POSTED ON APRIL 13, 2010 APLF was busy this year Between a smaller than usual but very successful Corium Club Dinner and the start of a trip by Mark Wilkinson to Latin America this coming week, things have been busy in the world of the British School of Leather Technology. APLF 2010 was always going […]
Corium Club Meetings
POSTED ON MARCH 25, 2010 Location, Location, Location Right now everyone is gathering in Hong Kong, and of course there is only one venue that all are targeting, which is the Corium Club event on Monday evening. There is a change this year as a result of the three day show, and the event will […]
Finding Alumni
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2010 Finding Alumni in Ethiopia and at APLF, Hong Kong Addis Ababa has probably the highest density of alumni of any City in the world. It has competition mainly from Karachi. So a visit to the All African leather fair in Addis is always going to be highlighted by many greetings […]
Prof Geoff Attenburrow and Pat Potter
Two stalwarts retire from the BSLT POSTED ON JANUARY 12, 2010 All in a decade We seem to be rushing into the new decade at breakneck speed for the BSLT the first decade of the 21st century was pretty momentous. We had a succession of Heads of the BSLT, a succession of Deans, a new […]
Pittards into Africa – at long last.
Tomorrow Pittards will complete their purchase of Ethiopian Tannery. I attended theEGMthis morning which approved the share issue which had been previously placed at 1.5p per share with the directors and senior management. This raised the just over £2m needed for the down payment and some working capital. The whole deal signals that Pittards are […]
A Twitter Cloud
How companies make use of Social Media matters. If you deal with a final consumer you should be active, but not just ploughing in without thought. Social media is a conversation not a broadcast media, and companies are tolerated on Social Media only if they understand how to participate. Business to business activity is also […]
Don Roberto Palomo h – one of the great shoemakers, and a friend
There are always a small number of individuals who make a disproportionate impact on one’s life and career. I have been fortunate to have many good colleagues over the years that have taken me under their wing and given me counsel which has always been much valued. From Philip Byrne at Barrow Hepburn, through Loris […]
UNIDO, USAid and Africa; Leather can help bring Africa out of poverty
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009 US AID should give all its money for scholarships For most of us who have spent anytime in the leather and leather using industries the UNIDO has crossed the horizon in a somewhat shadowy way. Occasionally we meet staff in the field, particularly when travelling in Africa or other developing […]
The Worshipful Company of Glovers..or how to get sheep across London Bridge
The Beadle and the Worshipful Company “The Beadle puts a livery gown on the candidate and says – I now clothe you in the Gown of the The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London”. There are a few occasions in one’s life which are truly memorable, that one will look back on and say that […]
Brand Leather concepts from Beijing
Speech at Opening of the 30th IULTCS Congress in Beijing, China Elton Hurlow has long had a good understanding of the issues in the leather industry. This is his speech at the opening of the IULTCS which has just started in Beijing:………….. Members of the IULTCS, Delegates, Honorary Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Leather as a […]
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