S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol81 No2 Feb 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Industry Barometer: Mixed Messages
- EVA Industries: Mixed bag, with exports potentially a game changer.
- FQ Manufacturers: Quicker deliveries, smaller quantities are what market wants.
- Elahi Footwear: Waiting for component prices to come down.
- Fiona Spolander Promotions: After a dismal 2017, a sense of hope - and good export sampling.
- Le Coq Sportif: Shaping up to be out best year ever.
- Amagents: Sluggish start, but improvement is possible now.
Zimbabwe
- Comesa sets aside US$2.6 million for leather and clothing sectors.
Conventions & fairs
- Global interest as UITIC attracts 95 potential papers.
Company News
- Eco Rubber: PVC capacity boosted.
- Enda: Kenyan designed and assembled running shoes to be exported to US.
- Willow: Footwear 'without boundaries'.
Training
- VUT offers footwear training.
AGOA - US importers want Africa to succeed
- AAFA: Why Africa must be developed as major source of apparel.
- FDRA: Ethiopia has grabbed its opportunity to export footwear to the US.
- DTI: USA is SA's third biggest trading partner for imports and exports.
Technology
- Making a shoe trim using 3D CAD, by Russell Addinall, Studio Eclectica.
- Main Group Technologies to emphasis energy saving at Simac.
- Flex outlines 'the top 5 trends shaping manufacturing's future'.
- SoftWear Automation launches first sewbots for shoes.
Counterfeits
- SARS claims victories in fight against illegal clothing and textile imports.
- Army patrols seize illegal imports on Mozambique border.
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- Op Corona patrol seizes a thousand plus pairs of counterfeit trainersWritten by defenceWeb, Monday, 05 February 2018Combining training with hands-on patrol work saw two SA Army units score a notable success in the fight against contraband and counterfeit goods in the early hours of Friday last week.A company from 14 SA Infantry Battalion is currently deployed on the South Africa/Mozambique border as part o ...moreSARS scores victories in fight against illegal clothing and textiles importsPretoria, 18 December 2017 - The local clothing and textile industry has suffered tremendously as a result of the illegal import of counterfeit goods. More recently the industry has also borne the brunt of the import of second-hand clothing that becomes available for resale in the market.Over the past two days (17 and 18 December 2017), C ...moreDTI: USA is SA's third biggest trading partner - for imports and exportsPost-hearing statement by the Department of Trade and Industry on behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the US International Trade Commission’s investigation on US trade and investment with Sub-Saharan Africa ...moreMain Group Technologies to emphasise energy saving at Simac 2018Santa Maria di Sala, Italy, January 16 - Main Group Technologies, which now belongs to the Atom group, will show innovations aimed at energy saving at Simac. "We look to the future in full awareness of the fact that the footwear production will be increasingly oriented towards automated processes and interconnected machines,&rd ...moreFlex says these will be the top 5 trends shaping manufacturing’s futureVamp Footwear, January 3, 2018If your manufacturing isn’t optimized for today’s digital ways, it might as well be in the Dark Ages.Whether it’s Industry 4.0, Sourcing 4.0, the factory of the future—it’s clear that companies are shifting their means of production to cater to current demand. Flex, now known in ...moreSoftWear Automation launches first sewbots for shoesSourcing Journal, February 1, 2018The robots are coming—and SoftWear Automation’s latest innovation is enabling the footwear sector to automate the production process for shoe uppers. The Atlanta-based tech company launched the Digital Footwear Upper Workline, an expansion of the patented Sewbot Pick-Place-Sew automation for s ...moreFDRA: Ethiopia has grabbed its opportunity to export footwear to the USWritten comments from the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America to the U.S. International Trade Commission by Matt Priest, President & CEO, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), on February 6. ...moreAAFA: Why Africa must be developed as a major source of apparelA presentation to the United States International Trade Commission by Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), on January 29Thank you for providing us this opportunity to testify today regarding U.S. Trade with Sub‐Saharan Africa. Representing more than 1,000 world famous name ...moreUS importers want Africa to succeed as a footwear, clothing sourceUS importers see Africa as an important upcoming source of footwear and clothing. Mark Bennett, a consultant most recently to the Lesotho Government, has been watching presentations by US trade organisations, and the SA Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), to the US International Trade Commission (USITC), which has been requested by ...more
Footwear Industry Articles
- Expectation that December will be betterDavid Fox, Choice ClothingCape Town, W. Cape, SA - It’s been a pretty tough year for most retailers, I think – a weak Rand and cash-strapped consumers. Our Black Friday promotion will run from 21st November to 3rd December, with specials every day. The merchandise will be across the board – T-shirts, jeans, footwear. It ...moreAMSA: ‘Perturbing trend’ in importsDurban, KZN, SA – As the economy still seems to be precariously poised due to various exogenous variables, I remain very cautious about looking into the future.The formal sector of the economy has not fared well in terms of employment as measured by Clothing Industry Bargaining Council figures (see attached chart).It appears that th ...moreSAFLIA: Hopefully the slide will be reversedDurban, KZN, SA – My forecast for 2024 is that production will be 12.5% down on last year. Meaning 41,690,000 pairs.The last time we saw such low volumes was in 2007.My forecast for next year is that production will be stabilised at the same level as this year – let’s say 42,000,000 pairs. However, with some serious inte ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourIt’s the middle-class market, not the rich, where the real money isAlthough I fully realise that luxury is a very important factor for the leather industry, I believe that we focus too much on this particular sector, and forget the day-to-day use of leather. There aren’t too many people who can afford a €100 000 bag, a &e ...moreGroenewald returns to OPSAOudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – Newald Groenewald rejoined Ostrich Products SA (OPSA) in September as tannery manager.He started at the then Klein Karoo International in 1991 before joining OPSA as tannery manager in 2015. He joined Le Croc as tannery manager in 2021, and left there earlier this year. ...moreUpdate on FMD in SA: 4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease outbreaksPretoria, Gauteng, SA (25 October 2024) – The Department of Agriculture has announced that the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, which occurred during 2021-2022, has been successfully resolved in the North West, Free State, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga Provinces. These provinces, which were initially impacted by the outbreak, have n ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Automatic image recognition to identify types of wood: Harnessing AI to fight global deforestationKaiserslautern, Germany (02 September 2024) – The new European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is intended to prevent goods marketed in the EU from contributing to the spread of deforestation. When a wood product is brought into the EU market, for example, there must be documentation of which types of wood were used to produce it, a ...moreHow dangerous is Radon?Radon is estimated to cause 3% to 14% percent of all lung cancer cases in the world, depending on where you live and how much radon you are exposed to.Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible and odourless gas that enters homes and workplaces unnoticed. It can pose a serious health risk at elevated levels for a prolonged period. But what ...moreThe Fire and Life Safety Blame Game!SFA: EMS Conference 10/24Leighton Bennett (BSc, MDP dip, Pr.CHSA, AIRMSA, GradSaiosh, .M.ACHASM, Former FIOSM)Safety First Association - Chairperson SHE and Risk Management ConsultantOverview• Fire and life safety aspects introduction • Owner / Lessor / Employer Fire and Life Safety Responsibilities • Meaning of life safety ...more
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