Founded 70 years ago in Vigevano, Italy, ATOM Group have grown in to a leading brand and meta-national in the world of footwear manufacturing. They are world leader in the manufacturing of shoe machinery and industrial cutting machines. ATOMLab is the research and innovation business unit. Created in 2013, its task is to support the customers…
Federico Brugnoli talked about the value of sustainability in the footwear supply chain during the retail conference in Hong Kong, APLF 2017. Sustainability and social responsibility is something that is on top of many companies’ agenda’s and we can learn from each other. We hope you can learn something from this article and let us…
Accelerating growth for meaningful, innovative startups to positively impact the footwear industry. Waalwijk, The Netherlands – SLEM is initiating an inspiring incubator (SLEMcubate) program to boost startups that intend to create a profitable and meaningful contribution to the footwear and leather industry. SLEMcubate is a knowledge-based program open to footwear or leather (related) startups. The…
Specialty chemicals company Stahl will open a new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès in Spain next month. The center focuses on sustainable performance coatings solutions for apparel and home furnishing, leather chemicals, as well as polymer technologies for a variety of industries. It will be the place where Stahl experts work side-by-side with…
Total Shoe Concept is proud to announce our partnership with Hidenet Publications. Since 1975, their expert analysis and accurate market reports have given leather and hide industry professionals big and small the daily insights they need to stay ahead. This week we are sharing Don’s Market Observation from the 4/28 US Weekly Report: Do Numbers Matter?…
Earlier this month we had the privilege of visiting International Dance Shoes in Milton Keynes, UK, and to see their fabulous shoe factory. International Dance Shoes are suppliers for the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ series and they are one of the very few specialist footwear manufacturers left in England. It was great to see their craftsmanship…
Aeffe machinery is a valued member of Total Shoe Concept offering some exciting cutting, drilling, embossing and snake scaling machines with loads of different options and techniques. Since the beginning of 2017 they started their new project AEFFE Lab where they welcome stylists, technicians and designers who are interested to understand and learn more about…
Print personalised heels in 25 mins, send your customers text messages in store, virtual reality, Smart mirrors and Hackathons. This is part 2 of the highlights of the retail conference that Total Shoe Concept attended and supported last month in Hong Kong. Below are some of the exciting facts we came across. The 2017 edition…
Total Shoe Concept was supporting partner of this event (2017) and we can’t wait to share some of the exciting content that we got to see and hear. The 2017 edition of GFRC returned to Fashion Access on 30 March 2017 in Hong Kong. Since the launch in 2015, the Global Footwear Retail Conference…
29-31 March 2017 the 33rd edition of the leather and materials trade show APLF took place in Hong Kong. Total Shoe Concept was visiting and we would like to share our experiences with you. APLF was rebranded from MM&T (Materials, Manufacturing & Technology) to Leather & Materials +. The name was changed to cater for…
