S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol87 No6 June 2021
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 This Month's Focus Sector: Outdoor Footwear
- No fireworks, but better off than many other sectors.
- Comment from Mike Farrer (Hi-Tec Sports Distributors), Eleni Gerpenis (Earth Gear), Gale Rice (The Courteney Boot Company), Morné Strydom (Adventure Inc.), and Jason Wilkins (Freestyle Handcrafted Leather).
10 Travel Goods
- The latest lockdown notwithstanding, FrontierCo sees growth, says Kennith Barlow.
11 Skills
- The meaning transcends the relevance, writes CAD trainer Russell Addinall - by which he means we can make just about any kind of shoe in South Africa if we put our minds to it. And he has homemade samples to prove it.
12 Sustainability & Technology
- New products 'simplify whitening of recycled PET fibres' for use in footwear and apparel, and the technology is suitable for small scale operations.
14 Safety Footwear
- When the shoe doesn't fit - why women need to demand female-specific safety footwear, writes Predahni Naidoo.
15 Notice Board
- Saket Mohta is new director of finance at Bata SA. - Obituary for Hennie du Plessis, Strassberger Shoes.
Advertisers in this Issue
BBF Safety Group (OFC), Creative Leathergoods (6), Deluxe Footwear (4), Freestyle (2), Saddler Belts (5), Strassberger Shoes (9), Earth Gear/Woodland (7).
In The Next Issue:
- Focus Sector: Handbags, belts and small leather goods.
Footwear Industry Articles
- Boat shoes: Sales finally climbing in the US, but local suppliers say there’s no uptick here
Under the headline “Boat shoes sales up for first time in 10 years — one year after fashion declared the style’s comeback”, Footwear News this month reported that boat shoe sales finally seeing an increase, “albeit a fraction of where the category once was in the 2010s”. ...moreU.S. footwear industry unites again to oppose crushing tariffs
On 29 April 2025, more than 70 major footwear companies — including Nike, Adidas, Skechers, Puma, and Crocs — signed a joint letter to President Donald Trump, urgently requesting that footwear be removed from the list of products subject to new reciprocal tariffs. These companies warned that the added tariff burden poses a ser ...moreYour next Dollar might have an Amazon or Walmart logo
Walmart and Amazon are exploring the idea of creating their own digital dollars, known as stablecoins. These are cryptocurrencies tied to the U.S. dollar, designed to hold steady value — unlike Bitcoin or other volatile coins. If launched, these corporate coins could let shoppers pay directly on Amazon or at Walmart without using tr ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- ‘Real Leather. Stay different.’ chooses Taipei to host 2025 international final
The Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) has selected Taipei, Taiwan, as the host city for the 5th annual Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) international student design competition final, scheduled for 27-28 October 2025.Following events in London and Milan, the competition now underscores Asia's rising prominence as a hub for ...moreWorld Leather Day… - Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourLeather Naturally again promoted World Leather Day, and luckily for its members they provided a social media kit, which people could use for participating in the promotion. Like last year this initiative is not a global leather industry initiative but a promotional action by LN, supported by LWG and SLF as described in the mentioned &ldqu ...moreThe effect of fatliquor sulphitation on leather quality
IntroductionDuring the fatliquoring process, the fatliquors are deposited or chemically bind to the leather fibres. This allows the fibres to move over each other and prevents them from sticking to each other when the leather is dried. It is therefore a well-known fact that fatliquoring impacts the tensile strength, tear resistance, imper ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- A guide for SA employers in understanding the COIDA Act and Reintegration Policy
Cape Town, W. Cape, SA (24 February 2025) – South African employers are grappling with significant new responsibilities introduced by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) and the draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Return to Work Regulations. Published on 15 June 2023, these regulations are poised ...moreMine deaths in SA ‘lowest ever’ in 2024Extract from the release of 2024 mine health and safety statistics by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, on 23 January 2025. ...moreA partnership for inclusion: Circular Energy and Bradshaw LeRoux join forces for disability inclusionCircular Energy is partnering with Bradshaw LeRoux, a disability inclusion specialists organisation, to forge a disability-positive workplace. ...more
