Portugal
Sónia Patrício, fashion leader
The brand was born within company António de Almeida Lda., originally founded in the seventies in the north of Portugal
New Generation: Meet Marta Lopes & Cristiano Lopes
They are brother and sister and work side by side at the family business, Jovan. Meet Marta and Cristiano Lopes
Belcinto, the unique legacy of craftmanship
The leather goods company based in São João da Madeira, in the north of Portugal, aims to distinguish itself by making products with a soul
Gino-B, evolution 2 revolution
In 2009, Portugal-based brand Gino-B was founded and since then has grown to become an international brand with three main concepts or main collections
Global footwear together for free and fair trade
Wishing to give a strong signal against the protectionist movements recently emerging in several parts of the globe, representatives of footwear national associations and industry chambers of various continents signed a joint declaration in support of free and fair trade
20th UITIC Congress surpasses expectations
It ended last Friday, with an extremely positive balance, the largest International Technical Footwear Congress. For one week, over 540 footwear professionals, coming from 33 countries, gathered in Porto
Kyaia invests in digital platform
Overcube is the name of the new project of the Kyaia group, the largest footwear group in Portugal
Closing the gap between education and employment
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice for learning that is expected to bring closer the world of education to the industry’s needs and at the sametime promote job opportunities in the European Footwear industry among NEETs
International Footwear Industry gathers in Porto
The 20th edition of the UITIC (International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians) Congress will take place in Porto from the 16th to the 18th of May and will be dedicated to the theme From Fashion to Factory: A New Technological Age
Itaflex, 4 decades with the footwear industry
Founded in 1980, ITAFLEX is a renowned Portuguese-based company, which manufacturers shoe soles and has been supplying the footwear industry for almost 40 years of existence
The countdown for the UITIC Congress starts now
The programme of the 20th UITIC Congress, taking place in Porto from the 16th to the 18th of May, has been announced. Two extra days with factories visits are also planned
Bolflex, innovative solutions
Bolflex is a market leader company, expert in the footwear components sector, with consolidated skills in the production and supply of soles for the main players within the European footwear industry
20th UITIC Congress: Programme announced
The UITIC Executive Committee, APICCAPS and CTCP announced the complete programme of the 20th edition of the UITIC Congress, taking place in Porto, from the 16th to the 18th May and focused on the theme From Fashion to factory: A New Technological Age
New Generation: Meet Agostinho Marques
With a background in Marketing Agostinho Marques works alongside his father at Fábrica de Calçado Dura, Lda. since 2008. Agostinho is part of the third generation working in the company-
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