{"id":2866,"date":"2012-12-11T12:48:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T11:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2012-12-11T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T11:48:56","slug":"eskay-tyres-partners-with-vacu-lug-on-westlake-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/eskay-tyres-partners-with-vacu-lug-on-westlake-distribution\/2866","title":{"rendered":"Eskay Tyres partners with Vacu-Lug on Westlake distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eskay Tyres, part of the global Al Dobowi Group and Westlake distributor in several European markets, has recently sealed a new distribution agreement with Vacu-Lug, the Lincolnshire-based retread tyre manufacturer, in a move intended to expand the sales of the Westlake truck tyre brand throughout U.K. and Ireland.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mr. Jorge Crespo, European General Manager for Eskay Tyres, stated that: \u201cthis move will further consolidate the Westlake brand in the U.K. and Ireland through our association with Vacu-Lug, a highly-respected retread enterprise with a great reputation in the tyre industry\u201d.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2867 aligncenter\" title=\"westlake4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westlake4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westlake4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westlake4-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/westlake4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><em>Westlake Stand, Brityrex, with, from left to right, Dave Benton, Jorge Crespo, KK Singh, Surender Kandhari and Dave Alsop<\/em><\/p>\n<p>KK Singh, Eskay Tyres\u2019 Sales Manager for TBR\/OTR for UK &amp; Europe, added that with Vacu-lug\u2019s relationships with its network partners and fleet users \u201cWestlake tyres would be able to fulfil the key requirement of a good retreadable casing with a strong first life performance at an affordable price\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Surender Singh Kandhari, Chairman of Al Dobowi Group and Mr. Tim Hercock, Managing Director of Vacu-Lug, met with their respective teams over lunch during the recent Brityrex show to personally endorse the new venture.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tim Hercock, MD of Vacu-Lug, stated that Vacu-Lug were \u201cdelighted to add Westlake to our growing range of tyres and associated\u00a0 tyre fleet management services. 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