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once we got all the permits in order, everything happened very quickly." Snyder signed the ContiTread franchise agreement in May, and the company has moved from zero tires on June 1 to building 60 tires per day with one curing chamber. "Te Continental staf was here the whole time," Snyder says. "Tey were very instrumental in geting it up and running." Here are some facts about the DLS Retreading facility and its location: • • • • It is located in Lancaster County, S.C. It represents an investment of $2.5 million in capital and equipment. DLS Retreading received economic incentives from Lancaster County for a fve-year period beginning in 2013. "Te state was good to us. Tere were motivations for us to be where we are," Snyder says. Te retread shop currently has one inspection station, shearography, one bufng machine, two tire repair stations, one tire builder, one curing chamber and Mateuzi G100 infation testing equipment for fnal inspection. When fully mature, the shop will have the capacity to produce 300 retreaded truck tires per day with three curing chambers. "Growth depends on the amount of feet business we sign on," says Snyder. "At the end of 12 months, we should be doing about 150 tires a day. Employees will be added incrementally as needed for the retread process. We currently have six in the retread shop, and a total of 13 employees. At the end of year, we should have 50-plus employees." Continental has nine ContiTread retread facilities in the U.S. Te company recently opened its frst shop in Canada. It has 10 in Mexico, three in Ecuador and a couple in Brazil. It plans to open another two to three more in the U.S. over the course of this year. Williams' goal is to sell one retread for every new Continental or General truck tire sold. He also wants an 8% to 10% share of the U.S. retread market; he estimates Continental has a 1.5% share, twice what it was just one year ago. "Continental is a top tier truck tire, and everyone wants to John Barnes, manager of ContiLifeCycle – the Americas, says one thing that differentiates Continental's process from other retreading systems is that inside and outside envelopes are used on the tires before they go into the curing chamber. This create even pressure, he notes. The tires are cured at 260 degrees Fahrenheit for 2.5 hours. try their solution of new tires with matching retreads," says Snyder. "Now we're here to help prove to these local feets, with Continental's support, that Continental is an excellent choice for their life cycle needs." ■ The state of South Carolina worked with company owner Scott Snyder to offer incentives to create a new retread facility in Lancaster County, which has the potential to employ at least 50 people by the end of the year. www.moderntiredealer.com Quik-Link: 800-687-1557 ext. 19126 65