Salvadori & TECH Tag Team 2018 Tire Industry Association “Off-the-Road” Conference

The Tire Industry Association recently held its 63rd Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference. The OTR Conference is the perfect combination of education, networking, government affairs, and OTR tire recycling information. The Association also shared their annual Industry Forecast used by many for business planning. “The 2018 TIA OTR Conference, once again, provided a great atmosphere to network, renew friendships with industry colleagues, and share information about the latest innovations in the OTR repair and retread industry. The addition of the Salvadori Recycling division to our portfolio raised the level of excitement to an all-time high!” states Brian Laughlin, TECH Key Account Manager.

Salvadori and TECH were well represented at the conference. TECH, a division of parent company TRC, is a premier Tire & Wheel brand and is a global leader in section repair product and training for the OTR Industry.

Salvadori, which is TRC’s Recycling Equipment brand, was a featured presenter at one of the educational workshops focused on OTR tire recycling.

Genti Bardhi, Salvadori Business Development Director for The Americas, was the presenter at the workshop titled “New Concepts & New Opportunities.” According to Bardhi, “The OTR conference is a great opportunity to share Salvadori’s vision for the future recycling of OTR tires, along with innovations such as the MT-REX machine for OTR downsizing.” The workshop focused on Salvadori’s design, engineering, and manufacture of high quality recycling equipment related products, and also covered the business models that have been developed. Currently, Salvadori has installed equipment in over 40 countries.

The workshop featured many of the end products that are produced by Salvadori clients, from sound and vibration absorption products used by the light rail system in Milan, Italy to a Green Roof project adapted by Distilleria Marzadro located in Rovereto, Italy. There was also a discussion around both enacted and pending legislation for disposal and recycling of OTR tires, such as the standards set in California. The topic of regulation and viable business models led to an informative and lively discussion.

Ultimately the concept of options around the sustainable disposal and viable business opportunities generated a lot of interest as the workshop turned into a standing room only crowd.

Salvadori and TECH help to fulfil parent TRC’s 4r vision of Repair, Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose. The innovative solutions that the TRC companies provide make a meaningful positive impact both financially and ecologically. To learn more about TRC and its brands visit www.trc4r.com.

Genti Bardhi, Salvadori Business Development Director for The Americas

TECH / Salvadori Display at 2018 OTR Conference

A Green Roof project adapted by Distilleria Marzadro located in Rovereto, Italy.

Sound and vibration absorption products used by the light rail system in Milan, Italy.

Sound and vibration absorption products used by the light rail system in Milan, Italy.

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