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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Lukatec Celebrates
15 Year Anniversary with Impressive History and Plans for the Future
annually in Québec, to give them with priority to the shingle and recycling industries, "said Recyc- Québec President and CEO Dany Michaud.
Techno Pneu exports 30 per cent of
its production to the United States. The company offers 172 different models of tyres. Techno Pneu employs 82 people, including 28 in its Moldex division, manufacturing retreaded tyres.
Galgo Earns 3PMSF Certification
Galgo has earned the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake (3PMSF) certification for six of its Winter Range tread designs. The 3PMSF certification is a symbol of excellence, and is only awarded to those retreading brands that meet winter performance requirements and have successfully passed approval tests established by the ECE – 109R Annex 10 of the European Union Regulation. Tyres that
have received the 3PMSF certification are branded on the side with the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake symbol. Galgo’s PRE-Q brand product line features a collection of reliable winter treads that are designed to perform well under extreme conditions such as ice or snow. Galgo’s six
certified winter tread designs that received an excellent rating for grip and traction include: Winter Regional Drive (WRD), Winter Grove Traction (WGT), Nordic (NRD), Mud and Snow (MS), Bus and Coach (B&C) and Super Single Trailer Construction (STC)
The 3PMSF certification applies to all tread sizes available in Galgo´s PRE- Q winter tread product line.
In 2016, LUKATEC received a pleasant surprise during one of the biggest trade fairs within the sector in Brazil, Pneushow Recaufair. The "Pneushow Favorite Brands 2016" award attracted the votes of thousands of professionals within the field, who chose their favourite brands in the retreading market. In the category 'Machinery and Equipment', LUKATEC came out the winner.
With a history of continued expansion, growth remains on the agenda as one of LUKATEC’s key goals. The expansion of the plant, located in the city of São Leopoldo in southern Brazil, started at the end of 2016 and will be completed in May
2017. With this, the brand will expand its productive capacity to meet the increase in demand in recent years. Against the background of this news, LUKATEC continues to work on new developments that will be announced soon.
As a symbol of its market evolution and its credibility vis-à-vis its public, LUKATEC has started to adopt the slogan "Approved by the Major Manufacturers. Favoured by Retreaders ". This is a position that reinforces the market expansion of the brand, which has the partnership of the largest manufacturers in the country, and confirms its position of excellence among the most satisfied customers in the market.
Vipal Rubber Celebrates 10 years in Oceania
Techno Pneu Bucks the Trend
It was in 2007
when Vipal
Rubber
established its
business in
Australia and not
long after, in New
Zealand and Fiji
Islands. In order
to celebrate this
ten-year
anniversary, between March 13 and 15 Vipal played host to its customers in Noosa Heads, Queensland. The trip was an opportunity for Vipal Rubber to express its gratitude for the support and loyalty of its customers.
Vipal has been promoting its products in what is a demanding market for the quality of retreads, relying on the exceptional service of its partners spread across the main market areas. "We are having wonderful results with the retreads produced and serviced by our customers in the fleets. Reaching 3 to 4 times the mileage of our competitors at some transport operations in a competitive market such as this is more than proof of our quality and capability to offer cost saving solutions,” said Adalberto Fernandez, general manager of VIPAL
Quebecois retreader Techno Tire is currently in the process of hiring ten or so workers to add a third shift to its tyre retreading plant, which will operate 24 hours a day.
"We have proven our products and demand is growing. We have just signed major contracts in Quebec and the United States, where a plant like ours has just closed. A customer came to see us after his Chinese supplier had halved its offer due to fluctuating oil prices, that's 12,500 tyres. Since 1997, we have produced
18 million remoulded tyres, saving 18 million litres of crude oil, "said company vice-president Jean-François Marquis.
Techno Tire supplied its tyres to the taxi fleet of New York. Marquis and the plant manager, Dave Ringuette, assure the operators that the remoulded tyres are as resiliant as the average new tyre.
Their manufacture has beneficial effects on the environment. For this reason, Recyc-Québec acts as a partner of the company. "The goal of
the Quebec program for the integrated management of end-of- life tyres 2015-2020 is to recover all of the used tyres generated
Dave Ringuette,
Sonia Gagné,
Dany Michaud
et Jean-François Marquis. ©Photo TC Media - Alexandre D'Astous
MERCOSUR & OCEANIA
Tiago Campanharo moved to Australia few years ago in order to deliver a better service in terms of technical and sales support to customers. The company has a warehouse in the Sydney area, in order to cover the logistics needs of the region.
"The world of tyre retreading is being affected heavily in recent years. However, we see in our customers the strength and will to get through this tough period and keep their businesses prepared for the better times that will surely come. We at Vipal Rubber feel highly confident in our customers as the best option in the market, and we will always support them with the best effort possible,” stated Leandro Rigon.
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