Supplier Sourcing and Vetting
Finding the factory that will actually make your specification, not the one that will agree to it
Talk To Us About ThisSupplier Sourcing and Vetting
Most sourcing failures are decided at the supplier-selection stage. A factory that says yes to every line of a specification is usually the one that will change something quietly later. We work from a network of more than 8,000 partner factories, which means a specification another plant refuses gets re-quoted somewhere else rather than downgraded to fit.
How It Runs
Read the specification properly
We separate what is fixed (material, dimension, safety-relevant detail) from what is negotiable (colour, packaging, finish) before approaching anyone.
Approach more than one plant
The same item is quoted at several factories so the price you see has a comparison behind it.
Test the awkward line
Every specification has one line that decides the supplier. We ask about that one first, because a factory that hesitates there will hesitate in production.
Re-quote rather than downgrade
If no factory will hold a requirement at your target price, you hear that as a choice, not as a silent substitution.
Hand over one contact
You deal with us, not with a different account manager per item.
What This Changes For You
What You Get
- A quotation that names what is fixed and what is negotiable
- An honest answer when a target price and a specification do not fit together
- A supplier chosen on the hard requirement rather than the headline price
Products This Applies To
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Sample Development and Approval
The approved sample is the contract; everything after it is measured against that object
03OEM and ODM Customisation
Bring a design, or start from something already proven and change what matters
04Logo Decoration and Branding
Choosing the decoration method the substrate will actually hold
05Quality Control and Inspection
Confirmed before production, followed during it, inspected before it ships
06Order Management and Export
Your China office: one order, one contact, one set of paperwork
Questions About Supplier Sourcing and Vetting
How many factories do you work with?
More than 8,000 factories supply us across the categories we cover.
Do you tell us which factory makes our product?
We act as your China office and manage the factory relationship. What we commit to is the specification, the sample and the inspection.
What if our target price is not achievable?
We say so, and we set out what would have to change to reach it. We do not meet a price by quietly changing the specification.
Can you source something not in your catalogue?
Yes. The catalogue shows what we have sourced before, not the limit of what we can source.
Start with one product
Send a specification or a photograph and we will take it through this process and come back with a quotation.