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European Leather Care 25 years old this October !

October 21, 2014European Leather CareNews1 comment

A big thank you to all our clients and customers for your valued custom over the last 25 years ! From small beginings, working out of a tin garden shed in Lower Hutt, back in 1989, to our busy workshop here in Petone today. Its been a fun and very busy ride ! Lets hope…

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Colourlock Leather Care products – the History.

October 18, 2013European Leather CareNews, UncategorizedNo comments

The Colourlock story started in a small shed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1993, when a New Zealand leather technician patented recepies for some leather care products. One leather conditioner called ‘Fadegard’, contained UV filters to protect against the harsh southern hemisphere sun, Hence the name ‘Colourlock’ as in – ‘locking in the colour’, was…

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Amazing – our products are mentioned on an American TV program (at the 14:18 mark), then all of a sudden a rush of orders come flooding in from the States! Love that! We need to get on Amazon!

September 19, 2013European Leather CareNewsNo comments

Elephant Leather Preserver http://www.colourlockleathercare.co.nz/leather-preserver

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New website!

November 2, 2012shayneNewsNo comments

Here it is people ! At long last, after much tweeking and testing we can announce the launch of our new interactive web site, where you can virtually restore your own couch or car seat! Check it out ! We would love to have your feedback and view your thoughts on its look and useability….

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New Leather Care Pack

September 30, 2012shayneNewsNo comments

Give your leather the treatment it deserves, with our new leather care pack!

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Fade Guard- Leather Care Pack

September 25, 2012shayneNews, UncategorizedNo comments

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!

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Barb McFarlane
Admin

Barb has been with the company for 11 years, working in office admin and banking.
Gavin Dellabarca
Leather Technician

Clothing Department
Gavin has been working with leather for over 25 years.
Alex Bogacki
Director : Leather Technician
34 Years' Experience

Alex started in 1989, 34 years restoring leather, visited Germany many times to train under highly regarded German world leading leather restoration experts.
Jason McFarlane
Director : Leather Technician
29 Years' Experience

Jason started in 1994, 29 years restoring leather, trained by German leather technicians
Chris
Leather Technician

Has been refinishing for over 20 years, the last 15 years working for ELC.

I just picked up my late husband's brown suede hat... The difference you have made is astonishing and it's hard to believe it's the same crushed, mildewy, smelly, damp hat I gave to you.I am absolutely thrilled with what you've done and I look forward to wearing it for another 30 years.
J Keegan
...thoroughly professional and knowledgable - I was really impressed. When I got it back I was properly amazed - it looked almost brand new. I'd thoroughly recommend ELC Ltd to anyone - the old school customer service I received was exceptional and the end result was fantastic.
John De La Hughes
Having just got our couches back and seen the totally outstanding job you have done I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending your company to anyone. We are absolutely stunned that you have been able to restore them to like new given the extent of the cat scratches and pulls.
Bryan Hall
European Leather Care is by far the best restorer of leather and vinyl I have ever used. I gave them what I considered impossible to fix – badly worn leather seats on my old LX470 – and they came up almost as new. What’s probably even more remarkable is that I rarely give testimonials like this since I had always found it hard to get quality repairs done... I am a customer for life!
Kevin Rounthwaite
Thank you for refurbishing our Leather couches so beautifully. They look very nice in our new premises and we have had lots of compliments. Visitors couldn’t believe the furniture was not new! I made sure they all knew who did all the good work.
Alayne English – Rainey Collins Lawyers
Thank you so much for the absolutely superb job you have done with restoring our old leather 3 seater couch. It looks brand new, which is really saying something since it must be at least 14 years old. We can not fault your workmanship or the professional service you have given us. The only concern we have is that the matching two seater is now going to look very old and shabby next to it...
Wendy Schrijves
...we agonized over the economics of buying a new suite or renewing the good old comfortable Kovacs suite we had. The quality of your renewal work was such that we now have a hard job convincing visitors that this is not a new suite. The new colour scheme fits the new house and we’re delighted with the result. Thanks for your good workmanship and service.
John O’Leary
The results are nothing short of a miracle. This lounge suite had suffered badly from the ravages of time,two cats and a dog. It was stained, scratched, worn, faded and scarred... we couldn’t believe the transformation. It looks brand new. ...Not only is the standard of work extraordinary but the job was done within the week as quoted.
Mike Fitzgerald Associates
...His Excellency has asked me to pass on his thanks and appreciation for your work on his briefcase. He was extremely impressed with the quality of your work and actually had difficulty finding the slash that was the main cause for repair in the first place. Your kindness in refurbishing his case has pleased his Excellency very much and also your haste in repairing it for him.
J.W. Sewell- Government House
Dear Jason. I've just come home from work to find our living room looking spectacular with our revived leather lounge suite! I cannot believe how amazing and brand new it looks. The leather is so fresh and clean and so beautifully coloured and it is really like having a brand new suite again! You and your team do such remarkable work - truly outstanding! I also want to thank you for your prompt service and how courteous you have always been to us with our queries regarding your work on our suite. I cannot recommend you and your team of very hard workers enough! Simply brilliant work and I would be happy to recommend you and your team to anyone needing anything done to their leather items! I also was very happy with the Welly Mover's people - Raeleen and her boys were very easy to work with - so our compliments to them as well! May we wish you and your team a very Merry Christmas and a very prosperous and successful 2014! All the very best wishes from 2 very, very happy clients! Cheers
Kathy and Steve Wright
Hi folks I just want to say a big thank you to the team for an absolutely beautiful job on my humble knee high leather boots. Quality expensive boots but 4 years old, light brown and out of fashion. The leather was gone. I picked them up this morning and they are now black as requested. They are absolutely beautifully restored and rennovated! These are designer boots but nobody cares. But you knew and you called me with genuine classy concern about my lil old personal treasures and then you turned them into exactly what I wanted. My favorite comfy boots are now black and absolutely gorgeous! I've had comments already. Master craftsmen and women! I highly recommend the leather experts at European Leather Care to all women wishing to re enjoy their leather wear!
Aimee - Actprojects LTD

Leather Care Pack 3 x 200ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather Cleaner 200ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather Shield Nano Protector 200ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Elephant Leather Preserver 45ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Elephant Leather Preserver 105ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Fadegard Leather Conditioner 200ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather Brush

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Ink and Dye Remover

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather and Fur Wash Concentrate 250ml + Dye Fixative 100ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather Fixative 100ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather and Fur Wash Concentrate 250ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Leather Cleaner 375ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!
Fadegard Leather Conditioner 375ml

Protect all your leather furniture against the suns harmful UV rays ! FADE GUARD is included in our new leather care pack!