Teneria Vargas was founded in 1954 by Mr. Jesús Vargas Carrillo at the age of 21, with quite low experience and capital. He took the risk of buying his 10 first hides for tanning and sell them. Don Jesús realized that this was a good business with a great potential, and started to get more involved.
By the year of 1956, Don Jesús finds himself struggling with business complications which back then were fatal for the production to keep going, because these obstacles; however, experience came and defined Teneria Vargas as a strong company which has been able to defeat market traps. Thanks to his father, Don Jesús gets another opportunity and, with more experience and the necessity of taking care of his family; he managed to overcome setbacks and get back on track to be one of the most important tanners in industry.
Once the family business was aimed, J. Jesús Vargas Martín del Campo, Don Jesús’s child, young as he was, decides that the leather production would be his destiny , with his father’s teachings, education and example; he was more likely to success.
In his adolescence, he would follow and learn from all his father business deals, until he decided to start his own business in a small tanner gifted by his father. With a well defined goal and an ambitious business vision, “Chuy” as he was known by his friends, achieves its way towards a demanding market with very experienced competitors. At the age of 29 receives the whole management of Teneria Vargas; setting a new era for the company.
Many years of effort, crisis, ups and downs, were only a few events in “Chuy”’s list at the time, where the expansion become more noticeable and Canada and the U.S.A were witnesses of these alliances. Because of the exploration in other markets, Tenería Vargas achieved its place as one of the most important companies in high quality finished leather, and in these times has explored in markets such as the automotive where has had the doors open and has improved its process without resting.
Coming to the present time, family tradition hasn’t left aside, the third generation composed by Ivonne, Jesús and Gerardo along with his father J.Jesúss Vargas Martín del Campo who keeps directing as a chairman. It looks reflected with new ideas from past generations, and new more aggressive and competed markets, now the mission is to polish the path of the products with the quality stamp that have always distinguish Teneria Vargas. In the other hand, keep the innovation and growth that the company has had along all these years.
Teneria Vargas emphasizes that none of these would have been possible without each member collaboration with more than 50 years relationship on the market. With the new generation of sons aimed to the tanning business, today Tenería Vargas is a company committed with the evolution and growth of our industry.
We are a company devoted to the elaboration of finished leather for the leather-footwear industry, located in the city of León Guanajuato, where we look for our clients and contributors satisfaction by means of our service and quality.
Tenería Vargas search for venturing and consolidating as a socially responsible company, contributing to our costumers and providers growth.
Chirimoyo #108 Col. El Duraznal
C.P. 37320. León, Gto. México
+52 (477) 714 3034
contacto@teneriavargas.com
Unión de Curtidores 322 Parque Piel
37490 León, Gto. México
