2 December 2024 COTANCE writes on discarded hides Did you know 40% of cattle hides—134M annually—are wasted, releasing 100M tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere? That’s equivalent to the emissions of 8.7M cars! Transforming hides into leather isn’t just a craft—it’s a powerful solution to fight fashion-induced climate change, reduce waste, & create beauty that… Continue reading COTANCE writes on discarded hides
2 December 2024 Guide to Modern Leather Making Leather Naturally writes on LinkedIn: We’re delighted to share our Guide to Modern Leather Making’ in partnership with The Leathersellers is now live! In our joint mission to support a thriving and connected leather industry, this Guide will help ensure that students, designers, makers, and users of… Continue reading Guide to Modern Leather Making
2 December 2024 One4Leather – Automotive The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II redefines luxury, focusing on unmatched craftsmanship, mainly through its genuine leather interior. Each leather hide is carefully selected to meet Rolls-Royce’s exacting standards, resulting in a cabin that radiates quality and sophistication. Beyond just comfort, the Series II introduces advanced leather perforation techniques that… Continue reading One4Leather – Automotive
29 November 2024 Luxury The impasse of the brands who betide those who raise prices, but also those who lower them The price bubble has turned into a deadlock for brands. Analysts are wondering about possible solutions: they exclude the hypothesis of continuing with increases, but also that of starting with decreases. It would be… Continue reading Luxury – The impasse of the brands
29 November 2024 Automotive – BMW M6 Interior Transformation Photographed in our workshop with studio lighting and blackout boards, on my Nikon D610 with a 24-70mm F/2.8 Glen Randall from Seat Surgeons of York in the UK writes on LinkedIn: Our team completed a full interior retrim for a BMW Group – M6, and the… Continue reading Automotive – BMW M6 Interior Transformation
29 November 2024 United Kingdom – Funding secured for UK’s first micro-scale vegetable tannery for hides Cotmarsh Tannery CIC has been awarded funding to create the UK’s first micro-scale vegetable tannery for cattle hides, alongside an educational space promoting regenerative systems in food, fashion, by Leatherbiz. The project is backed by the Farming in Protected… Continue reading United Kingdom – Funding secured for UK’s first micro-scale vegetable tannery for hides
29 November 2024 Stahl refocuses its Product Strategy One of the best-known names in the chemicals side of the leather industry, Stahl Holdings BV from the Netherlands, has finally divested itself of its wet end chemicals business, this division was sold last week in a deal to Syntagma Capital. Stahl may be moving away from… Continue reading Stahl refocuses its Product Strategy
28 November 2024 Europe drives growth for Piquadro in H1 Italian leather goods group Piquadro has reported its financial results for the first half of the 2024 fiscal year, when revenue was up 2.1% year-on-year to €87.8 million. By ILM. The Piquadro brand was up 0.8% in the period to €39.83 million, while The Bridge… Continue reading Europe drives growth for Piquadro in H1
28 November 2024 European Livestock Voice – Communicating livestock: “Science is essential but won’t be sufficient.” At the “International Summit on the Role of Meat & Livestock in Society” held in Denver (USA) on October 30th and 31st, 2024, the European Livestock Voice took the opportunity to interview the first speaker at the summit: Charlie… Continue reading European Livestock Voice – Communicating livestock: “Science is essential but won’t be sufficient.”
28 November 2024 Quimser continues ZDHC progress Spanish leather chemical manufacturer Quimser has achieved Level 3 certification under the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme in 2024, following its Level 1 certification in 2022 and successful completion of Level 2 requirements. By Leatherbiz. This certification ensures compliance with the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)… Continue reading Quimser continues ZDHC progress
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.
