Kiwirail on a roll with upholstery
23/07/2009
E-Leather Ltd, a company that makes composite leather materials from waste from tanneries, has announced that it is supplying its product to New Zealand transport operator Kiwirail.
The company has refurbished a number of the carriages on the trains running on its Tranzmetro line in Wellington using E-Leather.
Kiwirail, commented: “We chose E-Leather as a high-end and eco-friendly alternative to whole-hide leather and vinyl coverings. It boasts a traditional style reminiscent of the early days of rail travel and has been well received by the public. The availability of E-Leather in a continuous roll form substantially increased the economy in comparison to hide leather.”
E-Leather’s engineered leather prime component is leather fibre derived from tannery by-products, which is intimately ’re-woven'. E-Leather is supplied in rolls which results in only a 5% cutting wastage compared, it claims, to up to 40% wastage for traditional hides.
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