Two stalwarts retire from the BSLT POSTED ON JANUARY 12, 2010 All in a decade We seem to be rushing into the new decade at breakneck speed for the BSLT the first decade of the 21st century was pretty momentous. We had a succession of Heads of the BSLT, a succession of Deans, a new […]
Pittards into Africa – at long last.
Tomorrow Pittards will complete their purchase of Ethiopian Tannery. I attended theEGMthis morning which approved the share issue which had been previously placed at 1.5p per share with the directors and senior management. This raised the just over £2m needed for the down payment and some working capital. The whole deal signals that Pittards are […]
A Twitter Cloud
How companies make use of Social Media matters. If you deal with a final consumer you should be active, but not just ploughing in without thought. Social media is a conversation not a broadcast media, and companies are tolerated on Social Media only if they understand how to participate. Business to business activity is also […]
Don Roberto Palomo h – one of the great shoemakers, and a friend
There are always a small number of individuals who make a disproportionate impact on one’s life and career. I have been fortunate to have many good colleagues over the years that have taken me under their wing and given me counsel which has always been much valued. From Philip Byrne at Barrow Hepburn, through Loris […]
UNIDO, USAid and Africa; Leather can help bring Africa out of poverty
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009 US AID should give all its money for scholarships For most of us who have spent anytime in the leather and leather using industries the UNIDO has crossed the horizon in a somewhat shadowy way. Occasionally we meet staff in the field, particularly when travelling in Africa or other developing […]
The Worshipful Company of Glovers..or how to get sheep across London Bridge
The Beadle and the Worshipful Company “The Beadle puts a livery gown on the candidate and says – I now clothe you in the Gown of the The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London”. There are a few occasions in one’s life which are truly memorable, that one will look back on and say that […]
Brand Leather concepts from Beijing
Speech at Opening of the 30th IULTCS Congress in Beijing, China Elton Hurlow has long had a good understanding of the issues in the leather industry. This is his speech at the opening of the IULTCS which has just started in Beijing:………….. Members of the IULTCS, Delegates, Honorary Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Leather as a […]
Bologna, IULTCS President Elton Hurlow, CICB Brazilian Tanners in Northampton
POSTED ON OCTOBER 24, 2009 Three items below In Bologna with the Master of Leathersellers You might have expected that the recession would have meant real problems for the Trade Shows. Yet the need to know what is happening and to get this knowledge first hand has forced the key players in the leather industry […]
Consolidation – a new word for the leather industry
Terms like mergers and acquisitions, consolidation and vertical integration seem very alien in the leather industry but are now being discussed in main stream seminars such as the one at the Shanghai Leather Fair, “Coping with Change”. It is not totally new as the industry has been segmented in different ways for centuries and the […]
Shanghai ACLE, Leather Chemical Consolidation
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 From the Terraces This is being written from the Terrace on the 18th floor of Broadway Mansions, a famous Shanghai residence since 1934, and now a modern hotel overlooking the famous Bund. It is actually the best way to see the Bund right now as the road, the riverside walkway […]
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