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This is my last contribution to this series of events. I have thoroughly enjoyed stepping back into the days when travelling to find new designs was real travel.My final contribution is to say that with all that happened there were a lot of positives also achieved. I managed to visit some international manufacturing facilit ...more

This is the peak season for retailers to stock school shoes, the unglamorous staple which underpins so much of the SA footwear industry. Palm Footwear is one of the most successful school shoe suppliers, and here MD Rajeev Pattundeen answers our questions about what consumers expect and retailers need from this category, and what the future holds. ...more

Portugal shows there is much more to being a successful footwear exporting nation than just offering low prices. ‘Welcome to the industry of the future’. ...more

In October, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) published a report entitled independent Evaluation of Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC) – Ethiopia. Below are the executive summary and conclusions: ...more

Cape Town/Oudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – Thurling Investments MD Vidrik Thurling said his business and its manufacturing partner, Ostriland Import Export, were “still negotiating with clients” over how to cope with the tariffs. “30% is a huge number,” he said. “There isn’t a simple solution.”Arno ...more

Benedict Spinoza (1637-1677) had many great contributions to the field of philosophy, especially his book entitled Ethics. In that great book he talks about false and true ideas. He mentions that a true idea, specifically the truth of an idea that you hold in your head is a very powerful intellectual tool. He draws a distinction between i ...more

Osnabruck, Germany – PU systems supplier Huntsman Corporation and safety footwear manufacturer Steitz Secura have developed a PU solution that can help improve the circularity of safety footwear. The DALTOPED® polyurethane midsole system can incorporate recycled content without compromising performance.PU plays a vital role ...more

Numerical models for the risk assessment of underground shock waves ...more

ProFit Safety Footwear national sales manager Nick Bryant was asked on his 45th birthday (20th of August) whether he still enjoys what he does for a living. “Absolutely. I love it. I live for it,” he replied. “And as for how… well, like most things in life, you need to have a serious passion for it… and an ...more