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The Retreadcast is brought to you by the industry leading journal for the tyre retreading industry, Retreading Business. Hosted by Richard Wilson, Contributor to Retreading Business and his father David Wilson, the magazine's publisher, the podcast interviews the leading names in the tyre retreading sector as they find out what is happening week to week in the tyre retreading industry. From Australia to the US to Vietnam to the UK, The Retreadcast has got your back in covering the latest news in the tyre retreading sector.

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May 27, 2026Episode 5027 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #50 | Rebuilding a Legacy: The Transformation of Robbins

Episode 50 of The Retreadcast features an in-depth interview with Kent Allen, CEO, and Rob Smedema, VP of Sales at Robbins LLC. David Wilson, Publisher of Retreading Business, speaks with Kent and Rob about the dramatic changes at the company since its acquisition from Hexpol by private investment firm Karo Ventures 18 months ago. They cover their perspective on tackling deferred maintenance, the impact of global macroeconomic challenges like tariffs and oil spikes, Robbins' strategies for expanding their overseas business—particularly revitalising their presence in Europe ahead of The Tire Cologne—and their vertical integration following the acquisition of Elite Advanced Polymers in Mississippi. A significant portion is dedicated to how their manufacturing processes have been systematically overhauled to improve quality, safety, and inventory reliability in truck and bus radial (TBR) and OTR envelope production. Kent Allen also shares Robbins' ambitious key plans and targets to become the number one supplier in the coming years.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tINSTAGRAM ► https://www.instagram.com/retreadingbusinessmagazine/LINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2026-1

April 11, 2026Episode 4939 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #49 | A Life in Retreading: Richard O’Connell

Episode 49 of The Retreadcast features a fascinating career retrospective with Richard O’Connell, the retired director and co-founder of Bandvulc. David Wilson, Publisher of Retreading Business, talks with Richard about his newly published memoirs, “Retreading My Life.” They journey through the early days of founding Bandvulc in the 1970s using second-hand machinery, the company’s accidental but successful shift from a standard retreader to a comprehensive tyre management firm for major fleets like Tesco, and the innovative development of the Wastemaster tyre. Richard provides a candid account of the disastrous 2011 fire and the remarkable recovery that followed, as well as the eventual sale of the family business to Continental. The discussion also touches on the environmental significance of the circular economy and the political hurdles, such as the climate change levy and import tariffs, facing the European retreading sector today. SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tINSTAGRAM ► https://www.instagram.com/retreadingbusinessmagazine/LINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2026-1

November 7, 2025Episode 4823 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #48 | Revitalising the Bandag Brand in Europe

Episode 48 of The Retreadcast features an in-depth interview with Ben Rosenblum, Vice President of Strategy and Business Transformation at Bridgestone Americas. David Wilson, Publisher of Retreading Business, speaks with Ben about the comprehensive new strategy to revitalise the Bandag brand in Europe. They discuss the challenging European market, the "three-legged stool" model (Fleet, Dealer, Bridgestone), and the critical role of efficiency and dealer partnerships. Ben details the strategic move of production from Langenfeld to Poland, the integration of new tyre technologies into the retreading process, and how Bridgestone plans to re-engage fleets and dealers with a new value proposition built on digital tools like BASys, cost-per-kilometre tracking, and a complete logistics and service solution.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tINSTAGRAM ► https://www.instagram.com/retreadingbusinessmagazine/LINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2025-2

May 18, 2025Episode 4725 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #47 | Shamrock Gear Up to Face Challenges of New Market Reality

Episode 47 of The Retreadcast features an in-depth interview with Doug Conley, President of Shamrock Marketing Inc. David Wilson, Publisher of Retreading Business, speaks with Doug about a wide array of topics crucial to the US retreading market. They cover his perspective on the U.S. administration's approach to tariffs, the impact of political uncertainty on the retreading equipment sector, Shamrock's strategies for expanding their overseas business, particularly in Latin America, and their proactive approach to digital marketing including a revamped YouTube presence. A significant portion is dedicated to Shamrock's new automatic marking system designed to improve quality and efficiency in retread plants. Doug Conley also shares Shamrock's key plans and targets for the coming years.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2025-1

