Meet the team

With David Hubbard recently on leave for some surgery and Cynthia out on maternity leave Kevin has stepped up and has our Denver warehouse in ship shape.

Bowron USA offer prompt shipments all over North America and carry a full range of all Bowron goods.

 

Welcome to the World!

Congratulations to BJ and Cynthia on the arrival of young Grayson. Victor is very proud of his young brother and Mum is taking a leave of absence from Bowron to acclimatise Grayson to the world.

Cynthia is the first Mum in the world to trial Bowron's chrome free Babycare, with a brand new robust tannage offering a wash performance equal to Bowron's famous medical Fleecease used widely in elderley care residences and Hospitals around the world.

The tanning design of this new Babyfleece will allow frequent laundering. 

We look forward to her comments and feedback on the new rug.

  

LASRA- Leather and Shoe Research Association of New Zealand.

Bowron strongly endorse this Laboratory, renowned for quality research and technical services. LASRA’s blend of expertise and 70 years experience makes them the Southern Hemisphere’s premier technology and training provider for the fellmongering, leather and footwear manufacturing industries. ISO 89002 and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited.

Picture Perfect Day...Winter 2012

Postcard Shot of the Bowron Tannery in Christchurch June 2012

June 2012 - Bowron's 130 year old tannery in Christchurch, is covered in this winter's snow storm presenting a picture perfect postcard scene. Bowron Sheepskins is a world leading tannery, it survived recent earthquakes and continues to manufacture beautiful rugs and home soft furnishings. Like no other tannery in the world, Bowron prides itself in producing eco friendly products.

Our long time in-house Designer has moved on to greater things and we wish him all the best at University of Canterbury. Brian Carney amongst other things, was responsible for the Baroque Range of designer Rugs and re-branding implementation. A big welcome to Vicki Parker into the Bowron family. Vicki brings with her extensive design experience with some iconic New Zealand companies. We are sure she is going to fit right in.

Neil Shewan, Business Manager for Bowron Sheepskins, receives an award for outstanding leadership in turning around an earthquake damaged tannery into a fully functioning facility within weeks.

"It was a team effort, I cannot express how grateful I am to the team at Bowron, each and everyone came together under the most stressful times and cleaned the place up under very difficult conditions".... says Shewan. The initial thought was that Bowron would be severely handicapped in meeting orders for key customers globally but there was no issue with deliveries. "It is business as usual" says Kerry Greene, Marketing Manager for Bowron.

GL Bowron features in today's Christchurch Press

The Christchurch earthquakes which contributed to significant damage on the Lyttleton and the Eastern suburbs of Christchurch affected the 130 year old Bowron tannery with cracks on the ground,silt, mud and buildings which were deemed unsafe for workers. Many questioned the viability and ongoing life of the tannery. Today the Christchurch Press reports a magnificent and proud recovery of the tannery. "The whole team came together, the manufacturing team had to work really hard in difficult conditions to make this happen" says Neil Shewan, Business Manager and Project Leader for the recovery for Bowron.