IT’S COMPETITION TIME 🚨

As Halloween is right around the corner, we thought we’d celebrate the spooky season by throwing a Halloween themed competition! 🎃👻

WIN one Full side of our best selling Regular Grade Natural Veg Tan Leather, (winner can select preferred thickness), plus a full set of swatch cards with free UK delivery.

To enter:

✅ Follow @jwoodleathers

👍  Like our Facebook Page

💬 Tag a friend in the comments

🔄 Share to your story (Tag us!)

T&C’s apply (see below)

Competition ends 28/10/21

Winner announced 29/10/21  #JWL

Good luck! 🎃👻

Terms & Conditions:

By entering the competition you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. All entries must be received by 23.59pm on 28^th October. One (1) winner in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) will be selected at random by J. Wood Leathers Ltd on 29^th October and the winner will be notified on or after this date.

J. Wood leathers Ltd competitions with entry via Instagram and/or Facebook are open only to residents of Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland). One (1) winner will be chosen at random from all entrants and across all platforms.

The winner will receive one (1) full side of Regular Grade Natural Veg Tan Leather, winner can select preferred thickness & one (1) Full Set of Swatch Cards.

No purchase necessary. Winners will not be required to pay to enter the competition.

Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.

Employees of J. Wood leathers Ltd are not eligible to enter.

Instagram or Facebook are not in any way affiliated or involved in the competition.

Only one entry per person per competition will be accepted.

Each entrant shall enter the competition via Instagram/Facebook by tagging another user in the comments of the specified post by @jwoodleathers and following this Instagram/Facebook profile.

The Prize will be awarded to a randomly selected winner who has entered on Instagram/Facebook, using a random number generator. J. Wood leathers Ltd will not be held liable if the named prize becomes unavailable or cannot be fulfilled.

J. Wood leathers Ltd will not be held liable for any failure of receipt of entries. J. Wood leathers Ltd takes no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, corrupted, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, J. Wood leathers Ltd liability under or in connection with the competition or these terms and conditions shall be limited to the cost price of the Prize in question.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, J. Wood leathers Ltd shall not be liable under or in connection with these terms and conditions, the competition or any Prize for any indirect, special or consequential cost, expense, loss or damage suffered by a participant even if such cost, expense, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or might reasonably have been contemplated by the participant and J. Wood leathers Ltd and whether arising from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.

Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, J. Wood leathers Ltd reserves the right to substitute that prize for a prize of equal or higher value.

The name, address, email address and phone number of the winner must be provided to J. Wood leathers Ltd if requested and will be shared to enable fulfilment of the Prize.​

In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond J. Wood leathers Ltd reasonable control, J. Wood leathers reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition or these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.

J. Wood leathers Ltd decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

The winner’s name and social media username may be posted on the social media profiles of J. Wood leathers Ltd after the winner has been selected.

As the national lockdown finally begins to ease, and with non-essential shops now having the greenlight to reopen, we are pleased to announce that as of Monday April 19^th we will finally be opening our doors and admitting visitors back in to the warehouse- happy days!! 

Obviously, as with all aspects of life, a lot has changed in the past 12 months. Visitors to the warehouse remain strictly by appointment only, and we have now limited this to one visitor in the morning and one in the afternoon. This is just to begin with, the health and safety of our staff & our customers will always be our first priority, so we must ensure that we can continue to maintain normal operations with the new social distancing measures in place.

CLICK HERE to contact us and book your appointment, either via phone or email.

In line with government guidelines the COVID specific rules for customers visiting the warehouse are as follows:

– As with essential shops, customers will be required to wear face coverings at all times in the warehouse.

– Only one customer permitted per appointment where possible, no couples or groups.

– Social distancing must be observed at all times.

– We ask that customers should only touch items they intend to buy.

– Customers are encouraged to pay on card or use contactless when they can.

CLICK HERE to contact us and book your appointment, either via phone or email.

