POSTED ON JUNE 14, 2010. Two items below Richard Thornton, Master of Leathersellers 1836-1837 Richard Thornton would have been proud to see how his money is being spent 170 years on. The June prize giving was one of the best in the period that Ann Tate has been Vice Chancellor. More parents turned up – […]
Corium Club Meetings
POSTED ON MARCH 25, 2010 Location, Location, Location Right now everyone is gathering in Hong Kong, and of course there is only one venue that all are targeting, which is the Corium Club event on Monday evening. There is a change this year as a result of the three day show, and the event will […]
Finding Alumni
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2010 Finding Alumni in Ethiopia and at APLF, Hong Kong Addis Ababa has probably the highest density of alumni of any City in the world. It has competition mainly from Karachi. So a visit to the All African leather fair in Addis is always going to be highlighted by many greetings […]
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 […]
The Greenpeace report on the Amazon and Northampton celebrates 100 years of Leather teaching
POSTED ON AUGUST 16, 2009 The Amazon is important for the leather industry One highlight of the summer has been the publication of the Greenpeace report “Slaughtering the Amazon” and the way the leather industry has reacted to. We had always thought that cutting down the rain forest was about illegal logging but it turns […]
The first ever Emeritus Professor at the University of Northampton
Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th of July he gave a […]
Emeritus Professor Tony Covington, his life and technology
POSTED ON JULY 13, 2009 Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th […]
Fashion shows and the recession hits leather
POSTED ON JUNE 23, 2009 In the Footlights Fashion shows always come with high levels of tension, emotion and lot so of superlatives. It’s like the opening night at the theatre. So much hangs on just a few moments. Many readers of this will have seen some of the University of Northampton Fashion School Show […]
the battle against leather picks up pace, Northampton leather cluster, APLF and the recession
POSTED ON MAY 29, 2009. 3 posts below Bringing in the students One of the purposes of going out to Hong Kong is to attract new students, but APLF 2009 was no so great a success. In fact the School must be a bit unsure about next year as the recession has hit the trade […]
Old Leather Dogs and new tanning drums
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 two items below More awards please The one thing that brings our old friends out of the woodwork for the SLTC Annual Conference is the award of Life Membership…..perhaps the committee needs to establish an annual award to keep all retirees and old friends coming back year after year. Certainly […]