Finalists make last-minute preparations for Tannery of the Year

18/03/2013
Nine tanneries from around the world are putting the finishing touches to presentations they will make in Hong Kong on Monday, March 25, to the independent judging panel for the third Tannery of the Year programme.

Judges will use the information the tanners provide in the presentations, combined with the detailed reports on each one that World Leather has published between June 2012 and March 2013, to decide which of the finalists will win the regional Tannery of the Year awards this time around and which will receive the Highly Commended accolade.

From five regional winners, the judges will then decide which will the global Tannery of the Year for 2013. The announcements will be made at a special Tannery of the Year Gala Dinner in the Golden Bauhinia Suite within the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Our nine finalists, in alphabetical order, are: Gruppo Dani, Italy (Europe), Lefarc, Mexico (Americas), Midori Hokuyo, Japan (Asia excluding China), PrimeAsia China, Guangdong Province (China), Royal Leather Industries, Pakistan (Asia excluding China), SB Foot Tanning Co, US (Americas), Sepici Grubu, Turkey (Europe), Seton AutoLeather, South Africa (Africa) and Xuzhou Nanhai, Jiangsu Province (China).

We wish all our finalists good luck.

Places are still available to attend the Gala Dinner, which starts at 19.30 with a champagne reception, followed by a gourmet four-course dinner with fine wine. Details and booking information are available at this link: Tannery of the Year 2013 Gala Dinner.