S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol81 No6 June 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Business Barometer: More hope, more innovation
- CL Hansen Agencies: Cash flow is king.
- CG Shoes: There's some work, but nothing to get excited about.
- Bresan Footwear: Rethinking our business model.
- Bolton Footwear: Up, but it's still tough.
- The Character Group: The demand is there, all the way down the LSM.
- Kelly's Shoe Store: Small towns are overtraded.
Fairs
- New era for Source Africa.
Companies
- Stanger Textile Industries: Finally back in production.
- Best Shoes: Growing its own production.
- Julz: Aiming for export.
- Royal Adhesives: Consumer range launched.
20th UITIC International Technical Footwear Congress
- More praise for Portugal.
Testing
- SATRA: Stressing the importance of reference materials and test consumables.
- SGS: Services to help athleisure manufacturers define comfort.
Footwear recycling
- SOEX and I:CO: Launching world's first recycling system for all footwear types.
Notice board
- Danie Kruger, BBF Safety: Moving on.
World news
- Italian footwear industry: Exports driving sector, but recovery still some way off.
- Sears lays off another 200 employees in hopes of becoming profitable again.
Advertisers in this Issue
Azula (2), Chillisource/Shoepack (5), Europa Art/Clarks Shoes (6), PMC Group (8), Katz Footwear (OFC).
Footwear Industry Articles
- The Road Ahead: A forecast for South Africa’s footwear and leather goods industriesDurban, KZN, SA – The South African footwear and leather goods industries are navigating a challenging yet potentially transformative period. Shaped by a mix of longstanding hurdles and emerging opportunities, their future remains uncertain as the global market continues to shift rapidly in the wake of COVID-19. While difficulties p ...moreThe Complete Shoemaker – and GolferObituary: Michael Lambrakis – Scotts Group, Frame Group, Poly-Soles, OG Footwear, Kalistos Footwear, Lambella Footwear, Andreoli Shoes, ShoePairMarket (04/04/1945-20/09/2024) ...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 ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Hide demand steady amid growing global supply, gelatine plants absorbing higher number of lower gradesThe picture I get of the leather industry globally is that it is losing share in all its markets for a variety of reasons. In South Africa, the situation is compounded by cash-strapped consumers choosing cheaper alternatives. Cape Produce Company is at the beginning of the leather process, and it supplies all leather markets in SA and internationally. I asked CEO Benjy Lapiner if the picture is as bleak as I’m told. No, he said, but… ...moreAgency company changesCape Town, W. Cape, SA – Gert Bosch and Arné Husselman left TST Agencies earlier this year.Bosch started Bosch Technical Services (Pty) Ltd (BTS), which began trading on 01 March, servicing the tanning industry. He represents a number of principals including some formerly represented by TST.Husselman has left the industry and ...moreRolfes Leather: New owners give it entrée to more African marketsBoksburg, Gauteng, SA – Rolfes Leather and the other 4 divisions which collectively make up the Rolfes Group have been acquired by the Solevo Group, a pan-African distributor of specialty chemicals.In a statement, Solevo said it had bought 100% of Rolfes Group in a deal backed by Solevo’s owner, London-based Development Partne ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- MBA North members place in top 4 of every category in MBSA National Safety Competition – againMaster Builders Association North (MBA North) members have continued their multi-year winning streak by being placed in the top four of every category in the 2024 Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) National Safety Competition (NSC) – the flagship event for health and safety in the building industry.Gerhard Roets, Health and Safety ...moreAutomatic 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 ...moreTest methods for breathability of infant products focus of new subcommitteeSubcommittee F15.12 aims to fill the gap on breathing hazards for infant products W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S. (26 September 2024) – ASTM’s consumer products committee (F15) has begun a new subcommittee on Firmness and Breathability of Juvenile Products (F15.12) on infant breathability test methods. The subcommitt ...more