The rural landscape in New Zealand is uniquely suited to sheep. The mild climate, plenty of rainfall in most areas and lots of land suitable for pastoral farming. The sheep are raised on their natural diet of fresh, lush and nutritious pastures. New Zealands sustainable agricultural practices today ensure that farming activities maintain and improve our natural resources of land, air and water for the generations to follow.
Our sheepskins are sourced from free-range farms, all over New Zealand. The skins arrive to us as a by-product of the food industry. After hand-selection we clean, preserve, soften and, if necessary, dye them. All in a environment friendly manner. The result is an incredibly soft sheepskin what can be enjoyed for years to come.
At the time, the population of Christchurch was a modest 29,000 but already the surrounding province of Canterbury was considered to be the leading agriculture center of New Zealand, renowned for the quality of its sheep flocks. As the small tannery flourished in Christchurch, a family tradition of excellence in lambskin and sheepskin tanning and manufacturing began.
After going from strength to strength in the intervening years, BOWRON, during the late 1990’s led the world with the introduction of the new benchmark in the tanning process known as the ‘Whitan Process’. This process quickly became internationally recognized as a break through, resulting in improved quality and significantly reduced environmental impact. During this period a new state of the art tannery was build and combined the new closed loop Whitan process, with the 100 years of heritage and hand crafting knowledge and experience. Nowadays we manufacture over 2 million skins each year.
A company that never rests on its laurels, Bowron’s ethos is to focus on the future without forgetting the path it has already travelled.
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