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Putting the UK Market in the Picture

This year Trelleborg is 100 years young. The company’s name is fairly well recognised in the UK market but there is still room for improvement. Ask where the company comes from, what it’s up to on the UK market, or how Trelleborg Wheel Systems (TWS) fits into the picture and the response is often vague. However the manufacturer is addressing these brand awareness issues and is beginning to focus more and more on its agricultural division as well as marketing itself as a specialist in agricultural tyres. Tyres & Accessories spoke to Ian Gillespie, managing director of Trelleborg Wheel Systems UK, to discern its UK market approach.

26th April 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

TRIB Membership Reaches 430

(Akron/Tire Review) Trojan Tyres in Australia and Sousa & Companhia LDA from Portugal have joined the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB), giving the organization 430 total members.

”We are now at 430 members in over 30 countries, which is the highest we have been in years,” said Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director. “As our promotional materials about retreading and tyre repairing continue to be circulated to the trucking and tyre media worldwide, more and more retreaders and tyre dealers who sell retreads are beginning to appreciate the value of TRIB membership.

26th April 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni Taps Rizzi to Lead Sales

(Akron/Tire Review) Marangoni Tread North America has named retreading industry veteran Donald Rizzi as its new national sales manager.

Prior to joining Marangoni, Rizzi was regional manager for Goodyear’s retread systems business, regional manager for Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems, and a Six Sigma project manager for Goodyear. Through his career, Rizzi held sales management positions with Long Mile Rubber Co., Oliver Rubber Co. and Ultima Rubber Products.

“We are very pleased that Don has joined us,” said Bill Sweatman, Marangoni Tread North America president. “Our business continues to grow at a rapid rate and Don will not only help us to keep that momentum going but will improve our representation and service to our valued customers, our independent dealer network.”

15th April 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Constructs New Retread Factory

Goodyear Canada has announced that it will construct a new truck retreading factory in Beloeil replacing the existing facility Ville St-Laurent.

The move represents a “strategic choice for Goodyear Canada” said Mr Bernard Plante, general manager for Goodyear Canada. 5.2 million Canadian dollars will be invested in the project, which will produce a 69,000 sq ft building.

13th April 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Introduces Training Courses

The Retread Manufacturers Association is to introduce a series of specialist training courses as part of a development programme aimed at increasing the range of value-added benefits to members.

As a first step, the Association is re-introducing its City and Guilds Part 1 – Workshop Practice courses for the 2005/2006 study year. These correspondence courses, aimed at operatives in retreading plants, are being administered in conjunction with Newlaw Associates and cover a full range of processes in retread plants including inspection, drying, buffing, repairing, cementing, hot cure tread preparation, sidewall veneer application, hot cure building and precured retreading as well as other relevant topics such as matrices, basic materials, legislation and health and safety issues.

30th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Ringtread Extends to 70 Series

Marangoni Tread has added five 70 series tread designs to its range of Ringtread precured tread rings.

The launch reflects “continuing and rapid growth in the importance of 70 series fitments across Western Europe,” says Marangoni, adding that the segment now accounts for 5.9 per cent of 22.5 inch tyre sales across the region.

29th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

BFNAT and Bandag Continue Cooperation

(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) and truck leasing giant Ryder System Inc have extended their agreement in which BFNAT supplies new medium truck radials to Ryder and Bandag Inc provides retreading services. The agreement began in 1990, according to BFNAT.

24th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Ten Great Myths – The Case for Passenger Tyre Retreading

The last issue of Tyres & Accessories carried an in-depth article analysing the future of passenger tyre retreading in Europe. Contrary to the current prevailing opinion, the RMA believes that the passenger retreading sector is far from dead. Indeed, the association believes the overall pessimistic view of the prospects for passenger retreading is based on the failure of the retreading industry to effectively explain the role and position that passenger retreads are capable of having as well as a misunderstanding of the kind of sales levels required by the retreading industry in order to create a viable business proposition for the UK’s remaining retreaders. This viewpoint, I believe, is perpetuated by ten key misconceptions, which I have characterised here as “The Ten Great Myths of Passenger Tyre Retreading”.

18th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Retread Facility Gets Green Light

Goodyear Dunlop has been given planning permission for a new retread facility. The announcement signals the move of the truck tyre retread facility from its existing location to a newly refurbished building at the south end of the company’s Bushbury, Wolverhampton, plant.

17th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodway Hosts Visit by Large Retreading Equipment Manufacturer

Malaysian-based tread solutions company, Goodway, recently welcomed Dr Aldo Ghitturi, chairman of Italmatic Srl to its Nilai plant. The visit of one of the world’s largest retreading machine manufacturers was part of on-going efforts to foster closer business relationship between Malaysian and Italian companies. According to a Rubber Asia report, it is also part of Goodway’s vision and latest aggressive business expansion plans, which will see it form strategic alliances with reputable companies worldwide. Goodway is confident that it will soon form successful strategic partnerships that will help capture new markets in Europe. The venture is designed to raise the profile of ‘Supercool’ as a premium product in European markets.

10th March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Introduces Training Programme

The Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA) has announced that it will introduce a series of specialist training courses as part of a development programme aimed at increasing the range of value-added benefits offered to RMA members.

3rd March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Is there a Future for Passenger Car Tyre Retreading?

The European market doesn’t appear to hold a bright future for retreaded passenger car tyres. Just recently one of the biggest manufacturers of the tyres, Reiff Reifen + Autotechnik GmbH, withdrew from this segment. Nokian Tyres has also taken a similar decision: the Finnish tyre manufacturer has sold its passenger car retreading plant to a Swedish company even though its retreading business was recently brought together under the roof of a new “profit centre”.

1st March 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

The implementation of ECE 108/109 into German law

The German retreading industry has, for some time now, been concerned about when and how the ECE regulations 108 (passenger tyres) and 109 (truck tyres) would eventually be transferred into mandatory national law. In fact concerns over how the regulations will affect the German retreading market have been lingering since they were put into place in Geneva in June 1998.

18th February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

World’s Smallest Bandag Shop Joins TRIB

Symons Tire Inc, purported to be the “world’s smallest Bandag shop” has joined TRIB, according to Tire Review. Symons Tire owner Mike “Mac” McElvogue, does all the actual retreading himself and has more than 25 years of experience, 17 of these have been as a Bandag dealer. Now Mr McElvogue is a certified Bandag Master Craftsman and Repair Specialist. “We are delighted to have Symons Tire as a part of the TRIB family. They may be small in size but their service can stand along the biggest dealers,” said Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director.

17th February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Strengthens Retreading Activities

Bridgestone Retread Systems is relatively new to the retreading market, having entered the sector in the past year through a joint venture between Bridgestone and Marangoni/Ellerbrock. The idea behind the new company was to bring together and direct Bridgestone’s retreading activities in Europe from a central point; hence its location in Brussels. The joint venture with Marangoni Tread and its German subsidiary, Ellerbrock Tyre Retreading Technology, allows the Japanese manufacturer to cast its retreading net even further; and it can now offer its partners the support and assistance to gain the ECE 109 and the ISO 9001-2000 certifications.

16th February 2005/by Tyrepress Editors