Marangoni launches Ringtread RDR RD3 regional drive pattern
The Marangoni Ringtread Drive Regional (RDR) range has grown with the addition of the RDR RD3, a product “engineered to meet the evolving needs of fleets operating in regional sectors.” Marangoni introduces the 3PMSF-certified RDR RD3 as a Ringtread that delivers superior mileage and traction, featuring a robust, monodirectional tread design with asymmetric block angles that enhance grip and promote even wear.
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Vaculug opens OTR Centre of Excellence in Kent to strengthen heavy equipment tyre business
UK retreader Vaculug has opened its new OTR Centre of Excellence in Kent. The company said the cutting-edge facility marks a major step forward in Vaculug’s mission to deliver world-class service, advanced technology, and environmentally conscious solutions to the heavy equipment industry.
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Vaculug a Crown Commercial Service supplier
Vaculug shares that it is now a supplier under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) RM6353 Tyres, Glass and Telematics framework. This status as one of 12 public contract suppliers of ‘Lot 2 - Supply, fit and management of tyres and associated products and services’ means approval for Vaculug products with blue light customers nationwide.
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SMMT interviews Michelin Tyre’s B2B sales director Andrew French
Michelin Tyre B2B sales director Andrew French has addressed the current road transport sector megatrends in an interview for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ newsletter and website. French outlined the significant challenges and developments facing the sector, beginning with the urgent need to decarbonise fleets. While adoption of alternative fuel vehicles is increasing, infrastructure limitations and the high cost of electric trucks remain major hurdles. French said that Michelin supports all driveline technologies by focusing on tyre performance, safety, and improving efficiency for internal combustion engines and range for electric vehicles.
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Black Star marks 500,000th retreaded ‘Leonard’ tyre at Bethune
Four years after we learnt of the project and a bit more than three years after retreaded tyre production started in January 2022, in June 2025, French retreading operation Black Star announced that it has achieved the milest of remanufacturing 500,000 tyres at its facility on the former Bridgestone new tyre factory in Béthune, France. According to the company, this symbolic milestone “embodies the success of an ambitious industrial project, the strength of a committed collective, and confirmation that another path to more sustainable mobility is possible”.
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Murfitts Industries investing £14 million in tyre pyrolysis facility at Michelin Stoke-on-Trent
Murfitts Industries is investing around £14 million in an end-of-life tyre processing project designed to recover the energy and materials within them. As part of the project, Murfitts has submitted plans for a materials recovery facility at Michelin’s Campbell Road retreaded tyre plant in Stoke-on-Trent. The facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2026.
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Vipal installs new buffer at Spanish partner Remusa’s retreading facility
Vipal Rubber has installed a new VR01 Smart Duo buffer at reatreader Recauchutados Muralla SA (Remusa) in Spain. The machine is the second the company has acquired from Vipal following its 2020 installation of a VOC760 Cargo orbicushion. The addition of the fully automated, low energy consumption buffer is due to an expansion in the retreader’s business.
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Kwik Fit set on expansion after appointment of property consultant
Kwik Fit is bucking the trend of consolidation in the tyre retail sector with a new growth strategy across the UK. That much is evidenced by the appointment of Automotive property consultancy Rapleys to advise on its search for new premises, understood to be focused mainly on pre-let opportunities. However, Tyres & Accessories understands that standing assets will also be considered. Indeed, Rapleys representatives report that Kwik Fit wants to “open in more locations”. This is on top of “a robust investment programme to upgrade existing sites with a focus on innovation and sustainability to adapt to changing requirements and customer demand.”
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Autopromotec 2025 to host RFID Ecosystem Village collaboration
Bologna-based aftermarket expo, Autopromotec 2025 will host an area illustrating with practical demonstrations the different uses of RFID technology throughout the lifecycle of the tyre at Booth A2 in Pavilion 22. The area will illustrate how RFID optimises traceability, operational efficiency and sustainability from production, through distribution, retreading and end of life recovery and disposal. The RFID Ecosystem Village project is a collaboration between eight exhibitors who will offer demonstrations of the various use-cases during the event: Ateq, Corghi, Devel, Fasep, GDSO, Innovando, Michelin and Regom.
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Vipal celebrating anniversary at Autopromotec 2025
Retreading product manufacturer Vipal is limbering up for Autopromotec 2025 in Bologna, where it will exhibit highlights from a broad portfolio. The exhibition in Italy also coincides with the celebration of Vipal’s 20th anniversary Europe, with operations withing the region commencing in 2005 – the same year Vipal first attended Autopromotec.
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Marangoni adopts 17-point sustainability plan
Marangoni has introduced a Strategic Sustainability Plan in which it identifies and details 17 “improvement initiatives” that form the basis of a focused action framework to guide and monitor the company’s activities between 2025 and 2027. The Italian firm says this framework, which will serve both as a guideline and a tool for monitoring progress, is “fully aligned” with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Durability focus of new Conti 5th generation TBRs supports holistic ContiLifeCycle concept
Continental extended its ContiLifeCycle concept in 2024, launching another two fully retreadable Generation 5 tyre lines. The Conti Eco Gen 5 for long-distance and regional haulage and the Conti Urban HA 5 for urban buses feature low rolling resistance and long lifespan, with both improvements made without restricting the recyclability of the casings.
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Vipal launches VT570 tread for EMEA markets
Vipal Rubber has introduced the new VT570 tread designed to meet specific needs of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) markets. Such needs include “offering better traction power in the mixed segment (on/off-road)”. This application is ideal for vehicles that operate in varied terrains, including paved and non-paved streets and roads. It can be used in transportation for civil construction, garbage collection and agricultural activities, for example.
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Bandvulc offering Wastemaster 5 in 315/70
Bandvulc has doubled its Wastemaster 5 tyre range with the addition of a second size, 315/70R22.5. This addition to the fifth-generation Bandvulc product line, which debuted as a size 295/80R22.5 fitment in 2021, has a high (156/150) load rating to lend suitability to operators using vehicles in urban waste collection and recycling centre applications.
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Car tyre retreading – Germany’s Rigdon orders vulcanisation press
Almost two years ago, German retreader Rigdon announced a plan to invest heavily in car tyre retreading, and it has now progressed this plan by ordering 35 vulcanisation presses for bead-to-bead mould cure retreading. The first presses will arrive later this year and the remainder in 2026.
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