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Duration 1 Day, 09:15 to 15:30
Eurofins | BLC and APLF will be holding its signature leather course ‘One Day Understanding Leather’ in Hong Kong on 16th October 2018. This one day leather course will enhance your knowledge of leather and cover the basic fundamentals of leather and the leather production process. The improved understanding you will gain from this leather course will help you to avoid problems when sourcing and specifying leather products as well as providing confidence when dealing with suppliers, manufacturers and tanners.
Overview of the leather production process
Understanding different leather types and descriptions
Common leather problems and solutions
Specifications and labelling
Sourcing questions and advice
Leather aftercare
Download the course agenda. There will also be an opportunity for delegates to ask questions around issues they are experiencing in their day-to-day role.
This leather course is ideal for those who need to have an overview of leather such as designers, buyers, quality control, and retail staff.
All delegates who attend this leather course will receive:
A complete course manual
A certificate of attendance
Leather swatches
Member Rate: USD$450 per delegate Non-members: USD$495 per delegate Discounts are available for multiple bookings, please contact us for more information. Please read our training terms and conditions.
For more information about this training course and to register your place, please complete the registration form and email it to Ms Ida Kwok: ida.kwok@ubm.com and Ms Chi On Kwok: chion.kwok@ubm.com at APLF.
APLF brings businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We enable businesses from all of the world to meet so that they might find fresh partners, discover new customers and suppliers, and keep ahead of industry developments. APLF organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on leather, fashion and lifestyle; sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware of both the current changes around them and the changes forecast for the future. Inaugurated in 1984, APLF’s event was known as the Hong Kong Leather Fair. It was the city’s first ever ‘Mega-Fair’. Today, APLF has expanded its scope, currently organising events in Hong Kong and China covering a wide range of industry sectors. APLF Leather & Materials+ (APLF), now on its 33rd year and considered to be the most international leather exhibition in the world; the Fashion Access which features bags, footwear, leathergoods and all things fashion; and the Shanghai-based All China Leather Exhibition which showcases the best of China-produced leathers.
The course will be held in Hong Kong however the venue has yet to be confirmed.
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