Gen Phoenix (formerly E-Leather)

Name: Gen Phoenix (formerly E-Leather)
Telephone: +44 1733 843939

Peterborough maker of recycled leather materials, including ELeather for aircraft seats

Is this your company?Update your details and get buyer requests.Claim this page to update your details, add photos and get buyer requests.Claim page →

About Gen Phoenix

Gen Phoenix was founded in 2007 as ELeather in Peterborough, England. The company regenerates leather offcuts and other post industrial waste into recycled materials for global markets. Its founder pioneered a process to solve the problem that up to 75 percent of leather hides go to waste. The company says its materials perform like the originals.

Aviation was the first market for Gen Phoenix. The company supplies seat cover materials for aircraft. Its covers are installed on seats at airlines around the world. By 2015, products were in service with 100 airlines. The company first supplied products to the airline Jet2 in 2008. Customers named on its site include Aeromexico and Frontier Airlines.

The company produces recycled leather materials in a range of colors, finishes and performance levels. Materials can be made from leather offcuts, post consumer material or plant based feedstocks. Buyers can choose color, finish and performance to meet a specification. The company says its materials meet stringent requirements across multiple industries.

Gen Phoenix serves aviation, automotive, footwear, leather goods, contract seating and ground transport markets. It entered the footwear market in 2017. The company expanded into automotive and fashion in 2022. It entered the leather goods market in 2023. The company opened a second factory in 2020 to increase production capacity.

The company can regenerate up to 6 million square metres of award winning material each year. It operates offices and a factory in Peterborough, and has a second site in the same city. The company offers samples on request. It discusses projects with customers to develop materials for specific applications and performance needs.

Gen Phoenix is backed by investors and brand partners from automotive, fashion and footwear industries. The company says it collaborates with customers to create materials that help meet sustainability goals and specifications.