TreadWright Tires L.L.C.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Tires |
| Founded 📆 | 1981 |
| Founder 👔 | Rick Hawkins |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | United States |
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Number of employees | 20 (2014) |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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TreadWright is an American tire company based in Houston. It manufactures medium and light truck tires by remolding, with 70 percent recycled content. TreadWright was named the 2016 green company of the year by Business Intelligence Group.[1]
History[edit]
The company was founded as High-Tec Retreading in Colorado in 1981 by Rick Hawkins. He grew it as a family business with his sons Joel and Rick Jr. For years they focused on fleet and delivery vehicles like mail trucks. Then they moved to Hot Springs in South Dakota, where they started developing tires with aggressive mud- and all-terrain tread designs for jeeps, trucks and sport utility vehicles. They changed the name of the company to TreadWright to align with their new direction.[2][3]
In the late 1990s, the business partnered with an Icelandic company to build a carbide product into their tires to run with less noise and wear.[4] Pine Street Growth Partners, a private equity firm from Denver, invested in TreadWright in 2011. Two years later, the company introduced European presses and molds/endplates for bead-to-bead remolding of tires. The growing company moved its headquarters from South Dakota to Houston in 2014.[3][5]
Production[edit]
TreadWright converts recycled tires into new tires for light trucks, SUVs and off-road vehicles in its manufacturing facility in Houston.[3][1] The company acquires used tires and inspects the casings. Then the old tread is taken off and new rubber is applied. Afterward, the tire is balanced, placed in a mold/press and cured. Finally, it goes through a second inspection and balancing.[4][6]
The company uses the same mold cure process as traditional original equipment manufacturers. Its tires are manufactured with 70 percent recycled content, using 65 percent less oil than standard tires.[1][7] The company says its line of MT/AT tires cover 80% of the replacement market.[8]
Awards and charity[edit]
TreadWright was named the 2016 green company of the year by Business Intelligence Group for its remanufactured tires minimizing the environmental impact of thrown tires in the United States.[1]
The company partnered with the Expeditionary Veterans Association in 2016 to provide tires for recreational and therapeutic outdoor excursions for veterans.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "TreadWright Tires gets 'green' biz award". Tire Business. October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Hernandez, Jaime (September 12, 2013). "TreadWright's Affordable Recycled Mud-Terrain Tire". Off-Road.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Affordable tire manufacturer moves HQ to Houston". Houston Business Journal. April 16, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Birt, Nate (May 23, 2013). "Retread Tires Help Farmers Outfit Trucks for Less". AG Web.
- ↑ "TreadWright adds bead-to-bead presses". Tire Business. January 31, 2013.
- ↑ "60 Seconds with SAM: TreadWright Tires". SAM. August 7, 2012.
- ↑ "TreadWright offers Claw II remolded MT tires". Rubber & Plastics News. June 20, 2016.
- ↑ "TreadWright Tires Introduces Financing Options". Modern Tire Dealer. August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "TreadWright Tires Partners With Veterans Association". Modern Tire Dealer. September 27, 2016.
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