2017
Bandvulc recently hosted its annual Key Partner Conference for service providers with one of the key features being the Uniroyal range of tyres for which Bandvulc is the sole UK distributor. Bandvulc’s Key Partner Network makes up over 80% of Bandvulc BVPlus+ fleet coverage, providing an outstanding service across the UK to its end-users. Bandvulc…
Read more +Bandvulc is delighted to announce that Faccenda Foods Ltd have extended their contract with Bandvulc’s fleet management division, BVPlus+, to March 2019. They first became a client in 2008 and the two companies enjoy a robust business relationship which has gone from strength to strength over that time. Faccenda Foods is one of the UK’s…
Read more +BANDVULC EXCLUSIVITY FOR KERR’S TYRES & AUTO IN NORTHERN IRELAND Bandvulc has awarded Kerr’s Tyres & Auto exclusivity for its product range in Northern Ireland. This follows on from Kerr’s appointment at the beginning of 2017 as the sole supplier of Uniroyal TBR (truck tyres) for this region. “Having had a strong and expansive relationship…
Read more +Sayers Road Tankers has renewed its contract with Bandvulc Tyres and fleet management division, BVPlus+, to December 2018. This is inclusive of specifying Continental product as new tyre policy and utilises Bandvulc’s bespoke Tankmaster tyre for front and centre axles with Uniroyal on rear axles. Three tyre makes from one company, just one of the…
Read more +The recently agreed extension with CSG (Cleansing Service Group – one of the largest privately owned waste management companies in the UK) sees Bandvulc continue to manage their fleet via BVPLUS+. Bandvulc has been involved with CSG for the past 8 years and this latest deal sees BVPLUS+ continue to manage their fleet of commercial…
Read more +Bandvulc is excited to add The Thomas’s Group to its prestigious list of rental clients. Thomas’s Group is a family-run commercial vehicle business based in the north-west of Birmingham specialising in contract hire and vehicle rentals. Established in 1968 by Alan and Teresa Thomas the Group started out as one van delivering goods to and…
Read more +BVPLUS+ AIMS HIRE FOR RENTAL & CONTRACT FLEETS Bandvulc initially introduced its special fleet management process for one of its rental fleet clients in order to stringently focus on costs. The difficulties particularly experienced by such operators include additional work being carried out without authorisation and difficulties in recharging the work to its customers. The…
Read more +MC Rental Ltd. has appointed Bandvulc as its national tyre supplier and administrator. The agreement sees Bandvulc Plus+ control all tyre related transactions through its 24/7 call facility in Devon. In conjunction with MC Rental, BVPlus+ will be expanding its service outlets to accommodate some of MC Rental’s exiting suppliers and will be utilising its…
Read more +The integration of Devon company Bandvulc, the UK’s largest truck tyre retreader, and innovative brand leader Continental less than a year ago is already delivering results, according to Managing Director Patrick O’Connell. Bandvulc began as a small independent company in 1971 when the O’Connell family started recycling truck tyres at a Kingsbridge base using rubber…
Read more +MORE INTERACTIVE AT THE CV SHOW Bandvulc will once again be exhibiting at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show on the 25-27 April at the NEC Birmingham. As the Group continues to grow and develop cost-effective tyre solutions for clients, last year’s show clearly indicated the need to book a larger stand; this year’s will be…
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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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