Description

Join WiM Virginia for a 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Manufacturing 

Plant Tour & Lunch 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Time:
Check-In: 10am
Plant Overview & Safety Training: 10:15am
Tour: 10:30am –11:30am
Networking & Lunch @ Lakehouse: Noon - 1pm

Location:
Goodyear Tire Manufacturing Plant,
1901 Goodyear Blvd.,
Danville, VA 24541

Cost to attend – $25.00

This tour will give guests a glimpse into Goodyear’s Danville, VA, plant – the largest Goodyear truck, bus and airplane tire production plant in North America. The Danville facility opened in 1966 and is spread over 710 acres. The tour will include the tire production process from raw rubber to the curing process, mold and inflated forming the tread and tire identification information as well as storage and shipping.

For more than a century, Goodyear has led the industry in manufacturing innovative tires that deliver the highest level of performance for everything from passenger cars and trucks to airplanes, heavy-duty mining equipment, and racecars. They are devoted to advancing tire technology, applying their innovations to new products that deliver confident mobility for drivers everywhere. As one of the world's largest tire companies, Goodyear manufactures its products in 55 facilities across 22 countries with more than 71,000+ associates worldwide.

Guest information/safety guidelines:

• Visitors must wear flat, closed-toe, closed-heel shoes and long pants.  
• Long hair must be secured. 
• We will ask that all jewelry be removed before going on tour. If jewelry can’t be removed, it will be covered.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided.