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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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COTANCE Contribution to the Call for Evidence on the EU Biotech Act II

COTANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the forthcoming Biotech Act II and strongly supports the objective of strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology capacity. At the same time, we underline that the European leather...

Press Release: European Leather Sector Engages Social Partners and EU Institutions on Trade, Circular Economy and Sustainability

BRUSSELS, 17 June 2026 - The European Union's Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sector convened in Brussels on 16 June for the annual Joint Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting, bringing together trade union IndustriAll Europe, employer associations COTANCE, EURATEX and CEC,...

UNIDO has just published its Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather

UNIDO has just published its Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather, which is the most thorough and credible assessment of leather's environmental performance up to date. The Guidelines say: "Hides and skins from animals slaughtered for human food consumption have been defined as...

COTANCE Participated in the Public Consultation to support leather's exclusion from the EUDR

COTANCE: The Confederation of Tanners  of the European Community welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to exclude hides, skins and leather from the product scope of the implementing measures under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) published in the Draft Delegated...

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