MISSION STATEMENT
The CLA has been established as a forum for the Commercial and High End Residential Leather Industry to provide its customers with updated and relevant industry standards and information that will be of benefit in the understanding and use of commercial and high end residential leathers, and to promote the use of leather as a preferred upholstery material.
INTRODUCTION
The Commercial Leather Association of Australia and New Zealand (CLA) has been established to provide, for the first
time, the Australian and New Zealand design, furniture and wider community with a set of definitions and standards for upholstery leather.
The aim of the CLA standards and symbols is to ensure that the commercial and high- end residential leather market and its clients are provided with accurate information about the different leather types available and their qualities so that informed decisions can be made when specifying and purchasing upholstery leather.
It is the CLA’s and its members’ charter and intention to continue to inform and educate the market on leather, leather
standards and end use applications.
The CLA standards are based upon the European Union standards EN 13336 effective September 2004 and implemented in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
The definitions used in these guidelines are referenced from the International Glossary of Leather Terms (IGLT).