Pittards World

Pittards apprentice wins annual award – again!
Apprenticeships, People / 23rd December 2021We are proud to announce that for the second year running a Pittards apprentice has received the Apprentice of the Year Award from the South West Apprenticeship Company (SWAC). It comes as no surprise to those that work with him that Ryan Smith has...

Pittards Ethiopia MD, Tsedenia Mekbib reviews 2021 with International Leather Maker podcast
Community, Environment, Ethiopia, Press / 22nd December 2021International Leather Maker invited three leather industry leaders to review the most talked about...

All Africa Leather Fair, Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Events & Exhibitions / 8th December 2021The All Africa Leather Fair (AALF) wrapped up after four days of business in the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 6th December 2021. The Trade Fair was officially opened by the State Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Federal Democratic...

Pittards Yeovil Retains Leather Working Group Medal Rating
Compliance, People / 20th October 2021Pittards Yeovil tannery has retained its Leather Working Group bronze medal rating according to...

Pittards CEO named Fellow of the City & Guilds London Institute
Community, People / 7th October 2021In a ceremony at Dumfries House, Pittards CEO, Reg Hankey has been named Fellow of the City & Guilds London Institute. The award, which was presented by HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds, is in recognition of his embodiment of the...

Pittards launches a complete footwear services solution, from leather through design and development to final stitch.
Brand Partners, Ethiopia, Footwear / 29th September 2021Pittards has announced a complete package of footwear services that can offer brands vertically...

Pittards Yeovil Confirms Environmental & Quality Reaccreditation
Compliance, Environment, People / 27th September 2021We are pleased to announce that Pittards Yeovil, Somerset tannery has been re accredited to both ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management. Our thanks to our teams that work to ensure that we are continually pushing forward to meet...

Pittards Ethiopia Renews ISO 14001 Environmental Certification
Compliance, Environment, Ethiopia, People / 8th September 2021We are happy to announce that Pittards Ethiopia Division tannery has renewed its ISO...

Pittards celebrates career spanning 54 years
People / 1st September 2021Pittards waved a reluctant farewell to long-serving employee Diana Turton last week. Diana started working for the company in 1967, building up an incredible 54 years service. Friends and colleagues gathered to mark the occasion of her retirement and celebrate her time with the...

Why the new era of British fashion is all about the factory.
Apprenticeships, Craft, People, Press / 17th August 2021The realisation that a combination of globalisation and mass-produced throwaway product does not make...

Ceremonial commemoration celebrates long-service & skills of the future
Apprenticeships, People / 28th July 2021On Wednesday 28th July 2021, we welcomed the Master of the Worshipful Company of Glovers to present employees with recognition for 25 years service. This traditional annual event was necessarily cancelled in 2020, but this year we also took the opportunity to not only...

TRAINEE CREATES UNIQUE LEATHER PIECE
Craft, People, Style / 19th July 2021Victor joined the finished goods production team at Pittards in October 2020 as part...