Re: story about tyres on TV tonight

John McKenzie wrote:
> Daryl Walford wrote:
>> John McKenzie wrote:
>>> Daryl Walford wrote:
>>>>> Is there anyone left who currently manufactures tyres in
Australia?...
>>>> Yes.
>>> pacific dunlop were - I knew a bloke that worked there - circa 2000 at
>>> least.
>>>
>>>
>> The South Pacific tyre factory (AFAIK they make Dunlop and Goodyear
>> tyres) is still on the Hume Hwy at Campbellfield, I drove past there on
>> Friday and it still appears to be operational.
> 
> I thought it was, but didn't know for sure - for all I know it could
> have become nothing more than a warehouse.
> 
> 
> 
Could be, by "operational" I meant I saw trucks and other vehicles going 
in and out of the place so its possible they don't make anything there 
anymore but according to a few websites I found when I Googled "South 
Pacific Tyres" it appears Goodyear now own it and they still make tyres 
there.



Daryl