We have also re-activated the click and collect option in our online shop, so customers can now buy online and collect from the warehouse. A dedicated pick-up point has been set up, so customers do not need to enter the warehouse to collect orders, with zero contact between staff and customers.

Hopefully, we’ve turned a corner and it’s onwards and upwards from here on in! I just want to take the time to wish the best of luck to everyone who’s recently re-opened their business be it shops, pubs, restaurants etc. On behalf of everyone here at JWL, I want to say a massive thank you to all our customers for their continued support through was has been an immensely difficult year for us all. We look forward to welcoming you back to our warehouse in the coming weeks.

All the best,
Jack

Our warehouse will be closing at 1700 on Monday 21st of December. 

CUT OFF FOR PRE-CHRISTMAS ORDERS IS 9AM MONDAY 21st DECEMBER. 

Last day to collect online orders from the warehouse will be Friday 18th December.

The warehouse will re-open on Monday 4th of January. 

During the shut down period we will be conducting behind the scenes maintenance and upgrades on the website and online shop. We’ve got loads of exciting new ideas for 2021, so we want to take this opportunity to improve load times, functionality and performance- we don’t want it crashing again on our next super sale! This means we will be disabling the online shopping function from 9am on Monday 21st December. There may also be intermittent periods where the website is completely down in maintenance mode, although we will do our very best to keep this to the absolute minimum. 

The online shopping function will be re-activated on Friday 1st January 2021, so you can get your orders in over that first weekend to be dispatched as soon as we re-open on the Monday. 

Finally, we just wanted to add a note to say a huge thank you to all of our customers who’ve supported us throughout such a difficult year! Your response to our online shop has honestly been phenomenal and we’re all truly grateful for your support. As we strive to constantly improve, please continue to give us feedback, tell us what new products you’d like to see, and which services we can improve etc. As mentioned above we’ve got loads of new ideas for 2021 which we can’t wait to share with you!

But in the meantime, from all of us here at J. Wood Leathers: Julian, Margaret, Jack, Mark, Zac & Karen: have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year – see you in 2021! 

 As these uncertain times continue, we want to reassure all our customers that we will be operating usual business hours to keep you stocked up with leather throughout the lockdown period.

The health and wellbeing of the team here will always be our first priority. Therefore, in line with Government guidelines, as of Thursday 5th November, we will no longer be able to accept any visitors to our warehouse. No exceptions. Please do not make the journey as you will not be permitted entry into the warehouse. 

Any online orders will be fulfilled as usual, click here to visit our online shop. Please bear in mind with increasing demands on carriers, especially in the run up to Christmas, there may be occasional delays with delivery. Tracking info is now emailed out once your order is dispatched, so you can keep up to date with your parcel’s progress and we’re always on hand to help out if you’ve got any problems. As part of the new lockdown restrictions, we have had to temporarily remove the “locals collect from warehouse” option as this encourages non-essential travel. All orders placed will be dispatched with a delivery service. 

This also unfortunately means that we’ve had to postpone our sale event again! With things as they are, we cannot yet give a new date but we’re going to do our very best to make it happen sometime this month: keep your eyes on social media for further updates.

The phones/emails are being manned as usual, so if you’ve got any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

From all of us here at J. Wood Leathers, we just want to thank all of our customers for their ongoing support and we wish everyone the very best during these ongoing difficult days.

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Reindeer Hides – Christmas 2018 Stocks in! 

How time flies when you’re enjoying yourself! It’s amazing to think that today marks the first day of October – it’ll be Christmas before you know it! I’m sure some of you will have already started your Christmas shopping, some of you may have even completed it! Unlike like me, I tend to leave it until the week before! 

If you’re struggling for gift ideas, why not consider one of our fantastic reindeer hide rugs. The summer’s gone, autumn’s here and for any Game of Thrones fans out there- Winter is coming. Well at J. Wood Leathers we’ve got you covered, our reindeer hides are guaranteed to keep you snug as a bug in a rug on those long winter nights. They’re perfect for use as rugs, sofa covers or bed spreads! 

