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TOPGRIP RETREADER APPOINTED FIRST MIDAS AUTHORISED RETREADER
as an Authorised Midas Retreader recently at a small ceremony held at Midas’ headquarters in Kottayam, Kerala. Based about 60 km from Kottayam at a location called Parthanamthitta, Topgrip used to be a franchisee of a prominent rival brand before shifting to Midas. The move has proven to be the right decision for the retreader as produc- tion has improved considerably after the switch to Midas.
- ed to Midas in 2019. Since then, we have experienced a vertical jump in volumes. We are now retreading around 4,000 tyres annually,” informed Jomon Muttathukunnel, Managing Director, Topgrip Re- - das tread,” he added.
The retread site caters largely to vehicles engaged serving the quar- rying industry in the Pathanamthitta area, one of Kerala’s least popu- lated districts, where the number of quarries outnumbers the number of villages in the area. In 2001, there were 19 quarries but today there are 520 stone quarries and 38 stone crushing units spread across the district’s 68 villages.
Meanwhile the company plans to further expand by adding another 6-tyre autoclave and electric moulds to cure JCB, loader and crane government will open the quarries again shortly,” said Muttathukun- conventional process and expect this investment to boost the growth in volumes.”
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