Hardy UK have announced that as of 3 June 2019, Mirko Alighieri has joined its leather blade producing group, adding further sales and market development skills to Hardy's growing team.

Mirko has nearly 30 years experience working in the leather industry, having grown up in Italy's leather producing hub, Santa Croce sull'Arno in Tuscany.  For the last 20 years, Mirko has worked as a chemist in technical sales specialising in leather finishing products, working not only as a technician, but also in an international sales capacity.

 His main focus has been the global leather market, working in India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey amongst other areas. He has particularly enjoyed being able to use his creativity in order to help realise to perfection his clients' designs.

Peter Oxspring, managing director of Hardy UK Ltd. adds, “We are very pleased to have Mirko as a valued member of the Hardy UK Team. His business ethic and customer centric focus are very much in line with the Hardy philosophy of bringing value, performance and service to every customer.

"We look forward to Mirko building on the strong results already established in our growing markets across Europe, Africa and Asia.”