POSTED ON APRIL 20, 2017 Making the most of the Hong Kong Leather Show In recent years we have become used to meeting students on the University stand at the APLF leather show in Hong Kong. While the European shows in Milan and Paris are important in global terms Hong Kong still remains pre-eminent and […]
More Trade Fairs – relentless
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Transit to Lineapelle If you are going to Lineapelle this week the visit the University of Northampton in Hall 9 Stand P5. If you are a lost alumni it is time to check in. If you think you might be eligible for an honorary degree this is getting close to […]
Water and tanning, Alumni awards, the Wider University dimension.
POSTED ON APRIL 30, 2014 Three items below Condolences to the Family of Akram Zaman It is with sadness we were informed of the passing away of Leather Technology alumnus Akram Zaman on Saturday 19 April 2014. The University of Northampton and the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) would like to recognise not only […]
Paris is back to centre stage
Cuir a Paris brings Paris back centre stage Cuir a Paris is on for the 25th time this week. I have to admit that there have been so much changes in shows in Paris since I began in the leather industry that I assuming that means twelve and a half years with the show twice […]
The hide will not adapt itself to the leather market
Leather is a synonym for paradox I seem to remember the start of the year beig very much defined by three months of travel to sports and outdoor trade fairs in the US and Europe, coming up for air with APLF in Hong Kong. The sports shows have reduced in number and the way tanners […]
Honorary Degrees, Make In Britain, Puma and Leather
POSTED ON JULY 20, 2012 three items below from June and July 2012 Getting it right by degrees Yesterday the leather degrees were awarded by the University of Northampton. Despite all the changes in Higher Education in the UK as government tries to work out how to manage costs and the future of skills and […]
Bologna and Raw Materials
POSTED ON OCTOBER 31, 2011 two items below Back from Bologna A week after Bologna everyone is home now trying to digest what is going on in this complicated leather world. Most tanners are still quite busy but retail appears to be quieter around the world. Raw material is too high by a long way […]