With the windows shut, benzene, and other toxic volatile chemicals in ... a soft leather upper to a custom rubber sole stamped with a series of holes. The shoe can be quickly assembled without ...

According to a report at the Satra Technology Centre in Kettering, Northamptonshire, the rubber sole is on the rise. Between eight and nine per cent of footwear worldwide is produced with rubber ...

Heads up, hikers and trail runners: The iconic outdoor company The North Face just launched a new line of innovative, almost "space age" running shoes. The Offtrail series are eye-catching ...

He said he loves to “see my customers happy” by bringing new life to worn-out shoes. He restores the leather while often replacing rubber soles and heels, which wear out faster. Restored shoes are ...

Instead, he couldn’t stop thinking about the micro bits of plastic and rubber the soles of his shoes were shedding on the forest floor. With every step we take, our shoes leave behind an ...

since most of his expertise was in the creation and manufacturing of rubber soles. Turning gloves into shoes / Image Credit: Solewell Limited funding for his project and getting the necessary ...

When the soles wore out he would glue new rubber soles, purchased from Woolworth's, on the bottom of each shoe. During the Depression, a piece of cardboard in the bottom of my shoe covered up the ...