S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol82 No9 Nov 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 Business Barometer
- Tavonga Gonyora, Dick Whittington Shoes: Anticipating improvement.
- Fiona Dale, AFD Industries: Leather easier to source, but getting good price for finished article is difficult.
- Morné Howell, Afro-Thai Industries: Growing customer base, bringing in new brand, and confident for 2020.
5 Businesses
- TWFG launches Lonsdale and plans to unveil another global brand shortly.
- Leg up for new sneaker brand Corks.
- Enlite Agencies represents Bata and Skechers and offers local sourcing.
7 Opinion
- Sneakernomics: Holiday 2019 predictions for sports retail.
8 Doing Things Differently
- Nick & Nichols: Bags made from recycled tyre inner tubes.
10 Shoe Repairing
- Vaal University of Technology and Brumby Shoe Components offer course.
11 Sustainability
- How footwear brands are leveraging partnerships and materials as demand for sustainability grows.
12 And Now For Something Completely Different
- The curious origin of the high heel.
13 International
- Under Armour under pressure.
- Italian footwear exports up by 7% by value.
14 Going Home
- European Commission launches project to attract young talent to the industry.
15 Marketing
- Digital marketing: Your audience is waiting, says Shikaar Mahabir of Activate.
16 Trends
- Miss Black.
- UrbanArt.
- Micam preview for autumn/winter 2020/21.
- The white sneaker phenomenon.
20 Notice Board
- Obituary: Ben Cartoon - A world-class figure in the belt industry.
- Obituary: Howard Spiro - 'Proper old school' in the most positive sense of the term.
Advertisers in this Issue
Activate (2), Chillisource/Shoepack (6), Creative Leathergoods Manufacturers (4), Kaytex Belts (8), Mossop Leather (OFC), Strassberger's (9), TWFG (OFC).
Footwear Industry Articles
- KZN Clothing and Textile Cluster (KZNCTC) SME AcceleratorDurban, KZN, SA – We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 SME Accelerator Programme.What’s new this year:The programme has been expanded into a full-year development journey, offering SMEs multiple opportunities for learning, mentoring, networking, and direct engagement with potential buyers.We invite you to apply to ...more‘Footwear and leather goods sectors show united front at R-CTFL Masterplan review’
The R-CTFL Masterplan is currently under review, and a strategic planning session was recently convened with all key stakeholders and representatives present.The footwear and leather contingent participated fully in the session. Representatives from the dtic’s Footwear and Leather sector desk, SAFLEC, SAFLIA, and organised labour, i ...moreShlobo Designs: Foreign consumers appreciate handwork and the story behind the brand
Durban, KZN, SA – I’m a native of Umlazi’s K section, but I’ve called Seaview home since 1994.My life has been a tapestry of experiences, woven with threads of resilience, creativity, and unwavering determination. My journey took an unexpected turn when I was retrenched while working for the bank with a wealth expe ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- SA’s 2025 automotive leather exports: Down on 2024, but still good, on the face of it
Figures from NAAMSA’s Automotive Trade Manual 2026 Automotive components – exports by product Component category 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 % of total export value Ran ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Reality check IISo in February, COMESA announced they will launch a regional leather value chain strategy 2025-2029. That is as far as I know at least the third value chain strategy for the COMESA region. I think that it is legitimate to ask what happened to the preceding strategies apart from consuming tens of millions of dollars without tangible result ...moreAfrican leather businesses holding LWG and SLF ratingsAs African leather manufacturers strive to grow their exports, the number which have qualified for ratings by the Leather Working Group (LWG) and the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) is growing.By country, LWG lists the following:Algeria: Sarl Tannerie Ain FakrounBurkina Faso: Mona Industry SARL.Egypt: El Montaza Tannery, Piel Color C ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Biodegradable disposable gloves ‘a growing trend’ in PPE
The poster is available to download in English in both PNG and PDF formats hereCompostable and biodegradable PPE are said to be rapidly growing trends internationally, lead by brands like Showa and HaPPE Earth.The nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation GmbH in Hürth, Germany, has published an updated versio ...morePremier Workwear: Engineered protection for Africa’s industrial workforce
In high-risk industrial environments, protective clothing is far more than a uniform requirement — it is a critical component of workplace safety, operational reliability and regulatory compliance. For procurement professionals, safety managers and operational leaders, selecting the right supplier means finding a partner capable of ...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
