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NEWS
Hugo Sandberg Forms HFS Solutions
Hugo Sandberg, best known in the retreading sector for his most recent role with Hexpol Compounding and specifically with envelope manufacturer Robbins, has announced he has established a new sales and marketing agency called HFS Solutions following his departure from Hexpol earlier this year.
Sandberg’s new business will be offering bespoke marketing, sales and product management solutions to companies in a number of sectors. “Today’s economy and reality requires a change in business approach – having the best talent available
is crucial,” he says.
With that in mind Sandberg is targeting companies, who may not wish to invest in employing a person like him as a full-time marketing and sales professional but would consider investing in a proportion of his time and resources. Having already recruited a client in the tyre recycling sector, HFS Solutions may well be a suitable option for a forward-looking supplier
of supplier of retreading products looking to expand globally.
Hugo Sandberg, a native of the Netherlands, is
based permanently in the USA but has a global focus, He is intimately familiar with the rubber tyre and retread markets, as well as coatings, plastics and even food. He offers a wide range of experience with companies such as Smucker’s, Rubbermaid, Little Tikes, Sherwin-Williams, The Flood Company, Excel Polymers and well as Hexpol Compounding. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
but also the entire global market.” With almost nine months before the show takes place, Tarsus intends to shortly launch an extensive international publicity campaign in the form of regular editorials and advertisements which will announce further individual details about the show.
This aggressive and early preparation for the show underlines just how determined Tarsus is to give the tyre and automotive industries a ‘unique’ international event in the beautiful garden city of Singapore that will take the performance bar to a new level of excellence.
Vaculug’s Ex-Owners Launch Counter Suit
Lawyers for the 37 ex-shareholders in the UK retreader Vaculug named in the £7.2 million High Court fraud case brought by current owners Grantham Capital, have launched their own legal action to reclaim missing
purchase
payments.
Lawyers for the 37
individuals named
in the £7.2 million
High Court fraud
suit filed a Part 20
claim on May 1
stating that the
owner of
Grantham Capital,
Harjeeve
Kandhari, owes
them at least
£817,000.
In addition,
defence
documents filed
May 4 state that
only part of the
purchase price
was received, and
the ex-
shareholders are
seeking at least
£1.8 million in missing payments. The Vaculug directors and shareholders named in the original suit are attempting to rebut claims that that they fraudulently manipulated company records and accounts and misrepresented how
much extra money the company had. Grantham claims that the £7.2 million it has paid so far for the company should be returned, claiming that the company was actually worth zero at the end of
Tarsus Set Dates for Tyrexpo Asia 2021
Tarsus Group, the new owners of the Singapore-based Tyrexpo Asia exhibition, have announced dates for the 2021 event, which will be staged at the famous Marina Bay Sands Hotel Expo and Convention Centre from the 17th to 19th March 2021.
According to Tarsus, the 2021 event is set to be very different from the previous show concept attracting an increased worldwide audience as well as showcasing many new features.The ‘new style’ show is set to attract around 300 exhibitors across five international pavilions and up to 6,000 visitors from approximately 90 countries covering the manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, importing and exporting and tyre retreading sectors of the tyre industry.
Tyrexpo Asia 2021 will also feature a number of thought-leading conference sessions covering important industry topics throughout the three-day event. Event Project Director – Mr Alwin Seow points out that additional benefits for event participants will include a Hosted Buyer Scheme and an arranged meeting facility. Alwin adds, “We fully appreciate that like so many other industries, the tyre industry has been impacted by events over recent months and we are taking our responsibility of helping the industry to recover seriously. The Tarsus team is highly confident of taking this traditional bi-annual tyre and automotive equipment show to a significantly higher level of professionalism and choice than previous events not just for Asia
July 2018 because of its low profit level and declining performance, a position which the directors and shareholders claim is “meritless”.
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