Under the auspice of the CEC- European Footwear Confederation, a new platform reunites nine European footwear technology centres, with the aim of furthering footwear research and know-how to the benefit of footwear manufacturers.

Vice President of Assocalzaturifici responsible for the European market, Giovanna Ceolini tells us about the on-going trends for Made in Italy in Europe in an exclusive interview.

Young, but with very clear ideas, in an exclusive interview with Fotoshoe, the new President of the Assocalzaturifici Youth Group speaks of her special formula meant to stimulate growth in SMEs and support young entrepreneurs.   

Elected by the Assocalzaturifici Youth Group during the 34th National Conference of Confindustria Youths in Capri, she will hold office for the four-year period from 2019-2023.

The Assocalzaturifici Council present in Naples for the World Footwear Congress nominated Siro Badon as the new President of the Association.

CIMAC inaugurates its new headquarters, always in Vigevano, relocating them to a directly owned building in via Aguzzafame 60/b.

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Confindustria Moda headquarters took place yesterday, 15 May, in Milan with Vincenzo Boccia and Claudio Marenzi in attendance: the building that was previously the home-laboratory to Nicky Chini brings together under one roof all of the sector’s associations ((Aimpes, Aip, Anfao, Assocalzaturifici and Federorafi, with the only exception being Unic), the respective service providers and connected fairs, as well as the offices of the Federation itself.

The annual assembly of Italian footwear manufacturers raises the alarm: 2015 and the first months of 2016 have been difficult, even if exports endured

For the first time a woman is leading Italian footwear producers

The Young Group of Assocalzaturifici considers the latest developments of the web so as to understand how to exploit new technology to best promote Made in Italy

Confindustria president, Giorgio Squinzi, thus appealed at the assembly of ASSOCALZATURIFICI on 4 June last. Meanwhile the sector is seeing a further downturn on the domestic market, compensated by an increase of 5.3% in export