Guest comment from Richard Smith of APLF, based in Venzuela. I was with Richard at the Rio Sumit on the 9th November and travelled with him to JBS JBS – Setting New Standards RICHARD SMITH – Richard is an independent commentator on the textile, leather and footwear industries. The day after the World Leather Congress […]
Bologna and Raw Materials
POSTED ON OCTOBER 31, 2011 two items below Back from Bologna A week after Bologna everyone is home now trying to digest what is going on in this complicated leather world. Most tanners are still quite busy but retail appears to be quieter around the world. Raw material is too high by a long way […]
UKLF has a new strategy
POSTED ON. SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 UKLF has a new strategy On Tuesday the 13thSeptember the UK Leather Federation launched a new strategy document in a combined meeting with the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies at the House of Lords in London. Reg Hankey of Pittards spoke on behalf of the UKLF and gave an excellent […]
UK Leather Federation New Strategy Launch
On Tuesday the 13th September the UK Leather Federation launched a new strategy document in a combined meeting with the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies at the House of Lords in London. Reg Hankey of Pittards spoke on behalf of the UKLF and gave an excellent speech. Here it is in full: The purpose of […]
Samuel Pepys, his Diary and his Wallet; all connected by leather
POSTED ON AUGUST 26, 2011 Samuel Pepys, his Diary and his Wallet Just last week BBC Radio 4 was running the Diary of Samuel Pepys. He began writing it in 1660, when he was just 26. You can still hear it on the BBC Listen Again system which I think works free of charge worldwide. […]
Warren Weinstein: a dynamo for good
In the small environment of the global leather industry you get the chance to meet some very fine people. For me one of the best I have worked with in recent years is Warren Weinstein the country director for Pakistan for the American consultancy JE Austin. I was privileged to work with Warren to help […]
COTANCE complains against the adoption by the EU of a penalising descriptor for Leather on Textile
This press release is self explanatory: The representatives of the European Leather Industry meeting in Council in Rome regret the approval of the EU Regulation on Textile Names and Labelling of Textile products by the European Parliament last 15 May 2011. That vote opens the way to a compulsory labelling for leather trims on clothing […]
World Leather Congress in Brazil this November: press release
Journalists, politicians and authorities of the sectors of leather and footwear attended the ceremony of launch of the World Leather Congress and the World Footwear Congress, during Francal Fair, in São Paulo. The event was held recently, at the VIP area of the fair. Organizers explained details of both congress, that will occur at the […]
COTANCE complains against the adoption by the EU of a penalising descriptor for Leather on TextileCOTANCE
The press release below is self explanatory: The representatives of the European Leather Industry meeting in Council in Rome regret the approval of the EU Regulation on Textile Names and Labelling of Textile products by the European Parliament last 15 May 2011. That vote opens the way to a compulsory labelling for leather trims on […]
The ADOC Burro Boot. A favorite for me from the 1970s. Now available in New York
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