Leather traceability: CTC’s unique design for a solutionBlog post / Posted in CTC Tech on 2020-03-25Implementing a reliable, simple and financially viable traceability system in the leather industry would provide it with an essential tool to secure its supply chain and respond appropriately to increasingly pressing societal concerns. After ten years of research, CTC is now proud to present a complete solution that allows players in the industry to face this major challenge.GB footwear and leather goods standards in China in 2019Blog post / Posted in Normalization on 2019-12-02 The General Administration of Market Supervision combines the existing financial special fund scale, current standards and testing and testing technical capabilities, fully adopts the opinions of all parties, and incorporates all products with high public concern into the national supervision and spot check plan, highlighting human health and personal and property safety.Responsibility for placing Fashion goods on the European marketBlog post / Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility on 2019-09-10Which Duties for suppliers, manufacturers and distributors ? How to be compliant with the EU Regulations ? Lab Analysis, what to perform ? SAFETY GATE - The rapid alert system, the information that you need. That's the main points of this webinar explained by our specialist of the chemical safety.A standard for the thermal pre-ageing of leatherBlog post / Posted in Normalization on 2019-05-16Within the framework of the safety analysis of leather, some clients impose artificial pre-ageing: light or thermal pre-ageing. With regard to the latter, a new standard has just been published. EN 407 standard April 2018 revision (standard heat and fire protection gloves)Blog post / Posted in Normalization on 2019-05-15Standard EN 407 'Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)' was published in 2004 and is still used today. It confers presumption of conformity to the essential requirements of Council Directive 89/686/EEC, which regulated the marketing of personal protective equipment (PPE) and was repealed by Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on 21 April 2018.The social audit and the CTC solutionBlog post / Posted in Social compliance audit on 2019-01-09Worldwide, the social audit has become a key tool in “assessing social risks" (protection and respect for workers’ rights, codes of conduct, and the management of health and safety risks). CTC offers its customers services based on the SA8000* standard. Vice Premier of China, Hu Chunhua and Mayor of Lyon, G. Collomb visit CTC headquarterBlog post / Posted in Innovation Research & Development on 2018-12-19On Wednesday 5 December 2018, CTC’s headquarters in Lyon welcomed a visiting Chinese delegation accompanied by a number of French political dignitaries. The Chinese and French political representatives were welcomed by Mr Jean Pierre Gualino, Chairman of CTC’s Executive Board and Mr Frédéric Gaudin, Managing director of CTC.Biomechanical research and development laboratory of CTCBlog post / Posted in Innovation Research & Development on 2018-01-01CTC is putting its expertise in biomechanics at the disposal of its customers through the creation of a new platform devoted to product analysis (shoes, leather goods, gloves, tanned goods, saddlery items), the objective being to measure or compare products under conditions of use. Thanks to various tools, ergonomic analyses can also be carried out. Stresses at the workstation can be...