最もそのオーク樹皮なめし革靴底のために知られている––有名な皮なめし革J.Rendenbachの米国の営業担当者によって与えられた情報によると、ドイツの会社は、皮なめし革を閉じることになっています。 詳細については後で説明しますが、ここでは知られていることの概要を示します。
J.Rendenbachは、世界で最も有名ななめし革工場の1つであり、オーク樹皮のなめし革靴底、かかと、靴のコンポーネントを製造しています。 そのJ.R.のロゴは耐摩耗性靴底レザーの代名詞であり、Lászlóvassの本(男性のための手作りの靴)の後に会社の名声が急上昇しました。 それは約一年間オークの樹皮や他の天然タンニンとグランドピットに隠れている伝統的な皮なめし工場です、それは時間がかかりますが、優れた結 会社は1871年以来存在しており、ドイツ西部の都市トリーアの真ん中に位置し、まだレンデンバッハ家が所有しており、ハンスレンデンバッハが物事を運営しています。
さて、多くの人にとって青からのボルトのように、J.R.のアメリカの営業担当者は昨日、米国の石畳や靴業界の人々のためのいくつかのフェイスブックグループで次のように書いた:”まだ聞いていない人のために、私はJ.R.皮なめし工場が閉鎖されることを発表するのは悲しいです。 ハンスと私は本当にJ.R.Rendenbach製品のためのあなたのサポートと情熱を高く評価しています。 私は徹底的にこの会社のために働いて楽しんでいると私は何年も知っているようになってきた素晴らしい製品&人々を欠場します。”
反応は悲しみ、ショック、驚きを示しました。 すぐに多くの憶測が呼び起こされました。 Shoegazingは、J.R.(現在はコメントを与えていない)と、状況についての詳細情報が後で与えられることを約束する米国の営業担当者と連絡を取っています。 それはこれに来ている多くの理由があります,ゴムとの長年の間の開発靴底プレミアム履物でも引き継ぎます,そしてそれに沿って、ハードこの業界を襲ったパンデミック,プラス他の多くの部品,だけでなく、なぜ彼らはビジネスを販売を見ていないように見える理由のために. Hanns Rendenbachと会社に関わるすべての人にとって、これは大変な時期です。
シューゲイジングは、物事がより明確になり、hanns RendenbachとJ.R.の代表者とより詳細に話す可能性があることを願っています。 私たち全員が知っているように、物事は変わる可能性がありますが、今ではJ.Rendenbachの素晴らしい製品はすぐに市場で入手できなくなります。
皮なめし工場の詳細に興味がある場合は、Kirby Allison によるこの工場訪問をご覧ください。 .
更新10月15日:J.R.は現在、皮なめし工場が来年の初めに事業を終了することを確認する公式メールを送信しました。 いくつかの行はすでに閉じていますが、彼らはまだ新しい注文を受け入れます、情報によると、彼らは1月まで注文を取ります(今変更されました、下)
更新10月27日:皮なめし工場の閉鎖に関するニュースが公開されて以来、非常に多くの顧客、特に卸売業者が巨大な注文を出しているので、彼らは今、新規注文を取って停止している、と今置かれた注文を生成し、その後、計画は来年の上半期の生産を閉鎖することです。
Such sad news. Hope some kind of solution will come along.
Oh my. Didn’t see that one coming 🙁
I went to my local cobbler in Tokyo yesterday. He is one of the top tier cobblers – working by himself and doing everything from machine stitched bottom work for MTM and semi-bespoke shoe makers, exclusive contract with some Italian brand shoes in Ginza for shoe repairs, and takes on Patina work from some of the big names that have overflow business – sadly he mentioned that if things don’t turn around by December, he will need to reevaluate the business. From his whole business sources, things have dropped up to 80 percent from pre-covid. He mentioned in particular that shoes are just not wearing down, and the use of a rubber half sole can give the sole a life of years if not the lifetime of a lightly worn shoe…
I notice too that the re-sole options used to be Italian open stitched at the low end, and JR closed stitched at the top end, but recently this has been replaced by UK Oak bark (Baker?), and the reason given is that most re-soles are on UK shoes – so maybe something behind this news…from a Japan perspective anyway. Very sad news
Ugh, such a shame. Didn’t expect my JR soles to be the last of its kind. I hope somehow the brand could be kept alive.
Well, in the meantime, whose sole would be a fair replacement of JR? Baker?
Simon and John: Yes, also hope for a solution! Now that it’s known I think they will be contacted with many suggestions, of which some I hope would be a good one that also Rendenbach themselves feel would work well.
Peter: Yeah, but do think Japan seem to a bit behind Europe and the US. Here things have returned more to normal, people go to their jobs and travel again, we can travel internationally, etc, so here many companies see a return to better times (as I wrote about in a previous article). Hope you’ll see the same in Japan as well soon!
Des: Baker is most similar, also oak bark tanned and excellent quality, then Garat is also great, chestnut tanned but same long processes.
no way! I hope financiers can get in there to help and structure a deal. They’d be wearing JR soles anyway!
In recent years I have refurbished some of my shoes with JR leather soles, but I still have more shoes to be refurbished. This is a piece of very very sad news to a shoe lover like me. J&FJ Baker leather sole will be an option to replace the JR leather sole I heard from a reliable source because of its good quality. Many bespoke shoemakers like John Lobb, Tony Gaziano, use it on their bespoke shoes. According to Tony Gaziano, a little harder to work with when making shoes. That said it’s superb.
Olatusi Jazz: Sad indeed. Yes, Baker and Garat both have soles of similar quality to JR. And many think they are easier to work with than JR, opposite of what Tony express, especially Garat where one can specify the amount of fat in the leather. That’s been one of JR’s issues, that it’s rather dry, although I believe they made improved this part lately.
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