At the annual awards ceremony in London, Bandvulc’s managing director Patrick O’Connell received the award from Alistair McColl, Sunday Times supplements editor, for achieving a top 60 placement.
O’Connell commented: “This is fantastic recognition of the hard work and commitment everyone at Bandvulc makes to ensuring we all have a sustainable future. To be in the top 60 companies raises the profile of tyre recycling to a new level and shows that this can be done to a high quality, ensuring safety and sustainability in one package, bringing a complete solution to our customers that is second to none.”
Bandvulc supplies retreaded truck tyres to many well known blue chip companies and 65% of all supermarket deliveries are made on Bandvulc tyres. As a result Bandvulc’s customers are able to make significant reductions in carbon emissions and savings on raw materials as, for every recycled tyre produced, 68 litres of oil and 44 kilograms of rubber compound are saved compared to a new tyre.
Environmental initiatives permeate all areas of the company’s activities, from extensive work in energy reduction to fuel efficiencies on its fleet of 20 HGVs. Working hard to reduce the carbon footprint of its tyres and services, Bandvulc has saved 394,820kg CO2 per year since July 2005. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)
