SLC 2018 Supply Guide

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Springfield Leather Company Mission Statement

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It is the mission of Springfield Leather Company to create a culture that engenders MUTUAL TRUST, HUMILITY, and RESPECT among all employees and customers. To continuously strive toward individual self- improvement, and to eliminate waste throughout SLC by streamlining our procedures for the benefit of our customers. We work towards enabling our customers’ success by continuously providing superb customer service and support, product expertise, proper materials, and timely delivery of products. Holy smokes… how the time has flown since last year’s catalog time!! I really do hope this year is a be on the rise, I am sure you will be just as happy as we are to feel an ease in prices where we can. I have blithered on long enough. What I really wanted to tell you is “thank you!” Thank you for continuing to trust us with your crafting needs. We really are working hard to continue to grow and expand our product lines that we’re able to help you with, and we’re trying to put more suppliers within your reach. I hope you and yours are well!! Take care,

good year for you and those you care about. I know for us here at SLC, we have worked really hard this last year to do our best to better serve you! As last year’s catalog noted, we bought a GIANT splitter…but…. we also have acquired more space! I don’t know about you, but every inch really counts around here! We also joined the semi-modern world and broke down and bought a nicely broken-in fork lift… ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!?! Why didn’t we do that a long time ago! Makes my back hurt just thinking about it… Ok, where was I…? Oh right, more space, fork lift, large splitter… I am forgetting something… Well, anyway, we also made good friends with a shoe factory that is moving in to more of the modern age and going to electronic cutting rather than hydraulic presses like we use. This allowed them to better use their space and gave us an opportunity to get a great deal on clicker presses, another small splitter… AND… over 450,000 ft of REALLY nice leather!!!! Not to mention we got a great deal on another 400 plus thousand feet of really cool leather from another friend of ours… no kidding! It’s close to about 1 million ft of leather. By the time you read this, you should be basking in the joys of all this leather with us!! On another note, it seems that the hide market is finally starting to settle, and the fluctuation in fuel prices is not making such wide swings. As to corn pricing, the market suggests prices between $3.35-3.75 a bushel in the coming year. To put that into perspective, starting around 1973 to 2006-7, corn prices hovered strongly between $2-$3 a bushel. Don’t get me wrong--there were some spikes and dips, but mostly steady. In the 2007 area, corn began to climb…and I don’t mean a little! By 2012-13, corn had spiked near to $8.50 a bushel!!!! Talk about hard to fatten a calf!!! Cotton also took a steep hike 2009-2011, cattle had a 2010-2016-ish hard spike, oats 2010-2016, crude oil 2000-2012-13. I could go on and on and on… but let’s not! Let’s just think of the fact that these are commodities, and it sure is nice to see a small relief in sight--and we are looking at every opportunity to pass it on to you. While metal and chemical prices seem to still

Hi there! I just wanted to pop in and say welcome to our 2018 Catalog 

Remember that prices can and, most likely, will change without notice. As always, we’ll do our best to keep you updated on any changes and will work with you on any issues that any of the changes may cause for you. We’ve all been busier than gophers in soft dirt around here this past year, yet none so busy as our fearless leaders!

These guys have been working like mad men, increasing our buying power, our space, and not least of all , our POTENTIAL! Thanks to their leadership, SLC has pretty much become its own, self-sufficient entity. So many of our products are now made in-house or are made just for us, that we really don’t have to depend on as many factors to get merchandise, as we once did. This is not only a great feeling , but one heck of an accomplishment for a small family business! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again... SLC has come a long way since I’ve been here, and people are definitely taking notice! With honesty, integrity, good relationships, and our firm belief in our Mission Statement, we have really established our presence in the leather world, and I dare say, may have even set some precedence for others to follow! I tell ya, we have a FANTASTIC crew right now  If you’ve ever tried to put a staff together, then I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that finding really good people is HARDER than trying to nail jelly to a tree, but by gosh, I think we’ve gone and done it! Everyone here, from our Retail, Billing, Customer Service, Order Fulfillment, E-Commerce, Packaging, Purchasing, Receiving, and Shipping Departments to our Digital and Print Marketing, Shop, Production, and Research & Development

1 2018 SLC Catalog Phone: 417-881-0223 or 1-800-668-8518 Fax: 1-417-881-4953 Email: feedback@springfieldleather.com