U.K.
BASMA
The Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Association
Chief Executive: Michael Gilbert
24-25 Bloomsbury Square, LONDON WC1A 2PL
Tel.: 44 171 436 3382
B.F.A.
British Footwear Association
Chief Executive: Niall Campbell
3, Burystead Place, Wellingborough NORTHLANTS NN8 1AH
Tel.: 44 1933 229005
Fax: 44 1933 225009
5 Portland Place - LONDON W1N 3AA
Tel.: 44 171 580 8687
Fax: 44 171 580 8696
E-mail:
bfa@easynet.co.uk
IFRA
Independent Footwear Retailers Association
24, Fairlawn Grove, Chiswick LONDON W4 5EH
Tel.: 44 020 8994 6259
Fax: 44 020 8742 2396
E-mail:
ifra@netcomuk.co.uk
Website:
http://www.shoeshop.org.uk
S.L.T.C.
Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists
Contact: Carol Lampard
38 Roseholme Road, Abington, NN1 4TQ - NORTHAMPTON
Tel/Fax: 44 1604 35932
E-mail:
88088540gsl@nene.ac.uk
The Society was formed to encourage interest in all branches of the
leather industry and it covers both the theoretical and practical
interests of not only those involved in making leather but also the hide
and skin trades, machinery, chemical and dye and finish manufacturers as
well as allied industries such as effluent treatment.The interests of
the Society cover chemistry of course but also physics, management,
microscopy, bacteriology and engineering.
Website:
http://www.sltc.org/
SOMERSET LEATHER IN PARTNERSHIP
E-mail:
slip@worldmailer.com
For hundreds of years, leather production and manufacturing has been a
high profile feature of the county. Way back in 1327, tanners prosperous
enough to be taxed were to be found in Bath, Glastonbury, Taunton,
Brompton Regis, Seavington and Yeovil. For more than a century after
1800, village outworkers supplied manufacturers in most towns between
Taunton, Street and Milborne Port. This long and honorable tradition as
a centre of excellence in the UK leather industry is carried on today by
new generations of craftsmen and women. As producers of high quality,
high fashion clothing, bags, luggage and accessories plus specialised
workwear and industry support services, the newly formed Somerset
Leather in Partnership has set about promoting Somerset's leather
industry with a new vigour.
In our web site you will meet the members of the partnership, see their
skills and learn a little about them.
THE SOCIETY OF SHOE FITTERS
The Anchorage, 28 Admirals Walk, Hingham, NORFOLK NR9 4JL
Contact: Laura West
Tel/Fax: 44 1953 851171
