For those who watch this website and in particular the blog you may have noticed that below the waterline quite a lot has been happening. I have been steadily trying starting to update some parts of the website and to improve the ease of reading. A new timeline for gloves has been introduced and will […]
Africa then and now
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Out of Africa I do not know how many times over about the last thirty years I have stood in the balcony of a room at the Addis Hilton to look of the town. The sounds and the smells are just the same but two big differences stand out. Nearly […]
Leather Naturally and sustainability
POSTED ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 Managing “Brand Leather” If you read the discussions group for LeatherNaturally!on LinkedIn you will be aware that the subject of environmental and sustainable leather production of leather in the developing world has been raised by Anthony Wright, of Barrhead Kid in Scotland, and Ian Michel of Amandian Leather in Northampton. Many […]
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 […]
SLTC Conference, Corium Club and Kano
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2012 Events, dear boy, events We have already spoken about how the SLTC conference on 28th April in Northampton looking interesting and the Textile conference (now postponed to October) but every year at Hong Kong the BLC along with the APLF have been running an afternoon seminar. The agenda this year […]
Tales of Cuba, Chennai IILF, and multiple UK events
MONTH: JANUARY 2012 POSTED ON JANUARY 30, 2012. Two Items below Second of February, Le Royal Meridien Hotel – Chennai If you are on your way to Chennai for the IILF this week then check the ICLT Corium Facebook page for updates of the Corium reunion on the 2nd February at Le Royal Meridien Hotel. Details […]
UKLF has a new strategy
POSTED ON. SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 UKLF has a new strategy On Tuesday the 13thSeptember the UK Leather Federation launched a new strategy document in a combined meeting with the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies at the House of Lords in London. Reg Hankey of Pittards spoke on behalf of the UKLF and gave an excellent […]
What is an AGM for; and brand extension
Yesterday Pittards, the UK based tanning group, held their AGM. It lasted nine minutes, fitting the routine of many companies in the UK and US where getting AGMs concluded in record time is a target. This approach begs a few questions: – Why bother to turn up – Why not use the event for PR […]
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 […]