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Cabot tannery closes with items up for auction

French tannery Cabot di Fougères has closed its doors after more than a century of business, with its property and stock going to auction on February 24.

What Car? award-winning interiors all contain leather

Motoring publication What Car? has released its winners for the Car of the Year Awards 2022, which features a range of categories including best interiors for varying vehicle types, with all of the winning cars featuring leather interiors.

Lineapelle report shows positive market trends

In the latest Lineapelle Leather Market Overview, for the third quarter of 2021, the Italian tanning sector is showing positive growth in 2020, with a 14% increase in turnover for medium-large bovine leathers, and 24% for small bovine.

Complete liquidation of leading leather processing operation equipment

Due to the closure of U.S. based tannery and leather goods manufacturer Tasman Industries, an industrial auction conducted by auctioneers Myron Bowling will be held on September 28, 2020 at 9am EDT at 9 Main Street in Hartland, Maine, 04943. This will be a webcast-only auction, with no on-site bidding.

China a leading player in leather research

A high number of academics and students from around China are attending the 11^th AICLST taking place in Xi’an October 17-19 underlining China as a leading nation when it comes to research in the leather industry.

Thinking about Careers in Leather

It is a Tuesday morning and there was a penetrating heavy drizzle as I parked in the University of Bath’s car park. Not an auspicious start to a morning spent sitting in a famous sports hall, where a large poster announces that Premier League Southampton’s highly rated soccer academy trains. No sport today though. I'm invigilating a marketing exam. 

Gender parity needed in leather making

Last week I met with a group of academics who are researching "Gender, Power and Materiality in Early Modern Europe" and whose current area of focus is on gloves from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. This involves looking at their historical lifecycle from commission and construction, through consumption and gift-giving to their later transmission and archiving in modern day museums.

Leading the way with ZDHC

Last week I had occasion to read leather chemical maker, Stahl’s website. One paragraph stood out: 

“Since 2011, large apparel and footwear brands such as Burberry, Benneton, Gap, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Nike and Adidas, cooperate within the ZDHC foundation to lead the industry towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020. This is fully in line with our goal to achieve a more sustainable and transparent supply chain and with our commitment to a cleaner environment and safe and secure working conditions for people. We are convinced that only by working together within the industry, this can be achieved.”

Not putting your eggs in one basket

Article first published in ILM July-August 2016 edition. I have learned a lot in the past 18 months since I became independent from a large brand. Indeed, although I have been consulting during this time, I may well have learned more than the information I have given out. 

Zünd appoints new leather Key Account Manager

The Swiss based global business in the development, manufacturing, and sales of digital flatbed cutting systems has appointed a new Key Account Manager in charge of supporting and developing Zünd's customer base in large-format leather and textile applications.