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Yarwood Leather Factsheet
“Yarwood is a truly British brand, synonymous with innovation, quality and technical excellence.”
Yarwood Leather is one of the UK’s leading leather manufacturers and distributors.
Established in 1968 by Peter Yarwood, Yarwood Leather creates quality leather products for seating applications.
Since its inception it has become the UK’s largest supplier of leather to the furniture trade.
With its roots firmly established in the furniture industry, the company has vast knowledge and expertise in the upholstery sector.
Based in Leeds, the company has expanded its skillset in the last ten years with focus on new industries including the marine, automotive and aviation industries. As a result, Yarwood is now able to boast product innovation, attention to detail and aesthetic desirability in a far more diverse range of fields.
Yarwood offers a cutting service to its clients using the latest laser guided technology, as well as leather testing and research facilities. Further vertical integration now sees full seat cover design and build for a totally homogenous leather design solution.
Yarwood is the UK’s first leather industry company to have its laboratories and leather testing facilities fully accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, the standard for competency of laboratory testing by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) demonstrating the company’s ability to adhere to international standards. The company and its production plants are have the quality management standard ISO 9000 and the environmental management standard ISO 1401.
The Yarwood team is made up of Chief Executive Officer John Nicholls, Group Managing Director Matthew Nicholls, and Group Finance Director Nick Batty.
The Yarwood team are able to comment on the leather industry, including the following topics: leather production, manufacture, supply and demand, product innovation, and furniture industry.
For more information www.yarwoodleather or contact Yarwood Managing Director Mr Matthew Nicholls on:-
Tel:- +44-113-252-1014
Cell:- +44-7968-15-9988
Email:- Matthew.nicholls@yarwoodleather.com
Twitter @yarwoodleather
Web:- www.yarwoodleather.com