Tanners Limited having its Registered Office at 14/6 Civil Lines, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh was originally incorporated as a Private Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1956 on 5th Sep., 1979 under the name and style of Mirza Tanners Pvt. Ltd. The Company became a Deemed Public Limited Company from 1st July, 1993 and converted into a Public Limited Company. The Company has been promoted by Mr. Irshad Mirza and Mr. Rashid Ahmad Mirza. Mr. Irshad Mirza is having more than 40 years of experience in the manufacturing and marketing of Leather Products. The Tannery Unit of the Company was set up in 1981 which has been gradually modernised and expanded to the present capacity to produce 50.00 lac sq. ft. of high quality Finished Leather. This conforms to the specifications approved by the Government of India given under the Export Control Order, 1991. In the year 1988, the Company diversified into manufacturing of 2.25 lac pairs of Shoe Uppers per annum by setting up an integrated unit at Juhi, Kanpur which was increased to its present capacity of 4.50 lacs pairs of Shoe uppers. Subsequently, the Company established a complete shoe factory in the year 1990 at Magarwara, Unnao for manufacture of 2.25 lac pairs of Shoes per annum which was increased to its present capacity of 4.50 lacs pairs of Shoes during 1992-93. The objective of the Company behind setting up these factories was mainly for catering to the quality conscious export markets of United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Portugal and also to Australia. 2000 - The Board had made allotment of Bonus Shares in the ratio of 1:1 to the members of the company. - The company issued 11.75 per cent secured redeemable NCDs aggregating Rs 7.50 crore on private placement basis to Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. on October 17. 2001 - Mirza Tanners Ltd., the manufacturer of the Red Tape brand, has launched its new range called the Sports Collection, for men. 2004 -Mirza Tanners Ltd has informed that management of the company is contemplating restructuring of the group operations and has accordingly appointed M/s.Price Waterhouse Coopers (P) Ltd. to examine various options in this regard. 2007 -Mirza International Limited has informed that Mr. S.K. Bajpai has resigned from the post of Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company effective from November 30, 2007. The Company further informed that Mr. Dinesh Chandra Pandey, a member of ICSI will be the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. December 01, 2007. - The Company has splits its face value from Rs10/- to Rs2/-. 2008 -Mirza International Ltd has appointed Mr. Islam-Ul-Haq as additional director. 2009 - First place in leather footware(Above US$15million). - Award for Oustanding Export Performance From Government of U.P. 2010 - Second Place in overall exports by The Council for Leather Exports. 2011 - First Place in Leather Footware by The Council for Leather Exports. - The Regular Production of Shoes has started at the Company's newly set up unit (Unit-VI) situated at Plot no.01A, Sector Ecotech-1, Extn-1, Industrial Area, Greater Noida. - Company has made disinvestment of the Company's entire stake 900 shares in the Company's Associate - Mirza (U.K.) Ltd., U K. 2012 - Second Place in overall exports by The Council for Leather Exports. 2013 - Board recommended a Dividend of Re. 0.50 (25%) per Equity Share of Rs. 2/- each. 2014 - Board recommended a Dividend of Re. 0.50 (25%) per Equity Share of Rs. 2/- each. 2015 -Amalgamation of Genesis Footwear Enterprises Pvt. Ltd with the company. 2016 -Mizra International Tannery Division is the First Tannery in North India to receive Gold Rating by the Global LWG Environmental audit. 2017 -Amalgamation of Hi-Life Fabricators Private Limited ("Hi-Life") with the Company. 2022 -Mirza International Ltd. is one of the leading exporters and producers in the leather market, with multiple su bbrands loved and demanded in 37 countries across six continents