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material, is a leader in the supply of retread material to the South Africa and Sub Sahara region. This year the company celebrates 50 years of passion, innovation and development and to grow its brand awareness we have teamed up with
the Brother KTM Racing Team for 2015. We are extremely excited to be working with the like minded professional outfit”, says Brett Sproson, Managing Director of Leader Rubber Company.
Current Leader Tread Racing rider Dwayne Kleynhans will be joining the Brother Leader Tread KTM Factory Team from 2015. The talented Roodepoort based rider has gained a lot of experience in 2014, including racing the Red Bull Romaniacs event earlier this year and a 9th place overall in the
National Enduro championship. He is looking forward to the Roof of Africa event in December and is extremely excited to join the Brother Leader Tread KTM Factory Team for 2015.
Brother International SA, headed up by their Managing Director Wayne Everton, will once again be a title sponsor to the Brother Leader Tread KTM Factory Team.
“Brother International SA has been our title sponsor for quite a few years now and we are privileged to have such a prestigious brand supporting us. They are the leaders in their field, may it be printers, labelling machines or sewing
machines. Leader Rubber Company, as the name promises, are the leaders in truck tyre retread material, so it goes without saying that combining our three leading brands into one is a win-win-win situation for us all. 2015 will be another exciting season and we are confident that our experienced team of riders will bring home more silverware in 2015.” says Franziska Brandl, Team Manager of the Brother Leader Tread KTM Factory Team and Managing Director of KTM South Africa.
tyre repair courses that incorporate the latest tyre repair techniques recommended by the leading tyre manufacturers. Tech Europe’s repair programmes are available at its Training School in Turnhout, Belgium, or at local centres, as
experienced by Cetix in Ljubljana. For more information on the training courses available visit the Training section of Tech’s website via http://www.techeurope.co.uk/tech/t raining
Tech training at Kibarolgu in Turkey
Power Retreads Launches New Unit in New Zealand
Vipal Rubber has partnered with New Zealand’s Power Retreads to open a new unit in Hastings on North Island. At the launch, guests from the local truck and bus sector were able to walk through the company premises receiving information about the
our clients and the retreading industry itself,” says David Leicester, owner of the company. Just like Vipal, Power Retreads strives to communicate the importance of tyre retreading as a financially significant industry that generates savings for the
retreading process in addition to the services and products offered.
Vipal has worked in partnership with Power Retreads since 2007. That is why on this occasion Vipal’s representatives awarded an acknowledgement plate for the work performed by Power Retreads.
“We have dedicated ourselves to this business for many years, and a new factory will bring many benefits, both to
transporter and contributes to the environment. For Vipal’s international manager, Leandro Rigon, having partnerships such as this one is important since they enable Vipal to deliver a premium product to a quality and performance-oriented retreader that offers a high level service to its customers.
Tech Education Continues
In order to continue its development as the current Tech distributor in Slovakia, and to underline its commitment to the Tech brand and methods, Rotobalance recently took advantage of Tech Europe's comprehensive training programme in Bratislava and Lučenec. 50 participants, primarily from one of Rotobalance's biggest customers, under-took training seminars over two days, which included product information training and repair theory, delivered by Mr Walter van Loon (Vice President Sales & Training, BeNeLux) and practical tyre repair training, delivered by Mr Bernd Fleck (Tech Technical Trainer).
The key elements covered were Permacure repairs, Uni-Seal repairs, Radial truck section repairs and an introduction to TPMS. Each repair method was introduced with the theory behind the processes, and then followed by practical workshops. The training programme culminated in an exam comprising 12 questions directly related to the repair procedures, highlighting the correct use of TECH products, the timeframes involved, the correct repair techniques, how best to understand TECH's repair charts, and the
application of TECH chemicals. For Rotobalance, the main aim throughout was to educate their clients with an effective knowledge of TECH products and services, highlighting global repair standards, in order to promote a professional approach to tyre repair in Slovakia. Also, in a second course, in partnership with its Turkish distributor Tech reinforced its commitment to supporting its Turkish clients. Local agent, Kibaroglu took advantage of Tech Europe's comprehensive training programme in Izmir. Kibaroglu's full sales team undertook product information training and repair theor y, as well as practical tyre repair training, delivered by van Loon. This event was planned by owners Ayse and Hulusi Basakci.
The training gave the whole Kibaroglu team the opportunity to understand a number of new Tech products more fully (Thermacure repairs, TPMS & Industrial Repairs) and to initiate four new sales representatives into the basics of all types of tyre repairs.
Tech Europe is committed to delivering tyre repair training of the highest standard, being well aware of the long-term benefits for its distributors, and offers specialised
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