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COMPANY NEWS
The New B&J Catalogue 2013/14 Now Available
Every retreader is familiar with the complete catalogue of B&J Rocket, which is considered to be a key reference source for rasp and carbide tools as well as a technical adviser for their application in many diverse industries. Informative, up-to-date, user friendly – these are the guiding criteria for the now 80-page edition. Available in a German/English and English/Spanish version, it conveys a complete overview of the comprehensive offer of products for tyre retreading and repair as well as the recycling industry. The fact that quality plays a key role at B&J becomes
obvious from the first page onwards. The catalogue is obtainable directly from B&J or via the worldwide B&J partners. The catalogue is also distributed on exhibitions such as the upcoming Autopromotec in Bologna from May 22- 26. Andreas Müller, Managing Director of B&J Rocket, emphasises, “We will be present with a strong team and as ever look forward to a lively dialogue with our customers.”
EIB Invests in New Mixing Line – Appoints UK Agent
Tread rubber manufacturer EIB- Empresa Industrial de Borracha SA, of Marinha Grande Portugal has announced a 3 million Euro investment in its factory in the current year, upgrading the facility and investing in a new mixing line. According to Tiago
Coutinho of EIB, the company has purchased VMI batch –off, a Zeppelin feeding system and mixers and mills from KCM. The investment, says Coutinho has been made in order to maintain the company’s production capability and to increase the
quality and uniformity of the product.
In the meantime EIB is also reporting the second best year in the company’s history, which Coutinho says has been achieved as the result of new business partnerships in
different markets. As part of EIB’s expansion plan, the company has announced the appointment of Ian Smith as the company’s agent for the UK market.