As a natural, hair on product, the reindeer hides come in all shapes and sizes, in a wide variety of natural colours and tones. 

We’ve recently had a new stock of hides delivered, which have all been individually photographed, numbered and listed on our Flickr page. Click here to view the full range. This means you can go through each hide one by one, and pick your favourite. Just email us with the number and we’ll do the rest. The Reindeer hides are priced at £65.00 + VAT for individual hides, discounts are available for bulk orders. Please enquire for further details. 

We’re on Social Media!

Here at J. Wood Leathers, our warehouse has just taken delivery of a fresh batch of our very popular Cow Hides! These hides/rugs have all been individually photographed and posted on to our Flickr page. To view our current stock, please click here. This time we have included a measure in each photo to give you an idea of size and scale. We photograph and number each hide individually, so you know exactly what you’re getting. The hide you select is the one you’ll receive- just let us know the number and we’ll do the rest.

Our hair on Cow Hides are handpicked in person at the tannery, this guarantees we get the best of the best, in terms of size, shape, colouration and quality- you won’t find better! Our cow hides are the perfect addition to any room as a rug or wall-hanging. They make a superb finishing touch for a man cave or hunting lodge. They have also been used for seat/booth covers and decoration of restaurants & steakhouses. 

Our cow hides are very competitively prices at just £119.00 each, further discount is available for bulk purchases. Get them whilst stocks last! 

We also have a range of Reindeer Hides and Calf Hides for sale, these are ideal for use as rugs! The reindeer hides in particular make for excellent Christmas presents. 

If you have any questions or queries regarding our hair on cow hides, or should you wish to order, then please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Sustainable Sources 

Sustainability has become an extremely important issue not just at J. Wood Leathers, but on a global scale. When it comes to sustainability in the leather trade, customers don’t always have such a positive outlook. Leather production is often linked with industrial farming, deforestation, processing of animals and chemical pollution. We source all of our hides and skins from reliable, sustainable tanneries from around the world. The animal skins, the actual raw material used for the production of our leathers is an unavoidable bi-product of the animal based food chain, specifically the meat, wool and dairy markets. Globally less than 2% of farmed animals are bread specifically for their hides. We don’t stock any rare or “exotic” animal leathers.

We will always endeavour to use the most sustainable sources for our leathers whenever possible. As an example, our Seal Skins are sourced directly from Inuit hunters in Greenland, each individual skins is bar coded and certified. The animals are hunted for food- a traditional way of life which goes back centuries. 

Environmental Impact 

Tanning is an industrial process involving many chemical products. Accordingly we are very conscious of which chemicals are used in the tanning of our leathers. Every one of our trusted and reputable suppliers strive to ensure that all environmental rules and regulations are met, in terms of both the chemicals and the processes used. Many of our suppliers are substituting the toxic chromium/solvent based chemicals of yester year for much more environmentally friendly water based alternatives. All of our leathers comply with European standards.

We regularly submit our leather for REACH and BLC testing. This ensures that our leathers continue to meet with British and EU standards. We are happy to supply customers with said test results upon request. Please be advised that this will likely incur an additional surcharge as different tests will be required depending on the customer’s specific project specifications.

Vegetable Tanning

Vegetable tanning is a much more ethical and environmentally friendly way of producing and tanning leather. This is a more traditional method which has been around for thousands of years and uses naturally occurring ingredients as opposed to solvents and chemicals. The leather is soaked in a bath of tannins found in barks, wood and other parts of plants, often for several weeks if not months at a time. This lengthy, and therefore expensive process, often yields the best quality and most desirable leather which is ideal for carving, embossing and tooling. We specialise in the stocking of vegetable tanned leathers, both natural and dyed. We pride ourselves in stocking the finest quality. Large, clean skins showing little growth, scars or flay marks offer good, cost effective cutting for large patterns and long belts. Please click here for more information on our Natural Veg Tan leathers and please click here for more information regarding our dyed through veg tanned leathers.