Article: END OF AN ERA AS CITY LEATHER WORKS SHUTS; 40 jobs go in site axe.(News)

Article: VIOLINIST TAKES UP ARMS AGAINST SWISS.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  March 26, 2004 ;     507 words ... ... my bow hand got, the richer the sound I could produce from my violin, so my arm wrestling helps.'' Dan, a tanner at Garston Leather, has competed in the sport for three years,alongside world champion Neil Pickup from Wigan. He said: ``You don ...

Article: Skin head is flying the standard INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK INTERVIEW ...
The Sunday Herald;  October 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... part of the L50 million-turnover Scottish Leather Group, has been manufacturing in ... times. Now it flies the flag for Scottish leather, with its strong and marketable tradition ... creativeness that can creep in. That's why Scottish leather is workmanlike. It's not cheap ...

Article: Deal sees leather firm gear up
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  March 20, 2007 ;     689 words ... ... is a subsidiary of family-owned Scottish Leather Group (SLG) which employs 470 staff ... supplying the Model T Ford." The Scottish leather bound for Lincoln will be exported ... joint venture in China which process Scottish leather for Volvo cars sold in the rapidly ...

Article: In the driving seat; Full circle: Bridge of Weir Leather in 1907, ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... descendant of Arthur and chairman of the firm'sparent company Scottish Leather Group, said: 'These rolling contracts are hugein terms ... are good at what you do. Westill have the motto "Fine Scottish Leather".' The Lincoln MKS will have anannual production run ...

Article: Going green 'could save Scots firms millions'
The Scotsman;  February 28, 2007 ;     399 words ... ... business millions of pounds, a seminar will be told today. A Scottish leather company is hoping to save GBP 1 million with a pioneering ... should help to save 1,730 tonnes of emissions. The Scottish Leather Group plans to use scrapings from hides, instead of buying ...

Article: Volvo value for March buyers Financial incentives for new ...
Birmingham Mail;  February 10, 2006 ;     570 words ... ... V70, XC70 and XC90, new luxury Inscription interiors for S60, V70 and XC90 models with a choice of colour schemes in Scottish leather, real-time traffic monitoring for the satellite navigation system and an improved Instant Traction system for 4WD V70 ...

Article: Raise a Glass to 70 years of the car dealers' bible.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... He set out to bring some order to the market - and his guide was born. Glass himself was born in 1881, the son of a Scottish leather goods manufacturer. He became an engineer and at 17 moved south to Middlesex where, in 1911, he met and married his ...