Pittards – A piece of my heart
Mike Redwood looks at the recent closure of UK and Ethiopia based tanner and leather goods maker Pittards and provides his own personal perspective on recent events which have taken place at the company. Read More...
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Barbour forced to raise prices, says Managing Director
UK-based outdoor clothing and leather goods company Barbour is raising its prices due to the cost of living crisis, inflation and reduced demand. Read More...
Finished leather exports increase by 43%
Exports of finished leather from Pakistan have increased by 43% during the first quarter of the current financial year, running from July-September, compared with the previous year which was impacted by the global pandemic.
Read More...Higher demand for industrial leather gloves
Several leather goods manufacturers specialised in the production and export of leather wallets and bags are reported to be turning to the production of industrial safety gloves.
Read More...India sees rise in demand for industrial leather gloves
According to media reports, India is experiencing a rise in orders for industrial leather gloves from across the world, in particular from mining companies, as economic activities gradually resume amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More...Pakistan’s exports of finished leather products rise
Pakistan’s exports of leather goods, garments, footwear and gloves are reported to have risen between July 2017 and May 2018.
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Does anyone remember driving gloves?
In an entertaining little article in the Financial Times, design guru Stephen Bayley asked a simple question: “Does anyone remember driving gloves?”
Read More...U.S. tanner makes glove leather for winter olympics
The family-owned leather business has produced the leathers for the gloves worn by American athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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The decline of cut and sew
This article was first published in the July-August 2017 edition of ILM print and digital.Tutankhamen had a pair of gloves. In fact, I am sure he had lots of gloves. They were important symbols of power; and he had it all. Most sensible modern countries try and separate the church, the judiciary and the state but in those early days they were combined so that meant lots of gloves for Tutankhamen.
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New gloving and footwear safety accreditation for Satra
Satra Technology Centre has announced it is expanding its services in China to include new tests for safety footwear and safety gloves.
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