

Goodway Rubber has been enjoying some good times over the past few years and the message from Group CEO Mr. Tai Boon Wee is that the company’s business grew by 33 per cent in 2007.

Ms Alison Wong has recently been appointed Chief Operating Officer, having overseen what are described as “unprecedented sales” during her last two years as Managing Director. The current high price of oil is impacting negatively on all sectors of industry – notably transportation and logistics, but Alison Wong, quoted in the Goodway corporate magazine Khronicle, suggests that retreading is one way to ease this pressure. She says: “Retreading is cost-efficient as a reusable resource and value for money. We can turn this threat into an opportunity with our established reputation for premium quality retreads that consistently deliver high performance, durability and safety.”

8th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Uzmai Exhibit Maitech Brand Extensions

The manufacturer behind the technical all steel radial OTR tyre brand Maitech, Uzmai presented its latest extensions to the range at Reifen 2008. The show saw the 2008 launch of the company’s new range of High Speed Crane tyres, the first being a 445/95R25 (1600R25) version, while the company showed its UM£ and UM5 ranges – suitable for wheeled loaders or articulated dumpers and loaders, dozers or terminal tractors respectively. Uzmai offers its Maitech UM3 tyres in a range of six sizes and the L5 in 23.5R25, 26.5R25 and 29.5R25, all of which follow Maitech’s all-steel radial design philosophy.

8th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

B&J Rocket Announce Contest Winners at Essen

Reifen 2008 was lucky enough to be chosen as the stage for the exciting conclusion of the B&J Rocket Pro Team Competition, which saw retreading professionals using B&J products submit photographs of their teams in action. As if this wasn’t enough, the company also took the time to present their latest innovation, named Rocket Tyre New – a colour refresher for old and used tyres.

7th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Rösler Gruppe Promotes ‘Re-Manufactured’ Tyres

With a freshly renewed corporate identity in hand, the Dortmund-based Rösler Gruppe, was primarily promoting the company’s OTR retread technology in Essen. But with pioneering developments in its Zeus tyre-fill division, the company certainly has more than one string to its bow.

The Rösler Gruppe’s Schelkmann brand is a name that is associated with premium pre-cure OTR tyre retreading. At a global level, the SPR (Schelkmann-Precured-Retreading) system currently gives the company a technological lead in supplying retreads for large EM tyres (25 to 27 inches). This still relatively new technology has already won favour in the mining industry, since it is extremely reliable and guarantees an extremely high level of safety. Tyres retreaded using the SPR system are designed to hold their own against premium new tyres in terms of service life, TKPH value and payload. In addition, this method significantly reduces costs per operating hour of these tyres in comparison with new tyres and other retread methods.

7th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandag Delivers Strong Reifen Essen Presence in Golden Jubilee Year

For its 50th year of business Bandag delivered a strong presence at the Essen show with a sizable booth, in which was displayed the company’s latest product and technological innovations. The running of the Reifen Essen was also chosen as an opportunity to give several new Bandag released their first public airing, including the company’s new Application Specific product line featuring Bandag designed premium retread products.

Part of this range is the new BTR-WB (E), the Bandag Trailer Regional-Wide Base. A premium offering for the 3-axle trailer segment, the BTR-WB (E) is, says Bandag, the result of exhaustive testing. Wide base trailer tyres used in regional applications are used under tough operating conditions and must cope with endless tight turns and manoeuvring. The result can often be irregular wear patterns, and Bandag had this in mind when it began developing the new tyre. Several prototypes, hundreds of test tyres and many millions of test kilometres later, Bandag introduced a product it believes performs well in all circumstances.

4th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Treadsetters Aiming to Increase Durun Sales 400%

Telford-based wholesaler, Treadsetters is aiming to increase sales of its Chinese produced Durun brand this year by more than four times the 2007 figure. Last year Treadsetters, which holds the European distribution rights, sold roughly 120,000 tyres. This year the company is aiming to increase this to half a million. So far sales have largely been generated in the UK, but customers have also purchased through Treadsetters from as far afield as Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, France and some African countries.

