Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazines, the organisers of the Recircle Awards, have announced a number of new initiatives to drive inclusivity and engagement across the tyre retreading and tyre recycling sectors as it seeks to evolve and expand its position as the key industry awards event recognising sustainability in the tyre industry.
In announcing the launch of the 2025 Recircle Awards, which will culminate in a glittering ceremony to be held next May during Autopromotec 2025 in Bologna, Italy, David Wilson, Publisher of Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling, revealed the company’s latest initiatives:
“2025 marks the fourth edition of the Recircle Awards, and we are delighted to able to announce our continued co-operation with Autopromotec. We look forward to being able to host an enhanced ceremony in Bologna next May, and we thank Renzo Servadei and his team for their valued support in helping us to expand the influence of the Recircle Awards as the key awards event recognising the valuable contribution made by the tyre retreading and recycling sectors to the circular economy and to the sustainability of the tyre industry as a whole.
“We are constantly looking for ways to increase the scope of the Awards and to drive engagement from companies from across the industry both large and small, and in analysing feedback from the market, we identified the need to alter the weighting of the voting process in order to gain the optimum balance between the opinions of our expert judges and engagement from the wider market. As a result, 65% of the voting strength in the 2025 awards will now be allocated to the views expressed by our independent Nominations Committee.
“We have also increased the robustness of the nominations and voting process by asking shortlisted nominees to submit a written case in support of their nomination which can be analysed by the Committee, as well as increasing the amount of information required to be input by the voting public in order to minimise the risk of frivolous and/or organised mass voting.
“We are constantly looking at ways to improve the awards and we hope that these changes will represent a positive development as we strive to expand the profile and credibility of the Awards on a global level. We look forward to next year’s Awards ceremony with anticipation.”
In line with the 2023 event, the Recircle Awards 2025 will incorporate a total of 22 awards covering a wide and balanced range of categories from across the tyre industry. The first 18 awards categories were announced today and are as follows:
- Lifetime Achievement Award in the Tyre Retreading Sector
- Lifetime Achievement Award in the Tyre Recycling Sector
- Retreader of the Year Award
- Tyre Recycler of the Year Award
- Best Retreading Industry Innovation
- Best Tyre Recycling Innovation
- Employee of the Year
- Best Company Director
- Spirit of Retreading Award
- Circular Economy Award
- Best Tread Rubber Supplier
- Best Retreading Equipment Supplier
- Best Retreading Accessory and Consumables Supplier
- Best Tyre Recycling Industry Supplier
- Women’s Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector
- Women’s Award for the Tyre Recycling Sector
- Best Tyre Recycling Research Project
- Business Breakthrough Award
A further four categories will be announced on Monday February 10, 2025
Meanwhile, nominations for the Recircle Awards are now open and can be made via the official voting/nominations platform on the Recircle Awards website at www.recircleawards.com.
The shortlist, to be announced in a virtual Nominations Ceremony on Monday, January 20, 2025, will once again be selected by a specially constituted Nominations Committee of 15 people, consisting of the respective editors of Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling plus a further thirteen individuals from the global tyre retreading and recycling industries selected according to their independent status and their acknowledged expertise within their respective fields.
Voting for the 2025 Recircle Awards will open as soon as the shortlists are announced and will run until Friday, March 14, 2025.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday 22 May 2025, during Autopromotec 2025 in Bologna.
More details of the Awards Ceremony and associated activities at Autopromotec 2025 will be released in due course.
About Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling:
Retreading Business, established in 1997, is the only global business-to-business magazine for the tyre retreading industry. The magazine is recognised as a key authority on the retreading sector worldwide.
Tyre & Rubber Recycling, established in 2009, is edited by tyre recycling expert Ewan Scott and has also established itself as a global authority on its sector. Both magazines operate as part of a wider publishing group specialising in business-to-business publications for the tyre and automotive sector, including Retreading Business, Tyre & Rubber Recycling, Commercial Tyre Business, The Tyreman and Truck & Bus News.
