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As the world economy has been hanging over a cloud of uncertainty in the past few years, retreaders globally have to face numerous challenges, ranging from supply chain disruptions to energy issues be a silver bullet for all the problems the retreading business can meet on its path, according to Morné Goosen, head of the South African Tyre and Retread Supplies (TRS).
“We have a very close business relationship with the team at Vipal. The expertise they can offer to us from an international point of view is a huge plus for us here at the southern tip of Africa.”
- came Vipal’s tyre repair distributor for Sub Saharan Africa. Over time the brand to where it is today, a premium product that offers value for
- technical support and training, and this makes the total package offe- ring unbeatable”.
Next year TRS will celebrate its 20-year anniversary, and there is a learning and still growing,” Goosen said, adding that the company’s ma- nagement has gained valuable experience in recent years dealing with supply disruptions.
“As the world started to recover post Covid-19, one of the biggest glo- bal challenges faced by many has been shipping. Not only did the cost of shipping in some cases increase by over 800%, but the availability was a real problem,” Goosen said.
In particular, TRS experienced a 4-month delay in the shipment of a
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