20 November 2020
Flameproofing – What you need to know
First of all – the good news. If you are restoring or re-trimming a car, or any other vehicle for private use, all of our automotive leathers will be suitable for your project. You do not need to have any additional flameproofing or treatment. Likewise, if you are handling a domestic upholstery project, all of…
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3 February 2020
Range Focus 2020 – Buckingham Collection
Buckingham is one of our own leather ranges. Hugely versatile, the leather is equally at home in domestic and commercial upholstery settings, as well as marine and aviation environments. Buckingham is already marine compliant with IMO RES A652 (16) certification. Additionally, it can be FAR 25 and CRIB 5 treated for aviation and commercial settings. The…
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13 January 2020
Range Focus – Parkside Collection
ParksideTM is a contemporary leather from Connolly – a brand renowned for manufacturing the highest quality leathers. This latest range is no exception and covers a gamut of applications including aviation, marine, automotive and upholstery. Starting with the finest quality North European raw material, a modern tannage and retannage is used, giving a soft round feel…
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1 December 2019
Range Focus – Vaumol Collection
In the golden years of the motor industry Vaumol™ covered the interiors of Grand Marques such as Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Jaguar, as well as many others. It was used in many of the most famous public buildings, such as the House of Lords and House of Commons, and even graced the…
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1 November 2019
Range Focus – Standard Collection
The Standard range is a slightly embossed, corrected grain upholstery leather – delivering good yield and ideal for domestic upholstery projects. The range would also be suitable for commercial upholstery, if treated to Crib 5, or marine and aviation projects with the appropriate protection treatments, which can be provided at an additional cost. The leather…
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7 September 2019
Range Focus – Boxmark Royal
Boxmark Royal is a hard wearing leather with a noticeable grain. This translates to a material that shows the beauty of a natural product, combined with the strength to take considerable wear and tear. The range is incredibly versatile making it suitable for automotive environments and furniture. It can also be easily treated for use…
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4 July 2019
Range focus: Full Grain Nappa
Full Grain Nappa is a luxury leather produced from A grade hides. An average hide is around five square metres, and has a thickness of around 1-1.4mm. Many of the colours within the Full Grain Nappa range are based on high end OEM car colours including Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Lamborghini. However, whilst the…
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18 June 2019
Range focus: Basis Tec
The Basis Tec range has been part of our offering for some time. It is an incredibly versatile leather ideally suited to most environments: Marine – to IMO A.652 (16) certification Aviation – to FAR 25.853 a) and b) certification Contract furnishing – to Crib 5 Automotive Rail Basis Tec is a corrected grain leather,…
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31 May 2019
Range focus: Buckingham
We launched our Buckingham range in 2017, and it has proved hugely popular. Customers have been using it for all sorts of projects from boxing gloves to boats! Buckingham is a chrome tanned leather, with a lightly buffed natural grain. It is soft and flexible, making it a perfect choice for upholstery. As it has…
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24 April 2019
Range focus: Softerra upholstery leather
Softerra is an upholstery leather range we have held for a long time, but is often forgotten in lieu of the bigger ranges. So, this month, we thought we’d give it a bit of a focus… Softerra is a pure aniline full grain leather, with a soft touch, and a slight sheen to the hide.…
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3 September 2018
Semi H – It’s all about colour…
The Semi H range is quite versatile; it’s suitable for upholstery, but with additional treatments can also be used for marine or aviation projects. The leather is textured, but the pattern is not particularly deep – giving quite a smooth feel. The average hide is 5m², and standard thickness is 1.1 – 1.2mm. The full technical…
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2 March 2018
Introducing Mountbatten
Mountbatten is another of our own ranges. It is a superb quality upholstery leather, sourced from British cattle. The hide has a lightly buffed natural grain, which gives it a soft textured feel. After colouring, a coloured protective top coat is applied, which results in a light natural shine to the leather’s surface. The thickness…
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