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Master saddler cuts ribbon to reopen Leather Skills Centre

Published: November 22, 2021

Suzie Fletcher, known for her work on BBC TV series ‘The Repair Shop’, has cut the ribbon to reopen Walsall’s Leather Skills Centre in central England.

LWG welcomes two new team members

Published: July 12, 2021

The Leather Working Group welcomes Leticia Millward and Damien Doyle to its staff, both of whom have joined the core team as of June 30.

Natuzzi revenue narrowly down in fourth quarter

Published: April 8, 2021

The Italian premium leather furniture maker has reported its 2020 fourth quarter and full year unaudited consolidated financial results. Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of 2020 were €99.9 million, down 0.6% from €100.6 million reported in the 2019 fourth quarter. At constant exchange rates, consolidated net sales would have been up 3.5%.

Asos acquires Arcadia fashion brands

Published: February 1, 2021

The British online fashion retailer has acquired the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands for £265 million (US$364 million).

VF Corp announces organisational changes

Published: October 14, 2020

The leaders of VF’s three Core Brands, Timberland, Vans and The North Face, as well as its Emerging Brands now report directly to Steve Rendle, Chairman, President and CEO.

The technological core of the leather industry

Published: January 30, 2019

How about a treasure hunt? What we are looking for is the technological and engineering core of the leather industry. Where can we find it? It used to be in the hands of tanners and their colleagues. Schultz working in New York with Booths on chromium, Turney Wood scurrying around with dog faeces in his tannery in Nottingham, England looking for pancreatic enzymes.

Sustainability at the core

Published: December 20, 2017

First published in the Nov/Dec edition of ILM. Gruppo Mastrotto, the industrial group in the global tanning industry which I represent, places sustainability at the core of its business and its future growth. First and foremost, we must carefully manage our water usage; considered an essential resource not only for the environment but also for the tanning sector given its key role in the production process of leather. The rational management of water is critical, which can be implemented through the design of leather articles, the recycling of process water as well as inside the different production departments within the business.

Leather at the core of Mulberry’s long-term strategy

Published: December 7, 2017

Total revenue for the British leather handbags manufacturer stood at £74.6 million (US$100 million) in the first half of 2017, in line with the prior year, but pre-tax losses have widened.

Natuzzi posts lower revenue in Q1

Published: May 30, 2017

The premium Italian leather sofa manufacturer has reported total revenue of €115.9 million in the first quarter of 2017, down -4% from the same quarter in 2016.

Ford plans to cut 10% of jobs worldwide

Published: May 17, 2017

Following criticisms its shareholders, the American automotive manufacturer said it plans to reduce its staff worldwide by 10%.