The LIM Group established in 1998 guarantees excellence in all its saddlery Brands. The success of LIM is confirmed by the international market they dominate. The excellent Brands within the group, Butet, CWD, and Devoucoux boast an impressive list of the world’s best riders, and aspiring riders competing and training in their saddles. With excellence...
Author: Constance Commenges (Constance Commenges)
EnviroEquine is now part of Lim Group, an American company specialized in the marketing of natural nutritional supplements for horses.
Seven years ago, Angela Brackett-Knowles, a creative entrepreneur and a riding enthusiast, decided to develop her business focusing on equine health and well-being, in Wellington, Florida, in the heart of the American horse town. EnviroEquine, with 12 employees, is the result of the collaboration between scientific experts, health and wellness specialists, and sports enthusiasts. The...
A controlled life cycle
Raw materials, manufacture, transport distribution, use, end of life: at each stage of its products life, Lim Group has made environmental and social commitments. *Lim Group’s Sustainable Development approach
Veg-tanned leather saddles
A real technological challenge, saddles made entirely of purely veg-tanned leather have revolutionized the world of saddlery. This recent process, which was obtained through the use of biodegradable plant-based tannins such as quebracho, mimosa and chestnut, makes this leather one of the most ecofriendly available. The combination of natural tanning and the mechanical processing of...
Continuous improvement of working conditions
The social values upheld by the LIM Group involve continuously improving our employees’ working environments. Issues relating to health, safety and working conditions are, therefore, at the heart of this improvement. It is with this in mind that the Group works with CTC (Centre Technique de Cuir), based in Lyon. This organisation enables us to...
Lim Group supported by the National Research Agency
The French NRA (National Research Agency) supports CAPT-ESE, a research project dedicated to the prevention and management of locomotor pathologies by optimizing training and sportive rehabilitation of equine athletes. This project involves the EnvA-Cirale, the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the Université of Technologie de Compiègne, LIA EVASYM and LIM Group, that will work together...
Lim Group officially became a “Société à Mission”
Lim Group officially became a “Société à Mission” on September 6, 2021, and joined the 468 or so French companies that have chosen to include their raison d’être and their social and environmental objectives in their articles of incorporation, allowing the company’s strategy to be steered effectively, responsibly and sustainably. What is a “société à...
Saddlery Solidarity
LIM GROUP PRESS RELEASE, 30 April 2020 Faced with the Covid-19 health crisis that has paralysed our country since mid-March, LIM Group (Leather in Motion, comprising CWD, Devoucoux and Butet saddlers), its top French riders and the Agence Fences have joined the call for solidarity set up by the FFE to help the most badly...
A public-private partnership
During the Sustainable Leather Forum 2020, held in Paris in mid-September, Lim Group had the chance to make its voice heard alongside fashion giants such as Kering, LVMH and Hermès in order to discuss the future and issues affecting the leather industry. On this occasion, Laurent Duray was able to talk about CSR issues, expertise,...