2016
We are please to announce that here at the Bandvulc Group, we will now be the exclusive and sole supplier of the Uniroyal truck tyre brand across the UK. Uniroyal*, a brand of Continental benefits from Continental’s premium truck tyre technology. The brand has a reputation within the haulage industry for performance and safety, whatever…
Read more +Bandvulc has strengthened its Sales & Key Account Management Team with the appointment of Marc Kinnear. Marc joins Bandvulc having been in the tyre industry for over 14 years in varying roles, most recently in an operational and administrative position which enabled him to gain valuable account management experience. Marc’s role will encompass every aspect of account management including…
Read more +Bandvulc Plus+ Strengthens Support to its Customers Bandvulc Plus+ continues to invest in additional resources to assist its management of key blue chip customers. Kevin Green joins the BVPlus+ team as a Regional Fleet Inspector having spent 25 years within the tyre industry in a similar but more single-based function. Kevin brings with him an…
Read more +The Bandvulc tyre awareness team which includes Chris Townend, Ben West, Craig Silver and Kevin Green have been touring the UK with the road safety awareness team from Fowler Welch. We have visited 9 Fowler Welch site for 12 hours each day starting at various times including a 2am start at Fowler Welch Heywood Manchester….
Read more +The guys here at BANDVULC have been busy again recently with our popular tyre awareness road shows. In the last couple of weeks the guys have conducted three tyre awareness road shows in Northampton, Stoke and Haydock. All three road shows were well received and on average we had 40 drivers each day visit the road shows. If…
Read more +Customer service & tyre choice are a winning combination… Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) handpick all their quality used refuse vehicles and put each one through a rigorous 72-point check to correct all defects. They pride themselves on offering outstanding customer care, combined with the best vehicle solution to suit their customer need. The RVS engineering…
Read more +Dawsonrentals|truck & trailer has confirmed an exclusive four year agreement with Bandvulc, the UK’s largest independent truck tyre retreader. Bandvulc will work closely with the individual managers at the company’s 30 branches around the UK, collecting tyres from the 11,000 strong truck and trailer fleet and retreading them as needed. Peter Snowden, engineering director of…
Read more +We’re pleased to announce that we have been awarded the accreditation from SafeContractor for our ongoing commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety. Our application for the SafeContractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business and to protect our employees and those of our customers. The SafeContractor scheme…
Read more +Many companies are realising the potential behind a collaborative approach and effective collaboration is much more than just ‘working together’ – it’s a strategic choice too. As companies move into a collaborative work environment, they quickly find that the benefits have the power to transform the entire organisation in unexpected, yet positive, ways. This could…
Read more +Plevin specialise in the recycling of all forms of waste wood and produce a range of sustainable products suitable for the panel board industry, biomass power plants and for use within animal bedding. Their sites, strategically located around the UK, enable them to provide their services nationwide, with the head office in Greater Manchester and facilities…
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There’s no question that Scottish aggregates firm, Patersons Quarries, has a strong working partnership with Continental-owned tyre business R&J Strang Tyre Services Ltd. Boasting a staggering 25-year professional affiliation, the pair have recently committed to hitting their pearl anniversary, with a new five-year deal, securing a total three decades of collaboration. For Patersons, an…
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Peter Pritchard thinks he has the best job in the world. He’s a Rubber Technician. He joined Bandvulc, Britain’s largest commercial tyre retreader, in 1992 as a laboratory technician at the company’s headquarters at Lee Mill, near Ivybridge. “I was working in quality control and I was just fascinated,” he says. “I was mainly self-taught…
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The tyre industry doesn’t seem like an obvious place to start when you are looking for examples of environmental good practice. But South Devon company Bandvulc has green policies at the heart of everything it does. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Britain’s largest commercial tyre retreader which was established in 1971, now a…
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