About Us
Incorporated in 1993 in Toronto, Canada, CTL Leather designs and develops innovative and exceptional leathers with elite tanneries, as well as component products for the hospitality, residential, design, automotive, and marine industries.
HISTORY
CTL Leather traces its roots back to the OVL Group, a family group of companies that moved to Toronto, Canada in the early 1980s.
In the late 1980s, the OVL Group expanded its product base to supply leathers to the contract and residential furniture manufacturers, an expansion which eventually led to the incorporation of CTL Leather in the early 1990s.
EVOLUTION
Up until the mid-1990s, CTL Leather’s primary business was the supply of upholstery leather, representing a large European group of tanneries.
As domestic producers sought leather know-how, CTL expanded its product offering to include Cut-and-Sew manufacturing for the contract and home furnishings industries, as well as the addition of high-end home furnishings components including mechanisms, furniture legs and bases. During this time, CTL also expanded its upholstery leather offerings to include tanneries from Asia and South America.
The turn of the century saw CTL further expand its business from residential and contract manufacturers to include handbag, architects, procurement companies and designers.
TODAY
In 2024, CTL Leather joined Garrett Leather, a privately-owned family business renowned for developing premium leathers and delivering with speed, precision, and exceptional service. With a shared passion for quality and dedication to clients, CTL Leather continues to design and develop innovative and luxurious leathers. All collections are now available through Garrett Leather’s network of Account Executives and showrooms throughout Canada, the United States, and globally. CTL Leather offers over 35 stocked leather collections in over 1000 colors, and ships orders from its headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
OUR GOAL
At CTL, our goal is to be your partner in design. We work to show ingenuity and innovation to provide premium leather solutions that exceed your expectations. We maintain solid relationships with elite well-established tanneries to create beautiful, innovative leather products for you, our valued customers.
Our principal goal is to deliver premier quality leather with the best possible service and support. All our collections are backed with our CTL Leather Guarantee.
We are constantly evolving, investing and pursuing new opportunities to provide better and new ways to help you achieve success.