Blog - Pittards

Working with Atmospheric Pressures – #TanneryInsights

#TanneryInsights / 11th December 2018

There are several machines used daily in the tannery that quicken up the drying process. You will have heard of the phrase ‘more hands make light work’ well this is most definitely the case when it comes to laying out hides on each plate...

Traditional skills, modern manufacturing – #TanneryInsights

#TanneryInsights / 4th December 2018

Cavemen who needed a way of protecting themselves from the elements created the first...

WEST COUNTRY QUILT & TEXTILE SHOW, 30th August – 1st September 2018

Events & Exhibitions / 28th August 2018

Pittards will be exhibiting at the West Country Quilt and Textile Show from 30th August – 1st September 2018. The show is held at the UWE exhibition centre, Bristol and brings together craft enthusiasts from across the country with exhibitors selling fabrics, holding workshops...

ACLE – Shanghai, 29 – 31 August 2018

Events & Exhibitions / 29th June 2018

Pittards will be exhibiting at ACLE from 29 – 31 August 2018 at the...

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, 23-26 July 2018

Events & Exhibitions / 28th June 2018

Pittards will be exhibiting at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market from 23 – 26 July 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Outdoor Retailer is the leading winter sports trade event featuring the very best of the winter sports market. Our booth number is...

Melissa Francis makes the Catwalk at GFW using Pittards Leathers

Apprenticeships, People, Style / 15th June 2018

Pittards recently sponsored Northampton University student Melissa Francis whose collection was one of 11...

IFF MAGIC JAPAN, 25 – 27 APRIL 2018

Events & Exhibitions / 13th April 2018

Pittards will be exhibiting at IFF Magic Japan from 25th – 27th April 2018 at the Tokyo Big Sight, West Exhibition Halls. The world’s largest fashion expo “MAGIC” has partnered with JFW-IFF, the longest running fashion exhibition in Japan to create IFF MAGIC Japan....

Aircraft Interiors Expo, 10 – 12 April 2018

Events & Exhibitions / 26th March 2018

Pittards will be exhibiting at the Aircraft Interiors Expo from 10th – 12th April...

‘Leather Naturally’ champions responsible leather production with promotional video

Environment / 1st March 2018

Global group Leather Naturally plus European leather industry partners, including tanneries, leather chemical manufacturers and brands, have joined forces to launch a promotional video that highlights responsible leather production as a counter to misleading facts and information about its manufacture. The video was made...