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Townsend Leather
At Townsend Leather, we have a passion for leather, luxury, design, and people. Our design-driven heart-focused philosophy allows us to offer creative and innovative leathers along with virtually unlimited opportunities for customization. With more than 50 years of experience working with designers in the residential, hospitality, contract, aviation, and transportation markets around the world.
Townsend is dedicated to producing the highest quality leather in the world, with a focus on making a positive environmental and cultural impact, guided by our team mission and collective values, working in partnership with our local community, together.
Specialized craftspeople in partnership.
Townsend is dedicated to producing the highest quality leather in the world, with a focus on making a positive environmental and cultural impact, guided by our team mission and collective values, working in partnership with our local community, together.
Specialized craftspeople in partnership.
Purpose
At Townsend Leather, we have a passion for leather, luxury, and design. Our design-driven philosophy allows us to offer creative and innovative leathers along with virtually unlimited opportunities for customization. With more than 50 years of experience working with designers in the residential, hospitality, contract, aviation, and transportation markets around the world, we strive to provide top-of-the-line leathers that are as unique as each of our customers.
Our trained professionals are experts at understanding the many nuances of leather. We manage the entire process from start to finish, from your initial consultation to determine the best approach to your project right through dyeing and pattern making, cutting and finishing, to final delivery of your leather.
At Townsend Leather we are craftsmen and artisans of leather, not just distributors or marketers. For us, this is a life passion and a family-owned business, not just another job. Our company was founded in 1969 by the Kucel family and our leather is produced in our state-of-the-art facility located in upstate New York, about 50 miles northwest of Albany. Superior quality, consistency and attention to detail you can count on for all Townsend Leather products.
Our trained professionals are experts at understanding the many nuances of leather. We manage the entire process from start to finish, from your initial consultation to determine the best approach to your project right through dyeing and pattern making, cutting and finishing, to final delivery of your leather.
At Townsend Leather we are craftsmen and artisans of leather, not just distributors or marketers. For us, this is a life passion and a family-owned business, not just another job. Our company was founded in 1969 by the Kucel family and our leather is produced in our state-of-the-art facility located in upstate New York, about 50 miles northwest of Albany. Superior quality, consistency and attention to detail you can count on for all Townsend Leather products.
Vision
Part of the secret to Townsend Leather’s success for 50 years has been its heart-driven values. We pride ourselves not just in producing the highest quality leather, but in making sure our customers understand exactly what our company ethics are all about: values. Our Values and Mission statements have guided our business practices through both good and bad economic times. To us, it not only reflects our organization’s vision and guiding values, but it also serves as our benchmark for success. It inspires all those involved in Townsend Leather to give their very best
Mission
Townsend Leather is a company of specialized craftspeople, in partnership with customers, suppliers, and other fellow partners dedicated to producing superior quality products and services to ensure the success and fulfillment of all partners
Additional Culture Details
If you were to walk through our buildings and ask people, "what is the most important thing here?" they wouldn't tell you the materials. the machinery, or even our orders. While those things are very important, the most important thing to us, is our people. We strive to nurture a culture where our people are excited to come to work every day. They feel safe, they feel part of the process, the feel free to take risks, think outside of the box, and to go for it. We not only believe in supporting our people, but in raising them up to reach their fullest potential. We strive to find and provide different avenues for growth, development, and change. There is a sense of support and care, catching people in times when they need it. Offering opportunities, guidance, mentoring, and direction are all in a day's work for Townsend Leather.
Values
- Teamwork
- Teamwork at Townsend leather is shown through actions, words, and the choices we make. Lending a hand, looking out for each other, standing up for what is right, taking action, being a leader, being a coach, thinking about what the best solution is - not the easiest, finding ways to overcome obstacles and work together are all ways that Townsend exemplifies teamwork. Understanding the greater responsibility lies beyond ourselves to the common goals of Townsend leather and our customers’ satisfaction.