It’s official! Get A Grip Tyres has become the exclusive Western Australian manufacturer of Michelin Recamic retreads, bringing premium truck and bus tyre retreading in-house. For operators across mining, transport and construction, it means one of the biggest line items on the books (your tyres) can now be managed more effectively and efficiently, without giving up performance on the road.
What is tyre retreading?
The thinking behind retreading is pretty straightforward. When a premium truck or bus tyre wears down, most of the investment isn’t in the tread that’s gone — it’s in the casing. The steel-and-rubber structure is engineered to run for hundreds of thousands of kilometres. A sound casing has plenty of working life left in it long after the first tread is finished.
Retreading simply puts that casing back to work. It’s inspected, confirmed fit to run again, and bonded with fresh Michelin tread under the same Recamic process and quality controls Michelin applies to a brand-new tyre.
For a fleet manager, the result is a tyre that goes back on the vehicle with the traction, wear life and reliability the operation counts on. Paired with good casing management, retreading lowers the cost per kilometre without compromising the quality.
The numbers behind tyre retreading are hard to ignore
The numbers behind it are hard to argue with. Fleets can save up to 50% on tyre spend by retreading rather than buying new. But it’s not all about the bottom line. There’s a strong sustainability case for tyre retreading.
Because the process reuses a casing that has already been paid for, it is one of the few decisions that is better for the budget and the environment. Every retreaded truck tyre saves up to 115kg of CO2 and around 50kg of raw materials. It also uses roughly 70% less material than manufacturing a new tyre. (Figures sourced from Michelin.) For operators reporting on emissions to their own clients and stakeholders, that is a real, measurable reduction rather than a talking point.
Being the only Michelin Recamic licensed manufacturer in Western Australia is a big win for WA fleet operators. Casings no longer need to be freighted to the eastern states and back while trucks sit idle waiting on them. That’s a delay that often costs far more than the tyres themselves. Local manufacturing means shorter turnaround and local support, backed by an experienced retreading team who know a sound casing from a marginal one, and stand behind every tyre that leaves the facility.
Yeah, but are retreads comparable with new tyres?
For operators weighing up retreads for the first time, quality is usually the first question. Because Recamic follows Michelin’s own process from casing inspection through to the final check, a retreaded tyre meets the same standards for safety and performance as a new one. It sits alongside everything else Get A Grip brings to a fleet: more than 20 years of experience, purpose-built facilities, and the local support that keeps WA operations moving.
The service suits the operators who feel tyre costs most keenly — mining and resources fleets running heavy haul applications, transport and logistics operators covering long regional distances, and bus and passenger fleets. For all of them, the message is the same: a worn casing isn’t scrap, it’s the starting point for the next set of tyres.
Before you write off a used casing, let the Get A Grip Tyres team take a look. To find out what’s suitable for your fleet and what it could save, call 1300 976 299, email sales@getagriptyres.com.au, or request a quote via our online form HERE.
To learn more about Michelin Recamic retreading, you can visit their website HERE.