Retreading’ means taking a worn casing of good structural quality and putting it through a process which completely renews the tread of the tyre and sometimes the sidewall rubber. The rebuilt tyre is then subjected to a curing process where the new rubber is vulcanised to the casing and the tread pattern is formed.

Over the years tyre manufacturers have invested heavily in product development to deliver tyres that not only have a ‘first life’ but are also designed to perform equally as well in subsequent second and even third lives. Stronger casings, improved re-manufacturing techniques, a variety of specialist rubber compounds, coupled with the need to recycle and reduce the negative impact on the environment has lead to a sustained growth in the retread industry.

A retread tyre starts life as a worn tyre, where perhaps the tread is down to 2-3 mm and may have been previously re-grooved, or one that’s been punctured and needs a repair. The first part of the process is to inspect the tyre to see whether it meets with our stringent quality guidelines.Tyre care follows stringent quality measures for inspection as we firmly believe that retreading should have monetary benefits as well as safety should never be compromised. Our inhouse team always gives information on the casing tyres. We also undertake onsite inspection to give our clients the best possible retreading benefits.
Simply put, retreading is the process whereby selected and inspected worn tires, called “casings,” receive a new tread.

Only sound, carefully inspected tire casings are used for retreading. The worn tread is buffed away and a new tread bonded to the tire body in a process very similar to the manufacture of a new tire. There are different processing techniques, but the ultimate objective is always the same – affixing a new tread through the application of heat, time, pressure and precision in the work.