4th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Elgitread Splits Its Divisions to form Treadsdirect

Elgitread, who exhibited its tread rubber manufacturing division in Hall 3, Booth 122 at Reifen 2008, has relisted Treadsdirect as a separate company on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

The new company is categorised as An ELGI Associate, and will concentrate its energies on manufacturing tread rubber, bonding gum retreading and bus operations, while Elgitread – retaining the company name – will give more attention to retreading accessories, retreading machinery and manufacturing with reclaimed rubber. Treadsdirect is now the proprietor of 14 operational retreading units and possesses three manufacturing units.

3rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Makes Six-Figure Investment in Wolverhampton Site

Goodyear Dunlop Tyres has announced that further ‘substantial’ investment will be made in its Wolverhampton truck tyre retreading facility. The company has just taken delivery of two new state of the art SDS Shearography Machines, representing a six-figure investment.

The Wolverhampton factory, which employs over 400 people, is home to the company’s Next Tread operations, which specialises in retreading used truck tyre casings. The company states its latest investment will add to the high quality levels of the company’s Next Tread products.

3rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Appoints New Treasurer and Sectretary

At its annual conference between 11 and 13 June, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) elected Tom Formanek as the new Board treasurer, and Michael Berra, Jr. as the new secretary. Both Formanek and Berra will assume their new roles effective 3 November, 2008.

Formanek is the manager of Tire Service Products with Stellar Industries, based in Garner, IA. He has served as a TIA Board member since 2002 and was a Tire Association of North America (TANA) and National Tire Dealer & Retreader Association (NTDRA) Board Member since 1992.

2nd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Taiwan Retreader Becomes Latest TRIB Member

Taiwan’s Sinher International Company, Ltd. has become the newest member of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). “We are very happy to welcome Sinher International Company to the TRIB family and we know they will enjoy the many benefits TRIB offers to its members worldwide,” said Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director.

2nd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Good Times At Goodway Rubber

Goodway Rubber has been enjoying some good times over the past few years and the message from Group CEO Mr. Tai Boon Wee is that the company’s business grew by 33 per cent in 2007.

Ms Alison Wong has recently been appointed Chief Operating Officer, having overseen what are described as “unprecedented sales” during her last two years as Managing Director. The current high price of oil is impacting negatively on all sectors of industry – notably transportation and logistics, but Alison Wong, quoted in the Goodway corporate magazine Khronicle, suggests that retreading is one way to ease this pressure. She says: “Retreading is cost-efficient as a reusable resource and value for money. We can turn this threat into an opportunity with our established reputation for premium quality retreads that consistently deliver high performance, durability and safety.”

30th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal Opens New Warehouse in Hamburg

Less than three weeks before the Essen show, Brazilian retreading material supplier, Borrachas Vipal demonstrated just how much the company developed its export business. The news was that the company that had long been market leader in Brazil had chosen Mexico as the site for its first non-domestic production plant. At the time Vipal’s International Business Director, Maria Locatelli, explained that Mexico was chosen because it is an “entrance door” to the US. However, during an interview with Tyres & Accessories at the recent Reifen exhibition, Maria Locatelli explained that increased production in Mexico would also benefit European customers, both economically and due to shorter delivery times.

The main strategy behind the investment is to make use of Mexico’s North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ties. However, the company also intends to capitalise on the production cost benefits available in the petrochemical producing country, with a view to passing a saving onto consumers in export markets like Europe. “This is not the main target, but there will be possibilities to supply [Europe],” said Maria Locatelli.

27th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Plant & Chinese Sales Key to Greater Goodway Earnings

Goodway Integrated Industries views its recent venture into China and the purchase of a plant in the Malaysian city of Shah Alam as key to greater future earnings, reports Malaysia’s The Star newspaper. The company, which was caught off-guard by a sharp increase in rubber prices during the first quarter, expects improved performance in the coming months following a review of its selling prices.

“We are able to pass down some of the price increases to our customers, which should help improve our profits for the rest of the year,” group CEO Tai Boon Wee said after the group’s June 24 AGM.

25th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Launch Bandag Chain to Boost Japanese Retreads

The Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it is to promote its recycled tyre business through Bandag, a new retail chain based on their retreading business acquisition of last year: the US firm Bandag Tire Solutions. The chain will look to employ the technology of Bandag Tire Solutions to retread around 10,000 tyres every year. Bridgestone plan to open its first new Bandag depot by the end of the year, and to spread the presence of the chain to 20 over the next three to four years. Each one will be the subject of a 100 million yen investment.

20th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors