Founded in 1957 as a commercial franchisor, Bandag has over 1,700 dealers in more than 100 countries world-wide, replacing almost 9 million truck and bus tyres a year.
The parent company was formed in 1957, when Roy Carver purchased the rights to a revolutionary precured retreading process from its German inventor, Bernard Anton Novak.
The name Bandag comes from his original company – Bernhard Anton Novak Darmstadt AG.
Today Bandag is a global company, with 15 production facilities on 5 continents, producing retreading equipment, more than 275 tread designs and sizes and providing needed services to trucking fleets worldwide.
Bandag Southern Africa (SA) became a licensee of Bandag International on 01 December 2004. The company became a South African business by way of a management buyout and continues to operate under this structure.
In December 2006, Bandag and Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. announced a merger that would make Bandag a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas. Bandag SA remains independent and continues to be part of the global Bandag brand together with its global standards.
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