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Charles F Stead

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We are a traditional family business, passionate about making fine suede leathers. We consider suede production to be a craft and we have remained faithful to the artisanal skills, techniques and know-how that others have forgotten, taking the time to work our suede in the traditional way. These skills continue to live on in harmony with modern production technologies. We appreciate that quality leather can never be a commoditised product, with each hide having its own characteristics, and we treat it accordingly.


Whilst we pride ourselves on making the best classic suedes available, we don’t rest on our laurels and are constantly seeking to innovate new leathers to meet our customers’ needs and provide them with unique and interesting topical looks to ensure their products stand out in the marketplace, whilst never compromising our unrelenting commitment to produce high quality natural products.

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SER26 releases its first Factsheet on the Leather Industry

Within the EU-funded SER2026 project, we have produced a concise, evidence-based profile of the European leather-producing sector and its sustainability credentials, built for anyone who needs the facts quickly.What is inside:- Economic data: the size, structure and value chain of the European tanning...

What happens to a Regional Skills Partnership when the project ends?

What happens to a Regional Skills Partnership when the project ends? It is the question every RSP coordinator eventually faces, and until now there was no practical answer to point them to. Within the TCLF SkillBridge project, COTANCE, together with its sister associations EURATEX and CEC, has...

The European Leather Industry Mourns the Loss of Cengiz Orhan Uyguner

It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of Mr Cengiz Orhan Uyguner, founder of Uyguner Deri and father of Mr Bekir Burak Uyguner, President of the Turkish Leather Industrialists' Association. Through Uyguner Deri, he contributed to building the Turkish tanning industry and...

Leather Formally Excluded from the EUDR: A Historic Victory for the European and Global Leather Industry

Brussels, 14 September 2026 - Today, the exclusion of hides, skins and leather from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) became official. This is a historic day for the European tanning industry and for the global leather community that stood united behind...

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