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Industrial leather goods firm opts for Zünd digital cutting

Peter Jones (ILG), a leading manufacturer of personal carrying solutions for technology and security products, has invested in a Zünd Digital Cutting System for processing leather and textile materials.

Keeping leather relevant

We are now in a world where living with the pandemic is normal and resilience in business matters more than ever. Companies must be able to adapt quickly to the unexpected. Anything can happen from cash flow interruption to worker absence, supply chain turmoil to end user revolt, sudden lockdowns and travel restrictions. 

Factors holding the Bengaluru leather industry back

Worker death at Ambur tannery

A 56-year-old man was asphyxiated by noxious fumes when he entered a leather waste storage tank to rescue his co-worker in a tannery unit at Ambur on June 15.

Kanpur tannery worker dies in drum

A 30-year-old worker has reportedly died while working on a drum in a tannery located in the leather district of Jajmau, Kanpur.

Grupo Dani certified for new ISO 45001

The Veneto based tanning Group announced it has successfully passed the transition of the "worker health and safety management system" to the new ISO 45001 standard, which replaces the previous BS OHSAS 18001.

Acid burn kills Savar tannery worker

A tannery worker located in the tanning district of  Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, has died after receiving a burn injury at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital burns unit on October 8. Two other workers also suffered burns in the incident. 

Hydrogen sulphide gas kills tannery worker in Kanpur

One tannery worker is reported dead and three others ill after inhaling poisonous gas at a tannery in Kanpur, northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Collapsed tannery wall kills worker

Local media in Bangladesh has reported the death of a female tannery worker in Savar caused by the collapsing of a tannery wall.

Tragic times

There is only one thing the leather industry should be thinking about right now, and that is events on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in January of this year. Last week President Obama went on television to say that a US drone strike had killed two hostages, Dr. Warren Weinstein and an Italian aid worker.