Apollo and Vredestein - each has a lot to offer

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Geneva,

Switzerland -- Rob Oudshoorn , managing director of Vredestein Banden said that

Vredestein has a lot to offer to the Apollo group, and has much to learn from

the company.

He said

that in the year or so since Apollo bought the Dutch company, the two have been

developing strategies for sales in Europe and elsewhere and for manufacturing. He did not expect Apollo to build a new

factory in Europe in the short term, but did expect significant modernisation and

expansion at Vredestein's plant in Enschede, Netherlands and in Apollo's factories in

Southern Africa to meet short term capacity issues.

The senior

managers from Apollo are expected to visit the Geneva show later this

afternoon.