We are a leather, garment and footwear manufacturer
African Cobblers Resource Centre Limited is an indigenous footwear, leather, and garment manufacturing and advocacy, and capacity development company in Aba, Abia State of Nigeria. The company was established in the year 2017, with a vision to lead the production of high-quality shoes, bags, and other leather products for local consumption and export purposes, and train actors within the value chain to upskill and modernize to global production standards.
Reigniting the Fashion Industry
Updates and news
African Cobblers spearheads automation of Aba-made shoes
The dream to automate shoe production in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, is coming to fruition, as African Cobblers Limited, an indigenous shoe manufacturing firm
Shoemaker seeks patronage for locally made products to grow sector
Ken Anyanwu, national secretary, Association of Leather and Allied Industrialists of Nigeria, an association of shoe, bag and belt makers in the country, has appealed to Nigerians to patronise locally made shoes...
Na Aba Made: A Case Study on Aba Shoe Industry
According to Ken Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Association of Leather and Allied Industrialists of Nigeria, “more than 60per cent of new shoes worn in Nigeria come from Aba
Our services
We're a major player at the fore of changing the narrative that Nigerian fashion items are substandard, predominantly through:
Advocacy
The leather, garment and footwear industry remains an ace card for economic development, and job creation for young people in Nigeria
Capacity Development
The leather, garment and footwear industry remains an ace card for economic development, and job creation for young people in Nigeria
Workspace
The leather, garment and footwear industry remains an ace card for economic development, and job creation for young people in Nigeria
Our Track Record
Capacity
Production
Signed an offtake agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) with local aggregators and distributors for 9.5 million pairs order, pre-production.
Global Partners
Consultation
a. Consultation for a footwear manufacturing firm in Lagos, with an annual production capacity of over 2.4million pairs. b. Partnership with NILEST – Nigeria’s leading leather research institute.
ACRC
a. African Cobblers Resource Centre- 500 shoes daily production plant at Aba, Abia State (Completed) b. ACRC training Programmes- Providing consultancy services, and training Programmes for the High Commission of Rwanda.c. Export partnership agreement with the fashion cluster in East Africa.
Training
Training and development of >26,000 individuals in the leather, footwear, and garment industry.
Our Poducts
Our Partners
Our Team
Irunna Ejibe
Board Chair
Patrick Anigbo
Director
Ken Anyanwu
Managing Director
Nelson Okwonna
Skills Development Lead
ACRC is an indigenous Leather, Footwear Manufacturing and Skill Development Company
ACRC is an indigenous leather, footwear and garment manufacturing Company