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How do we determine skin /hide quality?
This is what we look for in both hides and skins:

      • Hair slips
      • Number of holes
      • Skin infections
      • Brand marks
      • Knife cuts
      • Size of the skins

All the above enables us to class both hides and skins to their various classes that is from grade 1, grade 11, grade 111,grade 1V and rejects.

Hides and skins with no hair slips, no holes ,no brand marks, no knife cuts, no infections no skin bruises ….we class them as grade 1.The size of hides and skins also matters as it grades them differently since their purchase and selling prices varies as per their sizes

NOTE: All our hides and skins are hand flayed

Do you have any ventures with the community?
We sensitize our suppliers and also slaughter houses on ways of handling farm animals, slaughtering them and preserving both hides and skins to improve the quality of hide. This we achieve through holding educational seminars, provide magazines and working with veterinary officials so that we enhance the Quality of our products.

How are hides & skins processed/preserved?
1.Salting
2.Drying

What are the uses of hides & skins?
They have numerous uses and these include:
Manufacture of shoes, bags, carpets, belts ,car seats, leather seats e.t.c.

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