This 3-day event took place between 19 Sept-21 Sept at LASRA where 6 keen fellmongery operators were put through their paces. It can be said that we probably learned as much from their collective...Read More
Our Senior Technical Officer and 'footwear guru', Peter Roy is retiring after 46 years in the physical testing Laboratory. The breadth of knowledge and experience Peter brings to footwear testing...Read More
A LASRA innovative research project in collaboration with AgResearch will receive investment funding totalling $1 million over three years through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...Read More
New Zealand exports dollar value to the year ending June 2022 is up 30% on the previous year. This is a welcome sign of an economic recovery that will soon be back to pre-pandemic levels.Read More
Are you a designer, artisan, craft person, student, new in the leather industry, working in retail or you just want to refresh your knowledge about how leather is made today, download the guide to...Read More
2021 saw the New Zealand skins and hides market recover nearly 25% on 2020 to (NZD)254 million. This is a positive sign pointing to the resilience of the industry in very challenging times.Read More
To our valued Members and clients. Thank you all for your support in 2021! Just a reminder to let you know about the LASRA Christmas/ New Year closedown: Last day of the year for us:...Read More
The XXXVI biennial Congress of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Society (IULTCS), hosted by Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), in conjunction with...Read More
Moana Beach of Progressive Leathers has finally been presented with the Azelis Award for top student on the Introductory Course - Ovine, 2020. Moana is pictured receiving the award from Dave...Read More
We regret to advise that LASRA has reluctantly decided to cancel the 2021 Conference that was scheduled to take place on 12-13 August 2021 in Wellington. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.Read More
The inaugural NZ Collagen Symposium that took place on the 24th and 25th March 2021 at the James Cook, Wellington was well attended by both industry and research groups. The Symposium was...Read More