Tanning Is One Of The Most Ancient Human Activitiesskins From Hunted And Bred Animals Have Been Preserved To Produce Clothingsheltertools And Ornamental Pieces Since At Least The 8Th Century Bcvegetable And Mineral Tanning Methods Have Been Refined Over The Yearsbut Our Traditional Set Up At Thomas Ware And Sons Ltd Would Not Be Unfamiliar To Tanners Who Worked Thousands Of Years Ago In The Likes Of The Recently Excavated Tannery In Pompeiithe Uk Has A Strong History Of Tanning And Until The Industrial Revolution It Was Practiced Wherever There Was A Plentiful Supply Of Animal Hides And Waterour Tannery Has Been Running At The Bristol Clift House Site Since 1840Company Incorporated In 1890 And While The National Leather Manufacturing Industry Has Been Reduced By Pressure From Overseas Competitionwe Are One Of The Few Companies Who Managed To Buck This Trendthomas Ware And Sons Ltd Remains One Of Three Tanneries Making Vegetable Tanned Leather In The Ukdown From Over 70 In The 1950Swe Believe That The Best Methods Of Hair Removalliming And Tanning For The Types Of Leather We Produce Are Carried Out In Pits The Traditional Way Using Hides From Beef Cattlewhile Many Of Our Domestic And International Competitors Elect For Quicker Cheaper Processesin Vegetable Tanningparticularly When Using Oak Barkhides Can Spend Over A Year In Tanquite Different To Modern Rapid Metal Tannages That Are Finished In A Few Days We Are Best Known For Our Work With The Shoe Trade And Production Of Soles For High End Footwear Is Where Our Focus Historically Liesto Obtain The Maximum Possible Profit From A Hidein Recent Years We Have Expanded Our Product Range Beyond Soles And Equestrian To Include More Specialist Niche Leathersour Increasingly Diverse Customer Base Continues To Be Primarily Business To Businessbut Now Includes Leather For Anything From Cue Tipsto Flooringto Cricket Ballsto High End Fashion Goods
