NAKARA won the 2011 Regional Tannery of the Year award for Africa in Shanghai recently.
This award is very special, said Kevin Davidow, managing director of Nakara, as the tannery was selected out of six nominated tanneries on the continent.’When you operate the only full-service tannery in a country like Namibia, you have to be prepared to work with a wide range of material. Nakara has built up a reputation for being able to tackle just about anything,’ said Davidow.Heller-Leder from Germany was named the Global Tannery of the Year for 2011.Tannery of the Year is an award programme for the global tanning industry, launched in 2009 to celebrate the production of leather and to help promote the material’s use throughout the world in footwear, furniture, car and aeroplane interiors, handbags and other accessories.
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