8 Nov 2022 Events – Livestock The Scottish Leather Group is proud to support the Scottish National Fat Stock Club, founded over 100 years ago to promote Scottish prime stock. LiveScot is Scotland’s largest exhibition of prime stock, showcasing the best of what Scotland has to offer and takes place on 25-26 November… Continue reading Events – Livestock
8 Nov 2022 Automotive – Electric vehicle deliveries double for BMW in 2022 so far BMW Group has released its results for the financial year so far, to the end of September 2022, doubling 2021’s electric vehicle deliveries, writes ILM. For the third quarter of the 2022 fiscal year, BMW Group achieved a… Continue reading Automotive – Electric vehicle deliveries double for BMW in 2022 so far
7 Nov 2022 Real Leather, Stay Different winner announced Israeli designer Gal Benjamin has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Real Leather, Stay Different international student design competition, writes Leatherbiz. Gal Benjamin, a fashion design graduate of Shenkar College of Design, Engineering and Art in Ramat Gan, Israel, won with an… Continue reading Real Leather, Stay Different winner announced
7 Nov 2022 Acquisition – Kering in advanced talks to acquire Tom Ford Kering is reportedly in the advanced stages of talks to acquire the Tom Ford brand, overtaking other offers, writes ILM. Other reports indicate that Estée Lauder has also been in talks to buy out the brand for a deal valued at… Continue reading Acquisition – Kering in advanced talks to acquire Tom Ford
7 Nov 2022 Livestock – Scientists support livestock farming in Dublin Declaration Hundreds of scientists have already signed a pledge to support and contribute to efforts to show scientifically that livestock farming brings benefits to society, writes Leatherbiz. The so-called Dublin Declaration came to light at the end of October. Organisers said their… Continue reading Livestock – Scientists support livestock farming in Dublin Declaration
4 Nov 2022 Media – Professor unbowed following NYT ‘hit-piece’ A University of California, Davis, specialist in greenhouse gas emissions from cattle, Professor Frank Mitloehner, has said a recent article in the New York Times (NYT) criticising his work will only serve to make him work all the harder to help reduce the environmental footprint… Continue reading Media – Professor unbowed following NYT ‘hit-piece’
4 Nov 2022 Self-Assessment: Oeko-Tex launches Responsible Business tool and certification Oeko-Tex has announced the launch of its Responsible Business tool and certification for brands, retailers and traders in the textile and leather sectors achieving due diligence compliance.,writes ILM. This new tool allows companies to choose between a self-assessment of their due diligence status… Continue reading Self-Assessment: Oeko-Tex launches Responsible Business tool and certification
4 Nov 2022 Footwear – Luxury shoemaker Frau concerned for the future Venetian luxury shoemaker, Frau, has recorded a 20%increase in turnover in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year. The company sells 90%of its production in the Italian market and its suppliers are also from Italy, making… Continue reading Footwear – Luxury shoemaker Frau concerned for the future
3 Nov 2022 ILM Podcast – An open-minded leather industry ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth narrates three articles recently published on the ILM website that centre on the need for the leather industry to be open to new ideas, alternative materials and the consumer. With biomaterials at the forefront of so many minds in the… Continue reading ILM Podcast – An open-minded leather industry
3 Nov 2022 History – Louis Vuitton’s “200 Exhibition” lands in New York Originally conceived to mark the 200th anniversary of France’s Louis Vuitoon luxury maison, the “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition” has arrived in New York and is now open to the public in Barneys at 660 Madison Avenue. The exhibition… Continue reading History – Louis Vuitton’s “200 Exhibition” lands in New York
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
