At crest, we have a passion for leather tanning – a centuries old practice which although has evolved over the years due to the advances made in technology, remains, even to this day, the work of the artisan.

At the crest leather tannery we process thousands of hides every day with every single one having to pass the same stringent quality standards which are overseen by our tannery team of senior technicians.

EVERY HIDE IS GRADED AND MEASURED TO ENSURE IT PASSES A THICKNESS TEST WHICH IS SET TO A TOLERANCE OF JUST 0.1MM.

EVERY BATCH OF LEATHER PRODUCED BY THE CREST TANNERY IS MATCHED AGAINST A MASTER SAMPLE TO GUARANTEE ABSOLUTE COLOUR QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY.

The Crest Leather tannery team have 100’s of years of experience between them with many having worked in the business in excess of 25 years. It’s this experience which enables them to be called true artisans.

Meet the team

Introducing Massimo Bruttomesso. He’s the head of the cucina colori or colour kitchen.

It’s Massimo’s responsibility to check every single colour mix to ensure it’s of the highest standard possible before it leaves the colour kitchen and is distrubuted to our tannery lines.

Introducing Maria Parisi. She’s head of research and development in the Crest Leather tannery laboratory.

It’s Maria’s job to ensure that all new products developed by Crest Leather are put through a series of up to a dozen rigorous testing procedures to ensure new product lines meet our consistently high standards.

Introducing Stefano Cenzato he’s the final inspection and warehouse manager.

Stefano oversees a team of over 25 technicians responsbile for the inspection and quality control of up to 6000 hides every day. Stefano has over 15 years experience in the leather tanning industry joining Crest over 9 years ago.