Zdeněk Kovačík Passes Away

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.

Czech Retreading Pioneer Dies

Together with his partners he contributed also to the opening of precured retreading plants in nearby Poland, Ukraine and Belarus.

Posted by David Wilson on 07 Dec 2020

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David Wilson

David is the Owner and Publisher of Retreading Business. With over 30 years' experience as a specialist tyre industry journalist, he first entered the tyre industry in 1987 as Editor of Tyres & Accessories. He was Editor of Tyre Trade News between 1993-96 before establishing Retreading Business in 1997. In 2004 he acquired the Malaysian tyre magazine The Tyreman, before establishing Tyre & Rubber Recycling in 2009. In addition to his publishing ventures, he was also Director of the Retread Manufacturers' Association between 2004 and 2014.

Email: david.wilson@retreadingbusiness.com

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