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BIPAVER Moves Headquarters to Bonn
previously used, which had an average of 240,000 kilometres.
The result was widely approved by the carrier. "From now on, Tráficos Manuel Ferrer places its trust in the quality and good performance of
radial tyres fitted on traction axles. Its design is intended to optimise traction capacity and reduce rolling resistance, enabling lower fuel consumption. The grooves were developed with protrusions on the
BIPAVER, the European Retreading and Tyre Trade Association has announced that it is to move its headquarters from Leiden in the Netherlands to Bonn, Germany with effect from April 1st, 2020. At the same time, the responsibility for co- ordinating BIPAVER’s activities, a role currently carried out by the Dutch VACO association, will now be assumed by the German BRV association (German Tyre Retail and
the BIPAVER board therefore decided to move its headquarters to the BRV located in Bonn in April. The acting BIPAVER technical secretary Michael Schwämmlein, who is also the BRV technical secretar y, will continue this task. Meanwhile, BRV general secretar y Yorick M. Lowin will assume the role of general secretary of BIPAVER with effect from April 1, 2020. „Both the European retreading
Vulcanisation Trade Association). The decision to relocate the headquarters was taken partly due to the fact that the number of retreading operations represented by VACO had been declining in the past few years, making the Dutch association less able to maintain the BIPAVER Secretariat, but was precipitated by the fact that Tim van der Rijken, VACO’s acting general secretary, who also acted as BIPAVER’s secretary-general, will resign from office on March 31st, 2020.
After intensive counselling sessions,
industry as well as the trade need a European association in order to participate politically in Brussels and technically in Geneva when it comes to legislation,” commented acting BIPAVER-president Jukka Lankolainen from the Finnish association AUTONRENGASLIITTO R.Y. (ARL). “After VACO’s decision, we are convinced that it is the right way to move BIPAVER’s headquarters to those of the BRV, an association which has always been committed to the European umbrella organisation.”
Vipal, making exclusive use of the company's services to retread all the tyres on its vehicles," says Vicente Navarro, the carrier's Fleet Director. Meanwhile, the test held with Trans Joaquín Buendía was in partnership with Recauchutados Herca, located in the city of Zaragoza. The transport company's expectation was 180,000 kilometres, based on previous records provided by a competitor retread brand. The VT110 tread was applied to the traction axle tyres of a Scania R440, and yielded an impressive 289,673 kilometres.
The fleet's general manager, Joaquín Buendía, commented that his company “will only use Vipal treads and retreading because of the high quality and good performance of its products". Traditional in the transportation segment, Trans Joaquín Buendía was founded in 1971, has its own fleet, and its trucks cover more than 1 million kilometres each year carrying cargo throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Vipal's VT110 tread is suitable for
bottom to avoid the retention of stones and objects, providing greater protection to the tyre structure against damages. The width of the central blocks has a larger contact area with the ground in order to maximise performance. Furthermore, the reinforced shoulders provide greater resistance to the extreme torque forces resulted from side dragging.
"In recent years, we have intensified tests on fleets, and we have obtained quite positive results, like these with Spanish carriers. Thus, we are able to confirm and prove not only the quality of our products, but the benefits of retreading, including the savings created for the companies in the segment. This is ver y important for Vipal and for the sector as a whole, because we have made it possible to increase profitability and competitiveness by reducing vehicle maintenance costs," says Fabrício Nedeff, Vipal's Commercial Manager in Europe.
Vipal's VT110 Tread Tested with Spanish Hauliers
Since 2018, Vipal has carried out a number of evaluative tests with Spanish hauliers on its VT110 tread and has achieved a number of positive results, which have proved the design’s quality and high acceptance levels within the medium and long-haul transportation sector. The positive results have now been re-confirmed thanks to a further set of evaluations carried out in Spain recently.
The assessments were developed in partnership with Spanish carriers located in the province of Valencia,
Tráficos Manuel Ferrer from the city of Alfafar, and Trans Joaquín Buendía from Alaquàs. In the first performance test, conducted together with Vipal's authorised retreading provider, Renovados Muralla located in Ávila in Castilla y León, an Iveco 500 truck belonging to the Tráficos Manuel Ferrer fleet was equipped with four traction tyres retreaded with the VT110 tread, running regularly (in service) on Spanish roads. The tyre achieved results of 321,917 kilometres, a much-improved performance when compared to the new tyres being
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