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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LET’S SUPPORT OUR FARMERS, SAYS BRAND
“It’s high time the equestrian industry gave a Buy British campaign a go.”
A feed manufacturer has voiced its support for British farmers following concern...
