Scan-Hide

Scan-Hide A/S is a Danish producer of hides based in Vester Skerninge on the island of Funen. The company dates back to the early 1990s, when a number of Danish abattoirs joined forces to set up their own facility for processing hides, which were a by-product of their meat production. Scan-Hide was formally established in 1991 and built its first production buildings outside the small village of Vester Skerninge. The location was chosen because Funen had long been a centre of Danish furniture production, with a surrounding ecosystem of local suppliers and smaller tanneries that supplied leather for upholstery, making the area a hub for craftsmanship in processing rawhides into leather. Scan-Hide processes hides from cattle, tanning them as the first step in leather production. According to Danish Wikipedia, the company handles approximately 1.1 million hides per year. It describes itself as the only tannery left in Denmark and frames its work around co-operative spirit, local heritage and unique craftsmanship. The company supplies rawhides to international tanning and leather companies in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and China, and has grown from its Danish roots into a global business. Scan-Hide is a subsidiary of Danish Crown, the Danish meat processing group. Its product positioning centres on premium hides for high-end products, supported by themes of full traceability back to the farm, sustainability and compliance. The company maintains a whistleblower function and publishes information about its hides, quality, sustainability and traceability practices on its website. Because it is the last remaining tannery in Denmark, Scan-Hide presents itself as carrying a responsibility to keep the profession alive by passing craftsmanship from current employees to the next generation. Its HR manager, Søren Bjørn Nielsen, has been quoted on this point. The company continues to operate from Funen and serves an international customer base in the leather supply chain.

Scan-Hide's history begins in the early 1990s, when a number of Danish abattoirs joined forces and set up their own facility for processing hides. Hides were a by-product of their meat production, so it made sense for the abattoirs to develop and own this part of the business as well. The company was established in 1991, according to Danish Wikipedia, and its first production buildings were built outside the small village of Vester Skerninge on Funen, Denmark. The location on Funen was a deliberate choice. For decades, Funen had been home to a large part of Danish furniture production, and local suppliers to that industry had grown around it, including smaller tanneries that supplied leather for upholstery. The area had therefore become a hub for craftsmanship in processing rawhides for leather. Nurtured by this local heritage and keen to preserve it, Scan-Hide stayed on Funen. Over time, thanks to the skills of its workforce, Scan-Hide grew into a global business, supplying rawhides to international tanning and leather companies in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and China. It became a subsidiary of Danish Crown, the Danish meat processing group. According to Danish Wikipedia, Scan-Hide handles approximately 1.1 million hides from cattle annually, tanning them as the first step in leather production. Scan-Hide describes itself as the only tannery left in Denmark. This position shapes how the company talks about its responsibilities: its HR manager, Søren Bjørn Nielsen, has said that as the only tannery left in Denmark, the company has a responsibility to keep the profession alive by ensuring that craftsmanship is passed on from current employees to the next generation. The company's identity combines a co-operative spirit, local heritage and unique craftsmanship, and it continues to operate from Vester Skerninge on Funen while serving an international customer base.

• 1991

  Scan-Hide is established by a group of Danish abattoirs.

• First production buildings are built outside Vester Skerninge on Funen, Denmark.

• Scan-Hide grows into a global business supplying rawhides to international tanning and leather companies in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and China.

Premium hides for high-end products, with emphasis on full traceability, sustainability, compliance and Danish craftsmanship.

• Rawhides

  Cattle hides processed and tanned as the first step in leather production.

• Premium hides for high-end products

  Hides positioned for high-end leather products, with full traceability back to the farm.

1. 1Premium hides for high-end products - Scan-Hidescanhide.dk
2. 2Our story - Scan-Hidescanhide.dk
3. 3About us - Scan-Hidescanhide.dk
4. 4How can we help you? - Scan-Hidescanhide.dk
5. 5Scan-Hidewikidata.org
6. 6Scan-Hideda.wikipedia.org