About Kings · Est. 1977
Not just a tannery. Nor just a factory. Both.
A vertically integrated manufacturer that selects the hide and finishes the stitch - no subcontracted middlemen, no inconsistent batches. Founded in a modest Kanpur workshop in 1977. The workshop grew. The obsession with the craft didn't.
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Our Story
From a workshop to a vertically integrated facility.
We're not a trading house sourcing finished goods from wherever's cheapest that week. Nor are we a single-product tannery with no finishing capability of our own.
Tanning, cutting, stitching, and finishing all happen in-house, under one roof in Kanpur - the city that's home to the world's largest saddlery centre and some of South Asia's finest tanneries. Since 1977, we've grown from a single leather workshop into a vertically integrated, multi-product, multi-brand manufacturer.
“We didn't add sustainability to our process. We built our process to be sustainable.”
The Journey
48 years, six chapters.
Kings International Ltd.
Founded in Kanpur - the heart of India's leather industry - with a focus on hand-crafted leather goods.
Saddlery & Export Foundations
Building deep expertise in saddlery and harness manufacturing, and establishing early export relationships.
Vertical Integration
Bringing tanning in-house, giving full control over hide quality from raw material through to finished product.
Certifications & Sustainability
Aligning operations with ISO 9001, Leather Working Group, and Sustainable Leather requirements, using REACH-compliant chemicals throughout.
Brand Portfolio
Growing a multi-brand portfolio, including Ryder Belts, Target Hunting Accessories, Kingston, and Equitel.
Global Reach
Serving brands, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and OEM partners across international markets from one integrated facility.
What We Believe
11 things we won't compromise on.
Decades of expertise - founded 1977, still hands-on today.
Premium materials: buffalo and cow hides, selected, not settled for.
Traditional skill and modern technology, working in the same room.
Private label or full OEM - we flex to your specification, not ours.
Vertically integrated - tanning to finishing, under one roof.
Global export experience: compliance, documentation, on-time delivery.
Ethical business - fair labour, transparency, responsible sourcing.
Sustainability isn't a slogan: REACH-compliant chemicals, water recycling, renewable energy.
Every product is inspected before it leaves, not just before it's sold.
Customer-first - from development to after-sales, real people respond.
We build long-term partnerships, not one-off orders.
Inside the Facility
Our craftsmanship.
Master tanners, saddlers, cutters, and stitchers - many with decades on the same floor. We don't publish headshots; we publish the work.
One Factory, Five Houses
Everything we make, under five names.
Kingston, Equitel, Ryder, Target and Pets' Pal - each built for its own category, all cut, stitched and finished on the same Kanpur floor.
See the factory behind the story