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VACULUG ISSUES PLEA TO PM AND LOCAL MP ON TARIFFS
Harjeeve Kandhari, the CEO of UK retreader Vaculug has written an in-depth letter to local Grantham MP Gareth Davies and to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asking them to support the retreading industry.
In particular, the letter includes an in-depth explanation of the dispute regarding EU an- ti-dumping duties on Chinese truck tyre and duties will still apply across the EU in some form or the other this year, the UK govern- ment has announced that the anti-dumping measures will expire in the UK on 23 October 2023, unless a review is initiated before July 2023.
This has resulted in Kandhari’s 5-page letter, which essentially takes the form of a passio- nate plea to the Government to make sure that it does everything within its power to make sure that the anti-dumping regulations are upheld for the next 10 years at least.
“The collective impact of the retreading in- dustry in reducing global CO2 emissions and transitioning towards a more sustainable fu- ture cannot be underestimated or ignored,”
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that uses single-use tyres uses more than four times as many tyres to cover the same distance compared to those who use retrea- ded tyres.
would make the thriving retreading industry unviable, and my factory in Grantham simply
wouldn’t be able to compete,” he continued, addressing Davies directly. “Therefore I’d have no choice but to terminate the employ- ment of nearly 200 people, most of whom are living in your constituency.....The simple fact is, if the anti-dumping laws are repealed, my factory and others like it will close. This will result in 1000s of job losses across the coun- try, all at a time when the UK can ill afford it.”
BANDVULC PLANT BECOMES CONTINENTAL LIFECYCLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Ivybridge, the home of leading UK retreader, Bandvulc, has been rebranded as a Continental LifeCycle production facility, with new signage installed throughout February. The move sees the factory become more closely aligned to Continental’s Stöcken LifeCycle plant, which produces hot-retread tyres.
Bandvulc employs some 280 people in and around Devon - ses on hot retreading for the UK market, with Bandvulc tyres being designed and manufactured in Ivybridge. The site also produces ContiRe branded tyres in partnership with the Stöcken plant. There is no impact to job security with no redundancies taking place as a result of the Conti- nental rebranding.
Tony Mailling, Head of Hot Retread Production EMEA and Plant Manager of ContiLifeCycle Ivybridge and Stöcken, said: “Although the name has changed, the values on which Bandvulc was built will continue at our Ivybridge site.
the next 12 months, staff and customers can rest assured that the brand will continue to be a major player in the Continental tyre range.”
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