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Retreading Business Ltd. PO Box 320 Crewe Cheshire CW2 6WY United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1270 668718 Fax: +44 (0)1270 668801 E-mail: commercialtyrebusiness@btconnect.com Website: www.commercialtyrebusiness.com PUBLISHER & EDITOR David Wilson DEPUTY EDITOR Richard Wilson Advertising David Wilson Tel: +44 (0)1270 668718 Fax: +44 (0)1270 668801 E-mail: commercialtyrebusiness@btconnect.com Subscriptions Karen Wilson Tel: +44 (0)1270 668718 Email: retreadingbusinesssubs@btconnect.com Layout and Design Jeff Woodall Printing by Delmar Press Ltd Wall Lane Nantwich Cheshire CW5 5LS All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the Publisher. CONTENTS 4 - 13 News - News from the Commercial Tyre Industry 14 Company News - Continental’s Integration of Bandvulc Continues to Bear Fruit 15 Company News - Ventech achieves success in the Argentinian bus sector with PNEUSCAN 16 Company News - Bridgestone invests in a new training centre at MIRA 17 CV Show Preview 18 International News 19 - 20 People - The latest personnel movements within the commercial vehicle sector 24 - 26 Contract Wins - The latest tyre contract successes Phil West shows off the ContiTire Award won by Bandvulc – Page 14 Ventech’s PNEUSCAN system in operation at Rosario Bus in Argentina – Company News – Page 15 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Commercial Tyre Business @CommercialTyreB @CommercialTyreBusiness A tyre technician is put through his paces at Bridgestone’s new training centre – Page 16 Commercial Tyre Business – The Tyre Information Source for CV Fleets Tyres represent one of the largest cost areas for the managers of commercial vehicle fleets. Efficient management of tyre policy can save you thousands in terms of operating costs. Until now there was now specialist publication dedicated to dealing in-depth with the subject of tyre management. Commercial Tyre Business is a new quarterly publication for transport managers and commercial tyre specialists aimed at helping fleets make the most of the services offered by the commercial tyre sector. In addition to the printed version, Commercial Tyre Business can be accessed in digital format free of charge via our website: www.commercialtyrebusiness.com Once you’ve registered as a reader, you’ll be able to view the digital version. What’s more, we’ll e-mail you when the next issue is about to be uploaded. So for the latest in commercial tyre news, register now! Commercial Tyre Business 3