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new tyre purchases.
Looking to the future, the company will be launching its brand-new training centre in May which will offer a range of programmes in tyre repair for truck and OTR tyres, with plans to add further courses relevant to the tyre industry. Brendan concludes, “This expansion into training is critical to
raise the standards of safety and proficiency in the tyre industry on the continent. We also wanted to add another dimension to the way we support our products.”
“We have huge potential for the tyre industry on the African continent, from mining to retreading, we want to ensure that the skills are being developed to meet the challenges.”
A New Age of Ringtread Production at Auto & Truck Tyres
South African retreader Auto & Truck Tyres (ATT), based in Wadeville, recently held a launch of the now locally manufactured Marangoni Ringtread system. Retreading Business was present at the event to learn more about the company’s recent progressive business developments.
Prior to the launch presentation we spoke with Ms Sharon Styger from ATT’s Marketing Division who explained that as a leading manufacturer of retreaded tyres in South Africa the company also provides a wide variety of new tyre products and related services tailored to meet all their market needs.
Styger explained, “Today we are introducing to our dealers and distributors the locally manufactured Marangoni Ringtread System as part of the company’s ambition to establish a larger market share in the country. We want to encourage our existing customers to switch to using the Ringtread system from the traditional method of production, which is designed to take the retreading side of their businesses to an increased level going forward.”
ATT has put in place a plan entitled ‘Vision 2020’ which incorporates a great deal of business objectives revolving around the decision to expand the company on a national basis over the next two years and improve production significantly on all levels throughout the company. ATT believes in being able to offer their customers a quality basket of tyre products and services making them a one stop shop.
Styger added, “This highly ambitious plan for the future follows taking advice from a
Parts of the ATT retreading factory showcasing the process of applying the Marangoni Ringtread system