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gaps that is surrounding the industry. More importantly through this brand, we want to bring in a very unified service point for both car and commercial users into getting the right advice to what their needs should be. In addition, we also want to bring new level
of business to the dealers and give them new competitive edge to excel in this industry.”
Two points-of-sale will be rebranded with the Point S colours in Malaysia. They will be used as showcase before the opening of 30 other points-of- sales within the next 3 years.
Superdoll’s new OTR plant in Zambia
only certified retreading and repair plant in Zambia, and claims to be the only plant on
the African continent capable of handling OTR tyres from 25” up to 63” tyre size.
Magna Tyres Group has announced the acquisition of OBO Tyres, the largest retreader in the Netherlands. Founded in 1959, the company has specialised in producing retreaded tyres for the agricultural and OTR market and additional tyre repair services. Recently the company received exclusive distribution rights of the Magna agricultural, and MTP OTR tyres, which allowed the company to offer qualitative and cost effective new tyre solutions to the Benelux tyre market.
The acquisition of OBO is seen by Magna as being the next step in the company’s global expansion. The purchase enables Magna Tyres Group to offer customers an increased product range but also the possibility for
additional cost effective retreading options, lowering the total cost of Magna Tyres solutions. “We expect OBO Tyres to be an attractive add-on for existing Magna Tyres customers but also an opening to new markets,” commented Michael de Ruijter, CEO of Magna Tyres Group.
Former owner Herman Hutten added; "There are many synergies between the companies of which both will benefit. It will undoubtedly result in a better market position in the retreading business.”
The integration of OBO Tyres within the Magna Tyres Group began at the start of January 2017. The name and entity of both companies will remain the same.
Magna Tyres Group Acquires OBO Tyres
Tech Acquires Salvadori
Salvadori Srl have confirmed that they have been acquired by tyre repair material manufacturer Technical Rubber Co. of Johnstown Ohio, also known as Tech. The transaction completed on October 26. In a conversation held at Ecomondo, Sales Manager Juri Salvadori confirmed that the existing management of the Rovereto based company will remain in place and will contain to service the retreading and tyre recycling markets as before. Meanwhile, Tech’s CEO Dan
Layne has been quoted as saying; “We think Salvadori S.r.l. is perfectly aligned with our “4r Future” vision of driving growth in Repair, Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose. This acquisition augments our tyre repair and wheel service product range and facilitates our entry into the tire recycling industry. We expect the businesses will continue to thrive and deliver solutions for our collective customer bases, and provide additional growth opportunities for our team.”
Michelin Unveiled
as Exclusive Retread Supplier to DTM
Michelin Tyre has been contracted as exclusive retread supplier to UK based fleet management company Direct Tyre Management (DTM). The four-year deal will see Michelin supply about 20,000 Encore- brand truck tyres a year from its factory in Stoke-on-Trent. Guy Heywood, Commercial Director for Truck and Bus at Michelin, said: “This is a really pleasing contract win for us. Encore tyres will allow DTM’s customers to benefit from UK- made, high-value, high-quality tyres built on high-quality casings that deliver excellent all-round performance. We can’t wait to get started.”
DTM is part of NRG, a rapidly growing one-stop-shop fleet management group which provides vehicles, service, maintenance and repair across its network of 36 service centres across the countr y.
Sid Sadique, Group Chairman at NRG/DTM, said: “This is the right agreement for our customers. Our whole business is based on saving our customers money at the same time as removing the headaches of tyre management and ensuring excellent health and safety practices. This deal with Michelin will help us do exactly that.”
GIIB Complete Point S Franchise Agreement
Tyre retail franchise network Point S has announced its launch in Asia thanks to a
franchise agreement with GIIB Group (Goodway Integrated Industries Berhad) and partners, which will create a dedicated company to manage and develop the Point S network. GIIB Group, created in 1990, is best known in the retread sector for the Goodway brand of tread rubber. However, since 2005 and the acquisition of Big Wheel, based in Kota Kinabalu, GIIB Group has also been involved in tyre retail.
Tai Qisheng the co-CEO of GIIB Group commented: “We are very proud to bring Point S into Malaysia, after years of planning and to identify what are the
Tai Qisheng the co-CEO of GIIB Group
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