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Pittards partners with YTFC
Community, Ethiopia, People / 27th June 2022Yeovil Town Football club has announced that it is delighted to welcome Pittards – ‘the original Glovers’, as its back of back of shirt & sleeve sponsor. The connection between Pittards and the club goes back a long way, with Charles Wreford Pittard, playing in...
Pittards apprentice wins annual award – again!
Apprenticeships, People / 23rd December 2021We are proud to announce that for the second year running a Pittards apprentice...
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 protocol 7.1. Jon Loxston, CTO said, “We would like to thank our team members for their ongoing commitment to not only meeting our targets for sustainability today, but working on...
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...
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...
Pittards Apprentice Wins Award
Apprenticeships, Community, People / 19th July 2021Once again a Pittards apprentice has won the Apprentice of the Month award (June 2021) from the South West Apprenticeship Company (SWAC). Ryan, who joined us as an IT Infrastructure Technician apprentice has been described as ‘a credit to the apprenticeship programme,’ with his...
Pittards says thank you
Community, People / 24th September 2020Pittards today said a big thank you to the NHS with a presentation of...
