Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazines, the organisers of the Recircle Awards, the global industry awards event recognising sustainable innovation, production processes, management and services within the tyre retreading and recycling sectors, are ready to reveal the final as of yet unrevealed categories and their nominees for this year’s awards, as well as the nominees for the Best Tyre Recycling Innovation category.
Watch the Final Nominations Ceremony on February the 10th
News on the Best Innovation in Tyre Recycling and Best Tyre Recycling Research Project categories, along with the final four unrevealed categories will be announced on Monday, February 10 (6 PM CET). The victors in these four categories will be determined by the Nominations Committee headed by David Wilson, while the Best Tyre Recycling Innovation category will be decided by the public vote.
The Nominations Ceremony will be live streamed on the Recircle Awards Facebook page and Retreading Business YouTube channel.
Voting for the 2025 Recircle Awards is still open (and will remain open until Friday, March 14), and can be lodged via the awards website. Participants and voters must remember that the voting system allows for only one vote per person and category.
The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 22 at the Autopromotec trade fair in Bologna, Italy.
The finalists for the first 14 awards categories include:
Retreader of the Year:
- Colmec
- Kal Tire
- Marangoni
- Rigdon GmbH
- Vaculug
Tyre Recycler of the Year:
- Contec
- Genan
- Hi-Green Carbon
- Tyrecycle
- UK Rubber
Best Retreading Industry Innovation:
- Cima Impianti: Ecoline Presses
- Italmatic: Crater Tire CT 4.0 Double Skiving Robot
- Rigdon / Innok Robotics: Autonomous Vehicles
- Rover Research: Water Jet Technology
- Vaculug: Zeus AI Enhanced Production System
Employee of the Year:
- Federico Parmesan (Marangoni)
- Giampaolo Brioschi (Marangoni)
- Jörg Taylor (Marangoni)
- Leonardo Oliveira (Vipal Rubber)
- Neil Bansal (Liberty Tire Recycling)
Best Company Director:
- Alexei Nicolini (Budini Inc.)
- Allen Timpany (Circtec)
- Fred Bonney (GSL Tire Recycling)
- Günter Ihle (Rigdon GmbH)
- Haarjeev Kandhari (Vaculug)
Spirit of Retreading Award:
- 633 Tyres
- Autobahn Retreading
- Budini Inc
- Llach Retreadings
- Vulkan Tyres
Circular Economy Award:
- AZuR Network
- Circular Rubber Platform
- Liberty Tire and Walmart
- Tyromer
- Vaculug
Best Rubber Tread Supplier:
- Leadertread
- Marangoni
- Midas
- Silvercap
- Vipal
Best Retreading Equipment Supplier:
- Cima Impianti
- Italmatic
- Matteuzzi
- TRM
- Vipal Machinery
Best Retreading Accessory and Consumables Supplier:
- B&J Rocket
- Marangoni
- Presti Industries
- Shamrock Marketing
- VM Rubber
Best Tyre Recycling Industry Supplier:
- Eco Green Equipment
- Mars Mineral
- MTB
- Rover Research
- Zeppelin
Business Breakthrough Award:
- Circtec
- Circular Rubber Platform
- LD Carbon Korea
- Pyrum Innovations
- Rover Research
Women’s Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector:
- Caitlin Smith (B&J Rocket)
- Christina Guth (AZUR Network)
- Dawn Wilson-Smith (Vaculug)
- Elsie Alvarez (ACOLLRE)
- Margareth Buzetti (ABR)
Women’s Award for the Tyre Recycling Sector:
- Adele Rose (Tyrewise)
- Amy Brackin (Liberty Tire Recycling)
- Christina Guth (AZUR Network)
- Ifedolapo Runsewe (Freee Recycle)
- Isabel López-Rivadulla (Signus Ecovalor)
