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History
- Established in 1953 in Vernon, BC
- 6500 employees
- Began retreading in the 1970’s
- Produced first studded winter tire in 1961.
Services
- Services over 150 mine sites across 5 continents including Africa and South America.
- Retreads 350’000 tires per year.
- Operates over 250 retail locations across Canada.
Going Green
- According to mining.com, producing a new 29.5R25 tire uses 68 litres of oil and emits 4,192 kilograms of carbon dioxide; retreading the same tire uses 13.95 litres of oil and emits 2,464 kg of carbon dioxide.
- Collect an estimated 2 million scrap tires for recycling each year.
- In Ontario, more than 80 million tires have been diverted from landfills since their program started in 2009.