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AME International, the leading supplier of tyre changing tools and equipment, has announced the appointment of Robin Maynard, former salesperson for Chicago Pneumatic (CP), as its new Sales & Marketing Liaison.

Vaculug have announced the appointment of Paul Searle as the company’s new Contract and Pricing Manager. 

PRE-Q Galgo Corporation has announced that Ron Elliott has been hired to be its marketing manager.

Zdeněk Kovačík, joint founder of the Czech retreader KOVKOR, one of the pioneers of precured retreading in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has died at  the age of 64.

Turkish commercial vehicle tyre and retreading group, Tatko has announced a reorganisation following the decision by Ilker Deliktas to leave the company.

It has been announced that Václav Šubrt , the founder of Czech retreader WETEST Pneu and a pioneer of precured retreading in the Czech Republic, has died.

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has elected five members to its board of directors. Four will serve three-year terms and the fifth will serve a two-year term filling the vacancy created when Jim Pangle of Fountain Tire was elected secretary of the board earlier this year.

Continental has announced the creation of a new sustainability department within its tyre division under the leadership of Claus Petschick as part of its “Vision 2030” strategy programme.

Hugo Sandberg, best known in the retreading sector for his most recent role with Hexpol Compounding and specifically with envelope manufacturer Robbins, has announced he has established a new sales and marketing agency called HFS Solutions following his departure from Hexpol earlier this year.

UK retreader Vacu-Lug has made a number of key appointments in recent weeks, the most senior of which is the appointment of Jorge Crespo as the company’s new Managing Director.