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NZ Retreader Eurotread Grows With Kraiburg
Symbology Exhibits at ITEC 2012
Symbology, Inc. long time leader in barcode technologies exhibited recently at the ITEC tyre trade show. Tyre and rubber labels are their primary focus. Barcode labels for new and retread tires were demonstrated to the visitors to the show.
Featured in their ITEC exhibit were tyre barcode labels both for new and retread tyres. These labels must survive extreme heat and pressure conditions inherent to the rubber curing process used in manufacturing tyres. Durable materials, specialty adhesives and tough coatings are necessities. Retread tyre barcode labels and finished goods labels are sold via their reseller partner, Advantage ID. Custom sizes and multiple colours are available for retread barcode labels...a ver y popular item in Symbology’s menu of labels.
New tyre barcode labels – of smaller size and design - must handle the harsh manufacturing
process as well. All labels are produced to ISO 9001:2008 standards.
“We also bring our years of barcoding expertise to the exacting production of these tyre/rubber labels.” says John Gorowsky, V.P., Sales and Marketing at Symbology, Inc. “The managing of barcode sequences is as important to the success of tyre labels as is the material durability.”
Symbology is a specialty manufacturer of sequentially numbered barcode labels, featuring custom and standardised industry- specific label products for library, blood, tyre, fresh produce, medical, and material handling. In addition, they are a leading provider of digital barcode files including the GS1 DataBar coupon code. An ISO 9001:2008 certified company; they also offer a complete line of inspection / verification equipment.
Glad Rack is more than satisfied. The Managing Director of the New Zea- land firm Eurotread Ltd. has reported continuous growth in sales in the last three years. The independent Auckland-based retreader turned over the equivalent of just under 1.9 million euro in 2011. Glad Rack has maintained the high quality standards of Bob Cranfield, the entrepreneur who started the business – and the close strategic partnership with his material supplier Kraiburg Austria. New Zealand may not exactly be “around the corner” in geographic terms but it is an extremely lucrative market for HGV retreads, boasting a total volume of some 130,000 units. Kraiburg has been supplying Euro- tread since 1999 with precure retreaded materials from all three ranges (K_base, K_tech and K_plus) for tyres for heavy goods vehicles, light commercial trucks, buses and coaches. The New Zealand company only goes to other suppliers to source the narrow widths which are not stocked by the experts from Upper Austria. Three sizes account for more than three quarters of sales, namely the 11 R 22.5, 275/70 R 22.5 and 265/70 R 22.5.
Eurotread was started up by Bob Cranfield in 1994 and Glad Rack took over the company five years ago. In that time he has built up both the workforce and the customer base. Today he has a team of ten production and administrative staff and one driver. The sales territory extends over about half of the North Island which corresponds to a radius of roughly 200 km. The Eurotread team produced 14,000 truck tyre retreads in the past year, using
something approaching 180 tons of Kraiburg quality materials.
The company claims a market share of approximately eleven per cent in New Zealand, ranking fourth just behind the local Recamic dealer. The undisputed market leader in New Zealand is Dunlop South Pacific with Goodyear which has a good third of the market, followed by Bandag with around 25 per cent.
Investment in machinery – Kraiburg supplies buffing machine
The aim of Glad Rack is to continue meeting the demands of his customers, the tyre dealers. He wants to make ongoing investments in his machiner y and equipment in pursuit of this aim. With this in mind, Eurotread recently bought a new buffing machine from Kraiburg which was delivered to Auckland at the end of July. Assembling and starting-up of the buffer was scheduled to take place by the end of September under the supervision of Kraiburg’s Technical Service. “We are delighted to see the growth of Eurotread and naturally we are ver y gratified with our long-lasting partnership and good relations”, said Holger Düx, Head of Sales and Marketing, Retreads Division at Kraiburg. “Glad Rack knows how to cater properly for the demand for quality materials and is offering the market optimum value for money”.
Tesco to Distribute Atlas Branded Pre-cured Treads
Tesco of America Inc, the Florida based distributor of retreading materials and accessories has announced that it is to distribute pre-cured tread rubber manufactured by the Guatemalan rubber manufacturer
Coban’s range of pre-cured retreading materials is manufactured under the Atlas brand name.
Present at the Latin American and Caribbean Tyre Show were three generations of the Zeledon
Grupo Coban. This is in addition to the Tesco’s established Supercure brand of envelopes, buffing blades, paint and repair materials.
family, the owners of Tesco of America Inc. Pictured, left to right are Claudio Zeledon, Daniel Zeledon and Daniel Zeledon Jr.
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