MADISON, Tenn. (April 8, 2005) — Marangoni Tread North America Inc.´s network of Ringtread retread plants is growing by four as two new franchisees are building plants and two existing retreaders are adding plants.
Two of the dealers—Jewell Tire Center in South Paris, Maine, and Ray's Tire in Green Bay, Wis.—are new to the Ringtread process, while Hill Tire Co. of Forest Park, Ga., and Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc. of Prineville, Ore., are already using Marangoni's process.
Jewell Tire plans to distribute the retreads in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, upstate New York and part of Massachusetts, according to Marangoni. Ray's Tire serves parts of northeastern Wisconsin.
Hill Tire and Les Schwab are working on their second Ringtread plant, in Valdosta, Ga., and Spokane, Wash., respectively.
With these plants, Marangoni´s network of Ringtread plants will grwo to 20 in the U.S. and Canada.