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NORTH AMERICA NEWS
Retread Instead Dear Senator Campaign Holds Planning Meeting
The US-based Retread Instead Campaign recently decided to invite several industr y leaders to a round table planning meeting to gain support and resources to supercharge the campaign. Marangoni Tread N.A., Inc. hosted the meeting at their North American headquarters in Madison, TN, which was
attended by representatives from Premier Rubber Company, Tech International, McGriff Tire, Cross Dillon Tire, Marangoni Tread, Pomp’s Tire Service and Accella Corporation.
The agenda included topics such as; the campaign’s administrations trade policy, website recommendations, an
update on Europe’s progress in managing the anti-dumping action in that region and well as a discussion on the need to rapidly expand the scope of support for the group’s letter writing campaign. “The meeting was a success and a unanimous decision was made to first and foremost zero in
on the main goal of ensuring a full complement of commissioners well in advance of a possible ruling by the United States Court of International Trade on the appeal that the United Steel Workers Union filed. With the group’s collective resources,
company’s aim was to be a leader in recycling through repair by providing the retread and OTR industry with “the safest certified and government- approved equipment to our customers.”
“The acquisition of Vulcan- Vulcap will give us the ability
contacts and willingness to spread the word, we should see tens of thousands of letters going out to our U.S. Senators very soon. We cannot stop there and are calling on all of our industry brothers and sisters to take a stand and show their support by sending letters now,” said, Retread Instead Spokesperson Ron Elliott. Retread Instead is a coalition of retread industry supporters created to enhance the awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of retreading throughout North America.
to control the products we provide and allow us to revolutionize the vulcanising industry with custom products and competitive pricing,” added ITRS vice president David Dandeneault.
ITRS Acquires Vulcan-Vulcap
International Tire Repair Solutions (ITRS), the Toronto based distributor of tyre repair materials, has announced the acquisition of Vulcan-Vulcap, the long-standing tyre repair and retread equipment manufacturer based in Scarborough, Ontario. Vulcan-
Vulcap specialises in a range of heavy duty vulcanising equipment including section repair moulds, C clamps, spotters, retreading equipment and the Vulcaflex OTR system. Commenting on the acquisition, ITRS CEO Gilles Wauthy said that the