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Est. 1972 · Lahore, Pakistan
The Story Behind Every Knot
Carpetery began in 1972 as a direct line between the loom and your living room — no brokers, no importers, no markup stacked in between.
18M SQ FTFINISHED LEATHER ANNUALLY
215,000GOODS PRODUCED ANNUALLY
1,000+SKILLED ARTISANS & STAFF
2006FIRST WATER-TREATMENT PLANT
Two Cities, One Standard
Every Carpetery rug is woven on our looms in Lahore, Pakistan, then shipped and supported directly from our US headquarters — skipping the brokers and showroom markups that usually sit between a weaver and a customer.
Lahore, Pakistan
Weaving & manufacturing
St. Petersburg, Florida
US headquarters & support
How a Carpetery Rug Is Made
Four stages, one continuous hand, six to twelve months start to finish.
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1972
The Founder
Abdul Latif Malik · First Generation
It started with a pair of hands and a standard nobody would lower. In 1972, Abdul Latif Malik set up a modest leather workshop in Lahore. He had no factory and no shortcut, only a refusal to send out anything he wouldn't be proud to put his own name on.
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1972
The Founder
Abdul Latif Malik · First Generation
It started with a pair of hands and a standard nobody would lower. In 1972, Abdul Latif Malik set up a modest leather workshop in Lahore. He had no factory and no shortcut, only a refusal to send out anything he wouldn't be proud to put his own name on.
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1972
The Founder
Abdul Latif Malik · First Generation
It started with a pair of hands and a standard nobody would lower. In 1972, Abdul Latif Malik set up a modest leather workshop in Lahore. He had no factory and no shortcut, only a refusal to send out anything he wouldn't be proud to put his own name on.
Finished Leather, and Everything We Make From It
One material, many forms. RLI supplies finished leather by the square foot and delivers fully stitched goods by the piece.
01New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
02New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
03New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
04New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
05New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
06New
Leather Gloves
Durable, precision-cut leather gloves for industrial, safety and fashion use, made from our own gloves-grade finished leather.
Trusted by the Brands the World Buys From
RLI is an approved supplier to Inditex — the group behind Zara and other global fashion brands — meeting some of the strictest compliance, quality and sustainability audits in the industry. Passing the Inditex standard is proof our process holds up to the toughest scrutiny in the business.
Approved Supplier
Inditex
RLI is an approved supplier to Inditex — the group behind Zara and other global fashion brands — meeting some of the strictest compliance, quality and sustainability audits in the industry.
Decathlon
Sport & outdoor retail
Decathlon
Sport & outdoor retail
Decathlon
Sport & outdoor retail
Decathlon
Sport & outdoor retail
Clean Leather, Made Cleanly
Sustainability isn't a slogan RLI added; it's a decision made years before the industry caught up.
First chrome-free tannery in Pakistan. We tan leather without chromium, producing a cleaner, safer material.
First in-house waste-water treatment plant in the country, installed in July 2006, so what we produce doesn't cost the environment around us.
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. A working principle across the tannery and stitching floor, not a poster on the wall.
Advanced finishes: fire-retardant, waterproof and touchscreen-compatible leather, developed in-house.
Recognised, Audited, Awarded
LWG GoldISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001SLF Social Audit4SIP Quality Assurance
Best Export Performance Award
2004–05
Best Export Performance Award
2004–05
Best Export Performance Award
2004–05
The People Behind the Leather
Two generations at the top, and two divisions running the work: the Tannery and the Leather unit.
Group Leadership
Malik Abdul LatifChairman
Malik Muhammad AzamChief Executive Officer
Tannery Division
Malik Muhammad AhmedManaging Director
Imdad HussainProduction Manager
Leather Division
Muhammad Mustafa MalikDirector
Muhammad Hamza MalikDirector
Masroor ElahiGeneral Manager
Royal Leather Industries Limited
25-B, Sundar Das Road, Zaman Park, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan
+92 (42) 3636 3140
See the Hands Behind the Loom
Meet the artisans who tie every knot, or explore the finished collection.