S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol88 No6 June 2022
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Upfront
- Impressive results from Portugal's footwear industry.
- Stats show SA's footwear industry started well last year, then ran out of steam.
05 Productivity
- Employers, unions in talks to 'make SA footwear manufacturing more competitive'.
06 Crime
- Counterfeit Fila product seized in raid.
09 Sector Reports
- Sport: Golf is out of the rough and forecasting very good growth. Comment by Rhys Hughes, former director of the Pro Shop, Jesse Henney, GM of Acushnet SA, Adolf Stoffberg, CEO of Duca del Cosma SA, and Danie Theron, operations manager of The Pro Shop.
- Safety: With increased recycling, Wayne seeks to increase its sustainability credentials.
13 Foot Health
- The near eradication of polio has all but wiped out the need for surgical footwear, writes Gerrit Ferreira of Northcliff Orthopaedic Centre. The focus of orthotists and prosthetists has changed to providing prostheses for amputation victims.
14 Sustainability & Compliance
- Southern African Vinyls Association launches 'green tick' for members who follow its product stewardship guidelines.
- Luxury goods manufacturer Richemont 'reports strong ESG performance' in full year report.
17 The U.S. Market
- NPD: Prioritizing value: 5 tips for overcoming pricing pressures.
- NPD: Women's plus-size spending grew over 3 times faster than the rest of the apparel market in 2021.
- NPD: Socks stayed on as sales knocked us off our feet.
19 Fairs & Events
- A-OSH returned after a 2-year absence. Comment by Vanessa Ronald of BBF Safety Group, Natashia Singh of Palm Footwear, Albie Alberts of Kaliber, and Geraint Beacham of Magnum Boots.
16 Knowledge Transfer, Education & Training
- ARSUTORIA workshops resume.
- Leather: An introduction - The second in a 4-part series by Richard Daniels for people with little or no knowledge about leather.
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In The Next Issue:
- Can local manufacturers get a bigger share of the chain buy?
Out on July 1
Footwear Industry Articles
- National Leather and General Goods Strategy WorkshopOn 23 June, following months of fieldwork, B&M Analysts (BMA) hosted an online workshop to discuss the recovery of the handbags, belts, travel goods and allied manufacturing industries in SA.The industries, although very diverse, fall under the General Goods & Handbags Sector of the National Bargaining Council of the Leather Indus ...moreThe Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas
Chinese sportswear brand Anta counts Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu among its brand ambassadorsChina's economy was just starting to open up in the late 1980s when a determined high school dropout made his way to Beijing with 600 pairs of shoes.Ding Shizhong had them made in a relative's factory and now he was going to sell them. The mo ...moreCavalli introduces comfort range
George, W. Cape, SA – Recognising the growing demand for footwear that balances comfort and style, Cavalli introduces Cavalli Comfort, a ladies’ footwear range thoughtfully developed for women who prioritise both foot health and refined elegance.Created by Leo D’ Mar cc, a family-run business established in 1997 and the ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- LEATHER’S ELEMENTARY UNIT
Geoff Attenburrow’s PhD student David M. Wright worked on the behaviour of leather under strain (Attenburrow, 1993; Wright, 1996). They were the first to describe that leather had a “co-operating unit”, a set of structures within leather that helped the leather to resist breaking and to resist deformation at low strain.T ...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 ...moreBarnini installs spray booth in SA
Castelfranco di Sotto (PI), Italy – Leather spray equipment manufacturer Barnini Srl has installed an automatic rotary spray booth at an unnamed South African tannery. ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- The PPE Conference – PPE isn’t optional, it’s essential: A review
Leighton Bennett, the Safety First Association chairperson and a SHE and risk management consultantThe hosts of this first PPE Conference held in South Africa, were the Safety First Association and SAPEMA, on the 10 and 11 March 2026, at the Emperor’s Palace, in Kempton Park.This conference objectives were to provide a unique opport ...moreSelecting the correct protective clothing for a hazardous chemical environment
In South Africa’s diverse industrial landscape, from mining operations in Rustenburg to petrochemical plants in Secunda and manufacturing hubs in Durban, workers are regularly exposed to hazardous chemical environments that demand more than just basic safety measures.The selection of appropriate protective clothing is not only ...moreThe legal ramifications: PPE and the law: Ignore at your peril?
There’s no shortage of legislation covering employee safety in South Africa, but as in so much else, the enforcement is poor.In terms of our laws, the death of an employee (or anyone else) in a work situation, caused by negligence, is treated as culpable homicide. An injury caused by negligence is also a criminal act – that, b ...more
