ABOUT US

PASSION

We dream of a world of equal opportunities. We value the opportunities that we’ve had. We embrace the challenge of becoming creators of a legacy that transcends and creates opportunities for others.

We’re here to create value for our customers, value for our employees, and value for society.

We also dream of living in a world where we don’t abuse what gives us life.

Yes, we dream. But we know that dreaming is not enough. That is why we have created processes and products that take care of the planet; we fight for our passion -leather- and we work everyday with effort to create the opportunities that we dream of.

LEGACY

creating memories

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OUR

TANNERY

BEFORE

OUR

TANNERY

AFTER

HUMAN

CARE

Over the years we have built a community of leather artisans which give life to our company. We aim to provide a workspace in which their potential is acknowledged.

Our 153 family members contribute with their joy, care and passion for life and leather.

Yes, leather is the coolest material, but what would happen to the leather industry without the handcrafters behind the art? It wouldn’t exist. The leather industry helps the planet, but it’s people that make it happen.

How do we take

care of

our people?

Health & safety:

1.Medical care available everyday (Doctor + nurse)
2.First aid workshops.
3.Prevention programs.
4.Alliance with a local hospital facility in which employees and their families can get their medical care whenever they need.
5.Support from a local psychologist when in need.
6.Each member of our company has their benefits required by law.
7.We have established a complete safety system for our tannery in which our employees are fully equipped to fulfill their responsibilities safely.
8.We are acknowledged as a smoke-free building in Ambato.

We take care of our family.

PLANET

CARE

We are deeply committed to living in equilibrium with nature. We use processes that provide for maximum sustainability.

Find out more about our planet care initiatives:

INNOVATION

&TECHNOLOGY

Water Homogenization

All water hardness and other possible contaminants are homogenized prior to being used in our plant. This allows us to significantly improve the water quality of our tanning process.

Liming process

The splitting machine has a caliber adjustment system that reduces the amount of scraping that is wasted and thus increases the production of by-product generated in the unhairing process.

Wet area or tannery

We work endlessly to find suppliers with the best technologies in the process of manufacturing the chemical products used in the tannery.

Dyeing zone

Our plant has acquired a 30% of polypropylene drums for this stage (we plan to increase that number in the near future) that process 3x more kilos and use 50% less energy. This results in a greater production capacity with less energy consumption.

Finishing area

We have state-of-the-art GEMATA painting machines, with infrared tunnels that consume less steam, therefore less energy to provide a more efficient finishing process.

Wastewater Treatment plant

We’re the first and only tannery in Ecuador that has implemented a Wastewater Treatment Plant to clean all the water we use along our process before it flows back to its natural course.

our recent

achievements

0 K
water gallons are reused in our plant each year, equivalent to 22 years of water consumption for an average person
0 %
of our production processes have been optimized through our technological transformation plan
0 gal
diesel gallons saved each year as a result of our automatic sensors project, equivalent to the amount of diesel needed for a tractor-trailer to drive 18 times from Canada to Argentina
0
new world class machines in the past 5 years have enabled process automatization and energy optimization of the entire plant

PASSION

We dream of a world of equal opportunities. We value the opportunities that we’ve had. We embrace the challenge of becoming creators of a legacy that transcends and creates opportunities for others.

We’re here to create value for our customers, value for our employees, and value for society.

We also dream of living in a world where we don’t abuse what gives us life.

Yes, we dream. But we know that dreaming is not enough. That is why we have created processes and products that take care of the planet; we fight for our passion -leather- and we work everyday with effort to create the opportunities that we dream of.

LEGACY

creating memories

OUR

TANNERY

BEFORE

OUR

TANNERY

After

HUMAN

CARE

Over the years we have built a community of leather artisans which give life to our company. We aim to provide a workspace in which their potential is acknowledged.

Our 153 family members contribute with their joy, care and passion for life and leather.

Yes, leather is the coolest material, but what would happen to the leather industry without the handcrafters behind the art? It wouldn’t exist. The leather industry helps the planet, but it’s people that make it happen.

How do we

take care of

our people?

Health & safety:

1.Medical care available everyday (Doctor + nurse)
2.First aid workshops.
3.Prevention programs.
4.Alliance with a local hospital facility in which employees and their families can get their medical care whenever they need.
5.Support from a local psychologist when in need.
6.Each member of our company has their benefits required by law.
7.We have established a complete safety system for our tannery in which our employees are fully equipped to fulfill their responsibilities safely.
8.We are acknowledged as a smoke-free building in Ambato.

We take care of our family.

PLANET

CARE

We are deeply committed to living in equilibrium with nature. We use processes that provide for maximum sustainability.

Find out more about our planet care initiatives:

INNOVATION

&TECHNOLOGY

Water Homogenization

All water hardness and other possible contaminants are homogenized prior to being used in our plant. This allows us to significantly improve the water quality of our tanning process.

Liming process

The splitting machine has a caliber adjustment system that reduces the amount of scraping that is wasted and thus increases the production of by-product generated in the unhairing process.

Wet area or tannery

We work endlessly to find suppliers with the best technologies in the process of manufacturing the chemical products used in the tannery.

Dyeing zone

Our plant has acquired a 30% of polypropylene drums for this stage (we plan to increase that number in the near future) that process 3x more kilos and use 50% less energy. This results in a greater production capacity with less energy consumption.

Finishing area

We have state-of-the-art GEMATA painting machines, with infrared tunnels that consume less steam, therefore less energy to provide a more efficient finishing process.

Wastewater Treatment plant

We’re the first and only tannery in Ecuador that has implemented a Wastewater Treatment Plant to clean all the water we use along our process before it flows back to its natural course.

our recent

achievements

0 K
water gallons are reused in our plant each year, equivalent to 22 years of water consumption for an average person
0 gal
diesel gallons saved each year as a result of our automatic sensors project, equivalent to the amount of diesel needed for a tractor-trailer to drive 18 times from Canada to Argentina
0 %
of our production processes have been optimized through our technological transformation plan
0
new world class machines in the past 5 years have enabled process automatization and energy optimization of the entire plant