April 24, 2025Episode 4630 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #46 | The State of European Tyre Retreading

Episode 46 of The Retreadcast features an extended interview with the CEO of Marangoni, Vittorio Marangoni in the lead up to the 2025 Recircle Awards. In this interview Vittorio covers a lot of ground from how Asian tyre producers are driven by industrial policy aimed at dominating EU markets to the stalled implementation of labelling for Retreading to the enormous potential for tyre retreading with only 8% of tyres being retreaded at the moment. We also have some comments from Guido Gambassi, the President of BIPAVER and Autopromotec Representative on the upcoming 60th anniversary edition of Autopromotec.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2025-1

April 7, 2025Episode 4522 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #45 | On the Ground at TyreXpo Asia

Michael Hutt, the Editor of Retreading Business was on the ground at TyreXpo Asia to report from the exhibition at the Marina Bay Sands & Expo Centre. Today’s episode features short interviews with a few attendees from the show namely: Conson Sia, the CEO of Stamford Tyres, Guy Heywood, Vice President of Hankook Tire Europe and Lau Den Nee, the Sales Manager of Wegmann Automotive. The episode is capped off by a short interview with Alwin Seo, the Deputy Event Director for Informa Markets and he reacts to the 2025 installment of the trade fair.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2025-1

February 28, 2025Episode 4416 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #44 | Noktop: 50 Years in the Retreading Industry

Episode 44 of the Retreadcast features an interview with Janne Ruhanen, the sales director at Nokian Tyres, discussing the 50th anniversary of the Nokian brand of retreading materials. The episode also includes a short segment on the Recircle Awards. In the interview, Janne and Michael talk about the history of the Nokian brand, its key strengths and latest innovations, the challenges and opportunities in the Scandinavian market, the impact of Nokian's withdrawal from the Russian market, the development of a carbon footprint calculator, and the future of retreading.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd DIGITAL MAGAZINE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2025-

December 23, 2024Episode 4324 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #43 | The State of Malaysian Retreading: First Unitex’s Perspective

The final episode of The Retreadcast for 2025 is here and it sees another on-site interview from our trip to Malaysia as we interview the Managing Director of First Unitex and the President of TRMAM Edmund Wong. During this conversation, Edmund dives deep on how retreaders in Malaysia can fight against the import of cheap, low-quality tyres by educating the fleets on the Total Cost of Ownership concept and the work they are doing with the government to support the industry. We also learn about how First Unitex bounced back from a major flood in 2021 and how their investments in Matteuzzi and Zeiss machinery has assisted them in gaining efficiencies and enhancing their productivity.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd

December 6, 2024Episode 4234 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #42 | Mega Treads Visit Southeast Asia

Episode 42 of the Retreadcast sees a returning interviewee in the form of Kevin Gillin, the CEO Of Mega-Treads who sat down to talk to Editor Michael Hutt during their visit to Southeast Asia. In the interview Michael and Kevin talk about the Mega-Treads plans for establishing a base in Kuala Lumpur and for developing rubber products in adjacent markets, the price and quality of their rubber compared to established rivals and the ongoing tough business environment retreaders have to face across the world to make their business model work.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-4FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/WHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd

November 14, 2024Episode 4125 min

The Retreadcast | Episode #41 | TRIB Post-Election Round-Up

The latest episode of Retreadcast features a post-election update from TRIB Managing Director, David Stevens, who talks about the potential impact of the election result on the retreading sector, the latest update on the tariff situation regarding truck tyre imports from China and Thailand, and TRIBs plans for 2025.SUBSCRIBE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Subscribe WEBSITE ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-Website RETREADING BUSINESS ► https://tinyurl.com/RB-2024-2FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/RetreadingBusiness/X (Formely known as TWITTER) ► https://twitter.com/retreadbusinessWHATSAPP ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBvzXc2v1ImsBaH8K3tLINKEDIN ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/retreading-business-ltd

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