We are continuously told that the non-mainstream raw materials for leather only constitute 1% of the total leather produced in the world and should be ignored. Mainstream material includes bovine, sheep, goat and pig. Buffalo is occasionally added into the bovine figures. This leaves all the rest which includes such areas as: Kangaroo Deer Yak […]
The first ever Emeritus Professor at the University of Northampton
Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th of July he gave a […]
Pigs in the world
There are a lot of pigs in the world and they are more important in the leather chain than we think, especially since we have to take seriously the land use issues which are implied in the complaints by Greenpeace that tanners are in part responsible for the damage of the Amazon rain forest. The […]
Emeritus Professor Tony Covington, his life and technology
POSTED ON JULY 13, 2009 Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th […]
Leather Demand Damages Amazon Rain Forest
Western beef & leather demand leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon: http://bit.ly/3PtVi The big issue which is dominating the leather discussion of the moment is the recent report by Greenpeace on ranching in the Amazon. See (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/slaughtering-the-amazon) Its arrival was accompanied by a good PR promotion which included very good articles in the Financial […]
Fashion shows and the recession hits leather
POSTED ON JUNE 23, 2009 In the Footlights Fashion shows always come with high levels of tension, emotion and lot so of superlatives. It’s like the opening night at the theatre. So much hangs on just a few moments. Many readers of this will have seen some of the University of Northampton Fashion School Show […]
An Eye to the Future
On a recent short trip to the US I read in the newspapers that minus 30% was the new up in business these days and it is amazing how many of the companies I have spoken to since have used exactly that 30% figure as the statement of where they stand short of 2008. What […]
Of Boots and Buses
Of Boots and Buses The Lake District is a special place. It has been so for many centuries with its mountains, lakes and dreadful weather dominating all that man can to do it. More recently that “specialness” has taken a slightly new turn as the boomer generation has moved into retirement. For this group the […]
the battle against leather picks up pace, Northampton leather cluster, APLF and the recession
POSTED ON MAY 29, 2009. 3 posts below Bringing in the students One of the purposes of going out to Hong Kong is to attract new students, but APLF 2009 was no so great a success. In fact the School must be a bit unsure about next year as the recession has hit the trade […]
Tony is getting Zapped 411,146 times a day
Tony Hsieh the CEO of the rapidly growing and really interesting Internet store Zappos.com is busy on Twitter as is most of his staff. He uses it as a marketing tool and engages his audience with many entertaining Tweets. It’s an internal tool for him too and used as such for internal communications with great […]
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