About Us
Conneaut Leather was founded in 1903 in Conneaut, Ohio U.S.A. by a small group of local businessmen. An article appeared in the June, 1903 county newspaper describing the application for company formation, "Conneaut Leather Company is formed for the purpose of buying, selling, tanning, curing, and generally dealing in leather and leather articles".
Conneaut Leather started out providing leather to general industries that were producing leather items common for the time period. In the 1940's Conneaut Leather started supplying desktop leather to the residential furniture industry. Around this time they also decided to specialize in the finishing of leather and to rely on other tanneries for their raw material.
In the 1960's Conneaut Leather diversified into automotive aftermarket, upholstery leather for the residential furniture industry, and aircraft leather. At this time, a color specialist was hired to color match customer's specific requests for leather colors. They then moved into the contract furniture, recreational vehicle, marine, and bookbinding industries. Recently Conneaut Leather has expanded these markets to include leather especially created for the hospitality and healthcare industries.
Today, Conneaut Leather is an ISO certified quality leather finisher producing over 500 hides a day with a capacity of producing over 2000 hides a day. The company has moved into a state-of-the-art facility with the finest and most technologically advanced machinery. In-stock programs, supported by a second generation Mexican tannery, currently number over 250 sku's. The custom color match program, satisfying the most discriminating of customers, is among the best in the industry. Conneaut recently partnered with Crypton to offer revolutionary leather that is antimicrobial, antibacterial, water resistant, and bleach cleanable. It is diversification, longevity, quality, and excellent customer service that make Conneaut Leather the successful company it is today.
Conneaut Leather Production Process
