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JM Weston won’t rush to meet waiting-list demands

30/03/2016
High-end French footwear company JM Weston is currently producing 100,000 pairs per year and recent comments in French media from chief executive, Thierry Oriez, suggest if this figure is to increase, it will happen slowly and under the company’s own steam.

JM Weston runs two sites, close to Limoges in central France. One is its own tannery, employing a dozen people; the other, much bigger (with 170 employees) is where the company’s shoes and boots are made.

Concerns about preserving the skills and savoir-faire it has built up over a century, Weston has been running its own training academy for several years now and each year around 10 new craftspeople are joining its workforce.

Making its products in France is to offer a guarantee of quality, Mr Oriez said, with “a special care” as an integral part of the production process. He said the company has a waiting list for its most popular styles but will not compromise on producing the “best conceived” shoes, manufactured “with intelligence”.

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