29 June 2023
Following a one-year refurbishment project, the FILK institute in Freiberg has reopened the fully renewed and reconstructed site in what was a basement area of the site, writes Leatherbiz.
Measuring 1,000 m2, the facilities will enable the institute to continue their work on leather testing and research without the constraints that the old site caused. The tannery has a capacity to work skins and sides through most commercially recognised processes.
At the opening ceremony, Co-general manager of the Freiberg-based leather research body, Dr Michael Meyer, told Leatherbiz “Research and leather testing is only one side, the ability to undertake production allows the understanding of why and where testing has to be carried out”.
In addition their own work, the new facilities will enable FILK to provide training content through chamber of trade and industry links to individuals and companies, including work on commercial concepts, along with partnership projects with other educational institutions.
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
