Linking up You can tell it’s a recession. There is a run on suits and more formal wear for both those looking for work and those trying to stay in work. This is no time to look frivolous or too casual. And LinkedIn is growing at a fantastic speed. I joined in a couple of […]
The Essence of Strategy
In the UK the word “sorry” has been very much in the news lately. After over ten years in power and a mountain of claims about the strength of the UK economy to withstand any global recession people think they should accept some responsibility for the current mess the UK economy is in. More important […]
The New Overseas is at Home
Some of my readers of this blog and at the University of Northampton http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/appliedsciences/appliedscience/bslt/mike-redwood-blog will now that I am grounded for a while after a car accident. So I am using some of the time that I am lying flat on my back to do two things. One is to try and move forward my […]
Richard Graves, Ron Smith and Fred Shortland
POSTED ON MARCH 21, 2009 Two items A bad start to 2009 This has been a tough year so far with a lot of problems. We have our economic meltdown and without question the leather industry in a year’s time will have a different look about it. But the year has also been tough on […]
Dangerous Words
I have always argued an industry has to defend its product and its brand, and the brand leather is certainly under attack from many sides. Look at the article in today’s (15h February 2009) Observer Magazine:.http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/15/lucy-siegle-dilemma-eco-friendly-green-living/print This article “Is there a viable eco alternative to leather?” is supposed to be an “environmental” article. It has […]
Chennai, APLF and of course Sheep
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2009 two items Things you discover by accident Over the last few months we have been hearing a lot of talk in the UK industry about new initiatives in the South West of England to develop the sheepskin tanning industry, and I was astonished to discover on line thanks to Mr […]
Indian International Leather Fair
We have just seen the end of the LERIG conference and the Indian International Leather Fair. The global leather trade is suffering very badly like every other right but the Indian business would appear much better placed than most other leather producing countries. The Indian leather and the products made from it seem to fit […]
Travelling to Chennai for LERIG and the IILF
Note that I have a leather only blog that seems aftter a couple of years to have a lot of regular readers at: http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/aps/appliedscience/bslt/staff/mike-redwood/mr-weblog Travelling to Chennai for LERIG and the IILF After half a year of negative comments all round the world I have to say the couple of experiences I have had with […]
Pakistan industry at a cross roads
Pakistan industry at a cross roadsJanuary 2009 We have spent the last two days discussing Pakistan with Dr. Warren Weinstein of J.E. Austen. Warren has been running the Austen office in Pakistan for some years and has gained a strong reputation for work in such sectors as dairy, furniture and marble. His team is currently […]
Customer Needs and the iTouch
Customer Needs and the iTouch When marketing a new product or serviceit is always important to consider what the needs which are being met are. If these are well designed it is easier to define the specific market segment and to refine the product for a perfect fit. It sounds easy and actually is when […]
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