Goat and sheep suede
Dense, even nap from tight-fibred African skins, in black and a full range of colours. Our largest line.
- Volume
- ~1M sq ft a month
- Supplied as
- Finished, or crust for colour suede
Tannery in Modjo, Ethiopia, since 2010
From raw skin to finished leather.
Goat and sheep suede, hair sheep gloving leather and nappa for shoe uppers, made in one place by about 1,000 people.
- Founded
- 2010
- Site in Modjo
- 70,000 m²
- People
- ~1,000
- Suede a month
- 1M sq ft
Five stages, one site
Every skin is tanned, dried, sorted and finished under our own roof in Modjo, so quality is checked at each step.
1Raw skinsGoat and hair sheep skins, selected by hand.
2TanningProcessed in our drum hall.
3Wet-blueSet out, sorted and graded.
4CrustDried on the overhead lines.
5FinishedBuffed, inspected and packed.
What we make
Hair sheep gloving
Fine grain, thin, soft and strong. High-grade sheep leather for dress and fashion gloves.
- Finishes
- Full aniline, semi-aniline
- Used for
- Dress and fashion gloves
Hair sheep nappa
Fine-grained shoe-upper leather from a raw material that is scarce worldwide.
- Article
- Nappa, shoe upper
- Used for
- High-quality women's shoes
LWG Silver
Audited and certified by the Leather Working Group. Our wastewater plant, designed and built by an Italian engineering company, treats process water before it leaves the site.
About 1,000 people from the area work with us, and we support local economic, cultural and community projects.
View our LWG certification