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COUNTRY
REPORT - AUSTRALIA
Australia’s sole producer of pre-cured retread materials, Bandag, has marked an iconic milestone with its 60th anniversary of lo- cal manufacturing. According to Bridgestone Australia & New Zealand Managing Director, Heath Barclay, the milestone is sig-
“Six decades of manufacturing is a huge achievement. This miles- to the continued relevance retreads play in our market, and the solutions provider,” Barclay said.
former employee of Bandag in Australia, and their commitment to producing quality pre-cured tread and retreads, continuous product choices. This commitment is the reason why Bandag con- tinues as a strong Australian manufacturer today.
- ting many more milestones for Bandag and the role locally made
tread for the eight company-run Bandag retread factories and 30 licensed dealers throughout Australia and New Zealand, and to Thailand, Fiji, China, Korea and Indonesia, and a key part of the - rica and Europe.
to the challenges and headwinds manufacturing faces,” said Bri- dgestone’s General Manager of Retread Business, Greg Nielsen.
“Our success is down to our emphasis on quality and adoption of stay competitive through ensuring that locally made Bandag re-
The Bandag tread plant in Wacol is the last remaining tread pro- duction facility throughout Australia following the cessation of
- ghlights the role the company will play for the industry in the fu- E8 commitment,” Nielsen added.
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