About Us
Capabilities
Leather Resource of America, dba Conneaut Leather, is a leather finishing
facility supplying quality whole hide leather to the contract and residential
furniture, automotive, and aircraft markets. Conneaut specializes in an
unparalleled in-stock program, color matching capabilities and a high level of
individualized customer service. Founded in 1903, Conneaut Leather has grown to
be an ISO certified company producing over 500 hides a day in a state-of-the-art
facility with the finest and most technologically advanced machinery.
- Conneaut firmly adheres to a company wide environmental policy.
- Recent introduction of Showcase Chrome Free stocked product further
illustrates our commitment to provide products that our customers can use and
promote as “green products”.
- We are the only vertically integrated US leather supplier with control of
the product from the raw hide through the tanning and finishing processes. In
processing thousands of hides per month, our supply chain is continuous and
the responsibility of inventory lies with us, not our customers.
- We are currently operating on single shift with 2nd and 3rd shift
capability.
- We have extensive cut-to-pattern and cut-and-sew capabilities at the
tannery in Leon, Mexico and cut-to-pattern capabilities in our US facility at
different price points and in different styles of leather.
- We specialize in providing training and education seminars to
manufacturers (including their sales force) focusing on general leather
education, care & cleaning and cutting/yield studies.
- Our custom program is one of the best in the industry. We have over 8,600
colors in our computer and add to it daily. With over 35 different embossing
plates, we can create a look to satisfy the most discriminating of customers.
- We test every dye lot for color accuracy and technical requirements such
as abrasion, adhesion, and flex. Our products are also routinely tested at an
independent laboratory for a comprehensive battery of tests relating to
technical performance.
- We have a Color Marketing Group member on staff to monitor current color
trends.