History
| 1950 | The Leather Trading Company was founded by Mr. Alfred Jäger |
| 1954 | First direct imports of full vegetable indian E.I. tanned goat- and calf-leather |
| 1960-1970 | Auctions for hides and skins are organized in Frankfurt/Offenbach |
| 1972 | In March the 100. and last auction took place |
| 1976 | Mr. Peter Weis, todays director joins the company |
| 1978 | Imports of leather start from Bangladesh and Indonesia Chrome-tanned indian goats and chromosa-goats are developed |
| 1981 | The company is renamed in Alja Lederhandel GmbH |
| 1983 | Alja France S.a.r.l. was founded by Louis Goguet and Peter Weis. |
| 1985 | Cooperation with leather factories in Gernany and France to enlarge the sales programm with goatsuedes in fashionable colours, country style leather, orthopedic-leathers and lining leathers for the shoeindustry. |
| 1998 |
Crust and finished leathers fullfil the SG normes for harmful ingrediencies |
| 2000 | 50th company anniversary |