US Bradington-Young to provide more information about leather: “Clients ignore what spoils it, though they believe it’s bulletproof”

“Our research studies made us aware of the fact that many customers believe that leather, since it is a luxury material, is bulletproof. It is not like that though”. Cheryl Sigmon, sales and marketing manager of Bradington-Young, illustrates the reasons that urged the furniture manufacturer to carry out new initiatives in the US market. Starting […]

Cristiano Ronaldo goes beyond footwear: the made in Portugal brand CR7 enters the leather accessories’ segment

Cristiano Ronaldo is once again under fashion’s spotlight. And his return has everything to do with leather. The new collections will be presented this afternoon, during an exclusive party inside Terrazza Martini in Milan, and will include the collection of footwear and accessories created by the Portuguese champion for his brand CR7. The capsule collection […]

Tanzania: TMC and Italprogetti working on a footwear project involving social aspects

Two Italian companies are assisting social development in Tanzania. With leather at the centre of it all. Karanga Leather Industry (KLIK) has underwritten a collaboration agreement with Toscana Macchine Calzature (TMC), historical footwear company, and Italprogetti, Tuscany-based business that develops innovative solutions and technologies for the tanning segment, with the goal of increasing the capacity […]

Chemicals and water: UNIC together with ZDHC tell the brands about Italian tanneries’ sustainable commitment

Still we do not know the results of the analysis campaign, inside an experimental project, focused on Italian tanneries’ sewage. Yet UNIC – Italian Tanneries began telling about the first positive feedback coming from a valuable cooperation project recently carried out with ZDHC. They spoke about the initiative before about 300 entrepreneurs and managers, gathered, […]

Il nuovo contratto integrativo di ACRIB

Cotance join Brussels conference on fashion digital expertise, while launching online a newsletter about European tanning

Detecting the digital profiles required by Europe’s fashion industry, pinpointing overall skills and expertise and fully understand demand for professional training. That applies to all the main players of the business industry, namely textile & apparel, footwear and leather tanning. Aiming at such goals, they launched the Digital Textile Clothing Leather Footwear Industries project, promoted […]