Automotive leather company Bridge of Weir, part of the Scottish Leather Group, is celebrating 20 years of working with manufacturing partner Piston Interiors by launching a new full-solution leather interior service for its US automotive customers.
Through a relationship that dates back to 2005 and initially began with Bridge of Weir's Piston Interiors cutting and trimming leather for American automakers through its state-of-the-art facility in Mexico, the two brands have become increasingly collaborative, expanding to a dedicated facility in Mexico and offering an ever-broader range of interior trim services to automotive customers in North America.
Piston Interiors, headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan, is home to a custom, dedicated Bridge of Weir/Piston Interiors team as well as a showroom that gives automotive CMF designers the opportunity to see, feel and specify the latest innovations in Bridge of Weir leather for upcoming projects.
“We are pleased to celebrate another milestone with Piston Interiors. They are a remarkable US company that Bridge of Weir has been comfortable with since day one,” said James Muirhead, CCO of Bridge of Weir. “They have been critical to our offering to U.S. automakers over the past two decades, and this new, complete interior service is an example of how productive two like-minded companies can become.”
One stop shop for leather interiors
Increasingly close collaboration has resulted in a new one-stop-shop service that covers every part of the leather interior products delivery process that U.S. automotive customers need – from initial design and feasibility studies, through material selection, development of custom colors and finishes, cutting, sewing, perforating, laminating, stitching, laser etching and trimming, to testing, validation, production, finishing and delivery.
“The relationship between Piston Interiors and Bridge of Weir has grown steadily over the last 20 years. There is a natural synergy between our teams when it comes to creativity and shared values and we are pleased to now be able to offer a comprehensive service to our clients,” said Danielle Momany, Director of New Business Development at Piston Interiors. “Whether it starts with a sketch or a 3D model, we can take a concept and bring it through to production. With our extensive expertise in cutting and sewing and craftsmanship, combined with Bridge of Weir's premium leather, OEMs can trust us to deliver high-quality interiors from start to finish.”
The service enables Bridge of Weir and Piston Interiors to produce fully finished interior products for U.S. automotive brands using high quality automotive leather sourced from Scotland.
The announcement comes to coincide with Bridge of Weir's 120th anniversary. In that time, the leather purveyor has supported several American brands, ranging from Ford and the Model T in 1911 to Lincoln on the former Continental Mark II and now the recently launched Navigator. The brand is the natural material of choice for leading luxury automotive brands such as Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover, Lincoln, McLaren and Polestar.