To protect, ensure and render assistance and services to members for the promotion of commerce of individual members in the tanning and finishing of leather and leather products and to encourage meetings and get together of merchants; business and industrialists in a spirit of friendship and in term of their profession interest and to create a forum to act for the common interest and conducive to the furtherance and attainment in the progress of the industry.

The Association is not only proud of its history and tradition but also of its science and technology that has gone into the manufacturing of sophisticated high fashion garment leather, suede and Nappas.

Vaniyambadi is known as a center of excellence for clothing leathers. Its members have carved Niche in the world market of clothing leathers with their products.

The Association has been a pioneer in setting up Common Effluent Treatment Plants. The leathers manufactured by its Members are being processed with clean technology with due regard to the Environmental demands.

All members believe in 'Clean Tanning-Green Planning'. There are total six common effluent treatment plants for member-tanners in different places in Vaniyambadi, besides other ETP s of individual members.

The Association has been responsible for the establishment of a common facility center.

The Association has also been a pioneer in setting up a training center in technical collaboration with CLRI/under French method (AFPIC) and under the algis of NLDP of Government of India for providing trained man power to the Leather Garment, Goods and Gloving Industry.

The Association is a member of the following bodies:

1. The All India Skin and Hide and Merchants Association, Chennai
2. Andhra Chamber of Commerce, Chennai
3. National Chamber of Commerce, Chennai
4. Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, Chennai
5. The Tamil Chamber of Commerce , Chennai

The Association has its own building with a Conference Hall and it conducts regular meetings, lectures and seminars for the benefit of its members.

Vaniyambadi is a recognized center for low-cost, high quality with a wide range of leather manufacturers catering to the needs of a large number of leather product exporters.

This center will remain an important center of leathers for years to come.

1. Janab AM Adbul hameed Sahib
2. Janab H. Mohammad Oosman Sahib
3. Janab VP Baimur Rahman Sahib
4. Janab ST Nisar Ahmed Sahib
5. Janab Mottur Nazeer Ahmed Sahib
6. Mr.S. Venkaterwaran
7. Janab V.Abdullah Basha Sahib