Owner says she “tried everything”, as Tanneries Pechdo closes
The owner and chief executive of small skins leather manufacturer Tanneries Pechdo, Caroline Krug, has said she and her team “tried everything” to keep the business running, but that its closure in mid-November had become inevitable.
Ms Krug described Tanneries Pechdo as the last remaining manufacturer of technical leathers in Europe. Its product portfolio included gloving leathers that allowed wearers to use touchscreens, leathers with resistance to UV rays and machine-washable lambskin leathers for apparel.
After a long career at LVMH, Ms Krug (who had started working at her family’s champagne brand before its acquisition by the Paris-based luxury group) joined Tanneries Pechdo in 2014. She became its owner and chief executive in 2017.
She paid tribute to customers, suppliers and the workers at the Millau-based leather manufacturer.
