Opinion

Careful consideration before change

Published: September 14, 2022

Mike Redwood reflects on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the long history of tradition in the UK and the need for careful consideration before change change.

100 reasons to be in Italy this September

Published: September 8, 2022

ILM Content Director Martin Ricker looks at the full and varied calendar of events taking place in Italy this month.

Proper networking is vital to understand your environment

Tom Hogarth Published: September 7, 2022

Mike Redwood looks at how the networking concept has transformed in the business world and what the leather industry should really be doing to understand the market.

Do computers improve tannery productivity?

Tom Hogarth Published: August 31, 2022

Mike Redwood questions whether the rise of automation has had a positive effect on productivity in the tannery.

Talking Point: Are we moving away from chromium?

Published: August 25, 2022

In the Talking Point feature for ILM's July/August 2022 issue, we asked leather industry professionals: “Do you think the tanning process is going through a fundamental evolution away from metal-based tannages such as chromium towards other tanning agents?”

The many consequences of fast fashion

Martin Ricker Published: August 24, 2022

Mike Redwood addresses the effects of fast fashion on society, the environment and the young designers who the leather industry is trying to support.

A quiet revolution in tanning

Published: August 23, 2022

In ILM's July/August edition, Content Director Martin Ricker looked at the rise of vegetable tanning and the fall of chrome tanning.

The way we work is changing

Published: August 17, 2022

Mike Redwood ponders the changing workplace environment post-lockdown and how this has reached even the tanning world.

A new age for leather

Published: August 16, 2022

Mike Redwood's column in the July/August 2022 edition of ILM focused on what the leather industry could look like in the future as we advance technology and policy on all fronts.

Unexpected disruptive events are now the norm

ILM Contributor Published: August 9, 2022

Mike Redwood touches on yet another unexpected disruptive event, which has become a usual occurrence in 2022, and the need to drive leather marketing forward regardless of cost-cutting.