S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol81 No8 August 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Business Barometer: Adapt or flounder
- Jodam Manufacturers: Marketing has made a big difference.
- Jackson's Clothing & Footwear: Consumers stretched, wholesale tough.
- Hip-Hop Kulcha: Can government fix the mess it's made?
- Jeff Isaacson Agencies: Worst it's ever been, but top end remains.
- Ideals: Strikes have been very damaging.
- Jeaneration: It all depends on the Rand.
- African Leather Creations: Vellies make a comeback.
- Footwear Centre: Malawians 'are accessories to the fact by failing to hold their government accountable'.
- Happy Boutique: Everyone is trying to sell shoes.
- Courteney Boot: Improved political situation has made a difference.
- Eunique Enterprises: Lower quality not an option in our business.
Saving Businesses
- Differentiating between business rescue and turnaround management, by JJ Oosthuysen.
Government
- DTI assistance for corporates and their SME suppliers.
Trends
- Miss Black and Footwork share summer styling for women.
- Micam's forecast for European Spring/Summer 2019.
Technology
- New 3D bonding technology using novel polyurethane 'set to revolutionise footwear manufacturing'.
Opinion
- The Free Market Foundation on government policy.
Advertisers in this Issue
Chillisource/Shoepack (2), Eddels/John Drake (4), Europa Art/Clarks (10), PMC Group (7), Katz Footwear (12), Palm Footwear/Trustees (OFC).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Vermont sale completedJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA – After 39 years, former owner Mandy Owen has sold her shares in Vermont Leathercraft Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd to Creek Lab (Pty) Ltd, and officially handed over the business to Prashant Bhaga.In a message on LinkedIn, she wrote: “I would like to thank my husband, Graham, for his invaluable contributio ...moreWe could make sports shoes then, and I’m sure we could make them now
Retired shoemaker Brian Zyster shares more of his memories of ‘the good old days’ of footwear manufacturing in South Africa ...moreObituary: Vic Jablowski, BUSM, Protech V (03/09/1953-11/12/2025): One of those who survived BU’s closure
Durban, KZN, SA – My dad – was AMAZING.Born in 1953, he married Evelyn in 1979. My sister, Luanne Hough, was born in 1980, and I followed in 1983.A family man who made sure he supported his family in the most wonderful ways; he was also a loyal company man who worked most of his life for British United Shoe Machinery.But when ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- SARLEN: Defining what needs to be doneThe SARLEN webinar on 12 June 2026 featured 3 main speakers. The entire presentation can be seen here: : https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xBkPMTqsln-YuqkCXsm_vsazDwNqL83/view?usp=sharing ...moreMONEY FROM WASTE
Europe has borne the difficulties and the costs of converting to a bioeconomy – the lessons are there, free, for African businesses to learn and profit from. ...moreDavid Buirski retires (but we’re sure to hear more from him)
David Buirski, the former South African who edited World Leather from 1993 to 2005, and who continued his involvement with the publication and its offshoots until recently, has finally retired because “having turned 90 last December, I guess it was the sensible thing to do. Thirty-three years could be considered a long time.&rd ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Occupational noise-induced hearing loss ‘is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world’
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world*. 16% of all disabling hearing loss in adults is due to noise exposure.It’s also expensive. According to one study, it costs US$242 million in annual compensation in the USA. In the UK, the typical cost per claim in the is £ ...moreSA's first PPE conference draws top speakers
The Safety First Association and SAPEMA hosted SA’s first PPE conference in March, cramming 20 papers into a 2-day event, which also featured a number of PPE supplier stands. Here, we carry edited versions of 7 of them to illustrate the diversity of the topics. We expect to carry more in the next edition.As several speakers pointed ...moreThe concepts behind safety: Why bother with PPE on the ‘Road to Zero Harm’?
For over a decade, the ILO and other such bodies have been pushing this whole notion of "Zero Harm", "Road to Zero" and other such catchy titles, all pushing the idea most probably backed by one-sided research that "Zero Harm" is the only way and can be achieved if you work hard enough.My problem with this id ...more
