Tag: Walsall
MANUFACTURERS WELCOME NEW QUALIFICATION
Helping “ensure a vibrant future” for industry.
Key figures in Walsall’s saddlery and leather industry have welcomed a new SEG level 1 qualification in leather.
The...
STALWART RETIRES AFTER HALF-CENTURY IN THE TRADE
“I’ll miss my colleagues.”
Well-known and much-admired Walsall saddler John Hardwick has retired after 49 years in the trade.
John, now 66, got his first...
WALSALL MEETS HOLLYWOOD WITH MOVIE-INSPIRED PRODUCT
Design gets “unbelievable” reception.
A Walsall saddle-maker has taken the trend for customised saddles into the realms of Hollywood.
Asked by a customer to “design me...
TV STAR SUPPORTS “WONDERFUL” SADDLERY CENTRE
The project aims to attract new recruits to the industry.
A training centre designed to encourage interest in and bring new blood into the saddlery...
TALENTED AND POPULAR FIGURE PASSES AWAY AGED 58
The trade loses a well-regarded personality.
Christopher Hinton – a life-long saddler who was latterly associated with Saferide and Custom – died on 15 August....
DESPITE BREXIT, THERE’S STRONG DEMAND FOR UK MADE SADDLES
Walsall saddle-maker renovates HQ to satisfy “more interest than ever”.Frank Baines Saddlery has renovated its Walsall premises to make more room to meet increasing...
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SIX QUALIFY AS GOLD STANDARD SADDLE FITTERS
“We’re incredibly proud of them.”
Six newcomers have joined the ranks of Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) Saddle Fitters.
Rachael Duke, Shannon Rodway, Caitlin Porter, Caitlin...
