Rising demand for SATRA’s laboratory facilities
According to UK-based research and technology centre SATRA, test demands on its main footwear and leather goods facilities are increasing every year and 15% more tests were undertaken for members during 2005 than in the previous year.
2005 saw a significant increase in the submission of all types of general footwear and components, safety footwear and leather goods at SATRA’s laboratories, which bucks the trend towards commissioning testing near the point of manufacture.