The present Foder Point company was founded in 1986 on the initiative of the brothers Elmo and Gian Paolo Gallucci, who already worked in the field, having inherited their father Gerardo's business, which had been on the leather market since 1956.

The company began importing pigskin crust leathers from Asian countries, and decided to distinguish itself from competitors by focussing on quality by means of the total control of the product. In fact, the most delicate processing stages are carried out within the company itself (quality selection, colour shade matching, measuring, etc.), in order to obtain a product of a high quality standard. This, together with an efficient sales network composed of competent collaborators and prompt delivery, has allowed Foder Point to expand in Italy and abroad.

To make its mark with even more distinction, after years of study and research in collaboration with the Enea [the New Technologies, Energy and Environment Board], the new ecological article Greenpell (wet white tanning) was developed. In 1999, an important national convention was held at Monte Urano, entitled: "Calzatura, salute e ambiente" [Footwear, health and the environment], attended by the major experts and scholars of the sector as well as certain personalities of the national and regional political world. In 2004, in order to sustain constant development, Foder Point moved to its new industrial premises, increased its internal staff, and considerably augmented its warehoused stocks in order to be able to satisfy any kind of request. Today both small firms and the large footwear industry choose Foder Point because they are guaranteed: QUALITY, QUANTITY AND CONFORMITY.

QUALITY

The raw material is inspected at the tanneries of the countries of origin either by the owners themselves or by their right hand men. When the leathers are delivered, they are then subjected to the delicate work phases, carried out by specialist internal staff who select each single skin on the basis of colour, thickness and quality, as well as size and packaging. Thanks to the continual and constant control of all work phases, Foder Point is able to offer its clientele a product of a high quality standard that will eliminate the typical problems of shoe manufacturers who move their own production abroad avoiding sales returns of goods which often cause customs problems and costly production stoppages.

QUANTITY
The selected leathers are re-measured in the company warehouse with modern electronic measuring machines to protect the customer from any shortage in original footage. Average quantities of every colour (about twenty different colours are available) in stock are more than sufficient to satisfy any immediate delivery requests, even for large quantities.

CONFORMITY

Aware of the growing request for leathers treated without the use of harmful substances, Foder Point was one of the first companies to "certify" its product. Our supplies are subjected to preventive analyses at TÜV laboratories in China in order to be able to check for the presence of harmful substances such as chrome VI, pentachlorophenol, formaldehyde, azo dyes, etc. Foder Point then sees that counter-analysis is carried out at qualified and accredited Italian and German laboratories to ascertain that the skins respect the limits established by European directives. Once all the checks have been passed a declaration of conformity is issued to those customers who request one.