POSTED ON DECEMBER 23, 2010 “Many of the smaller, less research intensive universities have thrived without significant state funding” Many readers of this may not know that we have a new Vice-Chancellor, Nick Petford. All those associated with Ann Tate know how much we owe to her during her years in charge. She forced through […]
Corium in Bologna and Princess Anne in Scotland
POSTED ON OCTOBER 6, 2010 An excited industry goes to Bologna The autumn season has rushed up on us as we move from Shanghai to Bologna to see what hide prices will do and continue taking the temperature of the industry to see if a double dip in the world economy. Shanghai was a resounding […]
LeatherNaturally!
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 LeatherNaturally! For some time discussion has been going on about a Brand Leather generic campaign similar to WoolMark and the Cotton Council in the USA. With pressure on leather from new technical textiles, plastic materials at one end and some unchallenged claims by environmental NGOs at the other the time […]
Crispin Odey
POSTED ON AUGUST 19, 2010 Crispin Odey “looks forward when others can only see the past” I was sitting in the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Lounge in Heathrow the other day and picked up a copy of a paper called Financial News. It is a paper I have rarely seen, and never read. Yet inside the […]
Crispin Odey “looks forward when others can only see the past”
Note: first published on University of Northampton blog, 19th August 2010 I was sitting in the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Lounge in Heathrow the other day and picked up a copy of a paper called Financial News. It is a paper I have rarely seen, and never read. Yet inside the edition that Virgin had […]
Leathersellers, ICLT and Boiled Buffalo
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 – […]
News of ICLT and Alumni
POSTED ON MAY 28, 2010 Killing Oscar Did you see the BBC Three programme Blood, Sweat and Luxuries on Leather? Are you getting ready to go and strangle Oscar? I am sure Garen Nalbandian nearly did. If you have not seen it you still have all of May to watch it on BBC iPlayer (http://ow.ly/1Gbpm) […]
APLF 2010 was busy
POSTED ON APRIL 13, 2010 APLF was busy this year Between a smaller than usual but very successful Corium Club Dinner and the start of a trip by Mark Wilkinson to Latin America this coming week, things have been busy in the world of the British School of Leather Technology. APLF 2010 was always going […]
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 […]
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 […]
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