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Association (Society of Master Shoe Repairers)
P.O. Box 9378
Newark,
Nottinghamshire,
NG24 9FE.
Tele:
01400 281 298
Main Contact: Martyn Harvey
The Society is the national trade association for shoe repairers throughout
the UK and our members range from large companies to individual traders.
We promote the accreditation of skills through our involvement with
FLNTO, provide advice and information to our members, and also publish
‘Shoe Service’, a monthly trade newsletter.
BASMA (Boot & Shoe Manufacturers Association)
24-25 Bloomsbury Square
London
WC1A 2PL
Tel: +44 (0)171 612 7710
Fax: +44 (0)171 436 4663
Email:
basma@basma.com
Web: www.basma.com
BASMA provides credit management services to the footwear, leather and
allied industries; including creditworthiness information and debt recovery.
Contact: Michael Gilbert.
BFA (British Footwear Association)
5 Portland Place
London
W1N 3AA
Tel: +44 (0)171 580 8687
Fax: +44 (0)171 580 8696
Email:
bfa@easynet.co.uk
Web: www.britfoot.com
Trade association representing footwear manufacturers and British footwear
brands.
Footwear specific lobbying, marketing and industrial relations services.
Industry statistics.
QUICKFOOT
training for footwear SMEs. See web site for details.
NFTO (National Footwear Training Organisation)
SATRA House
Rockingham Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 9JH
Tel: +44 (0)1536 484 745
Fax: +44 (0)1536 483 861
Email:
nfto@easynet.co.uk
The Footwear and Leather National Training Organisation is recognised
by the government as the national training organisation (NTO) for the
footwear, leather production and shoe repair industries. FLNTO will aim
to ensure that national, regional and local training provision to the
leather industry reflects industry needs.
All aspects of industry are invited to participate in formulating the
education and training strategies for the future, to ensure a sustained
and trained workforce.
The Leather Conservation Centre
Nene College Campus
Boughton Green Road,
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN2 7AN
Tel: +44 (0)1604 719766
Fax: +44 (0)1604 719649
Conservation of objects made wholly, or partly, of leather. Established
in 1978, the Leather Conservation Centre is a non-profit making organisation
with charitable status which offers a worldwide service in leather conservation.
The centre undertakes practical conservation, training, research and analysis,
consultancy work, provides information and produces a wide ranging series
of publications on all aspects of leather conservation.
Its principal activity of fee-earning practical conservation work covers
a very wide range of historical items, including decorated screens, wall-hangings,
car and carriage upholstery, harness and saddlery, costume, and archaeological
and ethnographic items.
The
LCC is included on the Register maintained by the Conservation Unit of
the Museums and Galleries Commission.
SATRA Technology Centre
SATRA House
Rockingham Road
Kettering
Northants
NN16 9JH
Tel: +44 (0)1536
Fax: +44 (0)1536 410626
Email:
admin@satra.co.uk
Web: www.satra.co.uk
Technology centre for consumer products including footwear, clothing,
furniture, luggage, toys, PPE, safety work wear etc.
Expertise on all materials (including leather). Evaluation, testing, consulting
and training services to companies are available throughout the world.
Currently
SATRA has over 1200 members and major customers in over 70 countries.
Customers include tanneries, suppliers, manufacturers, sourcing companies,
retailers.
Main
contacts at SATRA are: Graham Rowley, Steve Rose (leather related enquiries),
Stuart Cleaver, Richard Turner (general enquiries).
SLTC (Society of Leather Technologists & Chemists)
38 Rosenholme Road
Abington
Northampton
NN1 4TQ
Tel: +44 (0)1604 639 306
Fax: +44 (0)1604 635 932
Email:
graham@sltc.org
Web: www.sltc.org
To assist and encourage the application of science and technology to the
manufacture and utilisation of leather and related products by the publication
of a monthly journal and the holding of meetings, to further the development
of scientific knowledge in the leather industry.
The SLTC also publishes a handbook which gives advice on how to conduct
basic trials and applications in most aspects of leather manufacture.
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