SLTC 115th Annual Conference 28th April 2012

The Conference venue will be Northampton University
Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL

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The Annual Dinner/dance will be at the Park Inn Hotel in Northampton.

2012 Conference Programme

09.30 – 10.00 Registration

10.00 – 11.00 WOLSTENHOLME MEMORIAL LECTURE
Professor Basil Kadarsis, The Museum of Leathercraft

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee

11.15 – 11.45 The Value of Hides
Howard Johnson, Adelaide SpA (UK) Ltd

11.45 – 12.15 Efficient Optimisation of Resources
Stephen Trantum, Trumpler GmbH Co.KG

12.15 – 12.45 Machinery in Transition
Colin Clark, Beamhouse Engineering

12.45 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.00 A Modern Semi-Rapid Vegetable Tanning with High Exhaustion
Eric Poles, Silvachimica S.R.L.

14.00 – 14.30 CO2 High Pressure Tanning
Manfred Renner, Fraunhofer Institute

14.30 – 15.00 Chromium in Sediments Along the River Nene
Simon Pulley, The University of Northampton

15.00 – 15.15 Coffee

15.15– 15.45 Impact of Construction Products Regulation on Leather Used in Interior Design
Jackie Glasspool, SATRA Technology Centre

15.45– 16.15 Supply Chain Traceability
Hilary Thompson, The Forest Trust

16.30 – 17.15 115th SLTC Annual General Meeting

19.30 – 20.00 Cocktail Reception

20.00 – 01.00 SLTC Annual Dinner Dance at the
Park Inn, Silver Street, Northampton, NN1 2TA