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GALGO has expanded its Multi Positional [MPO] tread product line to include a new size. The MPO is now available in a tread size of 85MPO22.5 (220mm / 8 5/8”), which is recommended for 11R22.5 and 11R24.5 tyres.

On July 20, 2020, GALGO launched their new website, featuring an innovative, modern and intuitive design, exclusively developed for the Central and South American market.

Brazilan retreader Renovadora Figueiredo, based in the town of Luis Eduardo Magalhães in Bahia state, has made significant investments in equipment from Lukatec recently.

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.

Just Easy Tools specialises in the optimisation of tyre handling processes - and has successfully delivered Easy Stacker solutions to both OEMs, service workshops, tyre manufacturers, tyre distributors and the retreading industry worldwide.

“When an idea strikes, put it in practice however small it may be, it may turn out to be successful.”  It is on this premise that Paul Mlambo, a Zimbabwean citizen resident in Botswana, established 633 Tyres, one of only two retreaders in Botswana, in 2017.

Retreading Business Editor David Wilson recently interviewed Autopromotec CEO Renzo Servadei about the Italian exhibition company’s decision to postpone their show.

Retreading Business recently interviewed Marcos Guzman and Gilles Wauthy, the respective CEOs of B&J Rocket and Vulcan-Vulcap about their recently announced distribution agreement.

Voka, Estonia-based car, SUV and LCV tyre retreader Wolf Tyres have announced that, due to the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, owner Sergei Polujanenkov has made the decision to sell the business and is now looking for a buyer interesting in purchasing the business, preferably as a going concern.

Episode 6 of The Retreadcast is now live and features an interview with the respective CEOs of B&J Rocket and Vulcan-Vulcap as well as discussion with Autopromotec boss, Renzo Servadei