A Sourcing Partner, Not a Factory — and Why That Works for You

What a Sourcing Partner Does That a Factory Won't

1. The right factory for the product. Flame-resistant knitwear, ESD garments and chef jackets are made on different machines by different specialists. We match each order to the factory that actually owns that capability.
2. Competitive tension. Volume programs are quoted across two or three qualified factories. You get the market price, not a single factory's price.
3. Capacity insurance. When one factory's schedule fills, production moves to the next qualified line. Your delivery date never depends on one workshop's overtime.
4. Small orders without punishment. Factories penalize small runs. Because we aggregate across the network, trial orders from 200 pcs per style are commercially normal for us.
5. One English-speaking counterparty. One contract, one invoice, one QC standard, one shipment — regardless of how many factories touched your order.
6. Risk sits with us. Payment terms, inspection failures, delays and claims are our problem to solve before they reach you.

Our Supplier Standards — Who Gets Into the Network

A factory joins our network only after passing all of the following. Factories are re-audited every 24 months, or after any major quality incident.

Requirement	Standard	Evidence available to buyers
Legal & export standing	Valid business licence, export record ≥ 3 years	Licence copy on request
Social compliance	BSCI, SEDEX/SMETA or equivalent third-party audit, or willingness to pass one within 90 days	Audit report summary
Quality system	ISO 9001 certification or documented QC procedure mapped to ISO 2859-1	Certificate / procedure document
Product capability	Production samples passing our in-house technical review for the relevant category (FR, hi-vis, ESD…)	Sample evaluation record
Financial reliability	No outstanding litigation over supply contracts (checked semi-annually)	Screening report summary

Our Production & Quality Standards — Every Order, Every Time

• Tech pack before price. No order enters production without a version-locked tech pack: materials, GSM, colours (Pantone-referenced), stitching spec, trim list, measurement chart, tolerances.
• Fabric gate. Every fabric lot inspected against the approved standard, including 4-point fabric inspection and shrinkage / colourfastness tests where applicable. Swatches retained 24 months.
• In-line checks. Production follow-up at cutting, sewing and finishing milestones, with photo documentation available to the buyer.
• Final inspection. AQL 2.5 sampling per ISO 2859-1 across major, minor and critical defects. Needle/metal detection on every knitwear piece.
• Third-party option. Any order can be inspected by SGS, Intertek or TÜV at the buyer's request — booked and managed by us; reports go to you directly.
• Counter-sealed samples ×3. Before bulk, three identical samples are sealed and counter-signed: one with you, one with us, one with the factory. Bulk is judged against this sample — and so is every reorder, with zero spec drift.

Our Compliance Standards — Certifications Handled End-to-End

EN ISO 20471 (high-visibility), EN ISO 11612 / NFPA 2112 (flame-resistant), EN 1149 (anti-static), EN 13034 / EN 14605 (chemical), EN 342/343 (cold & rain), IEC 61340-5-1 (ESD). We specify, source and verify testing with accredited laboratories; test reports ship with every certified lot.

Our rule: where a claim can't be backed by a valid lab report, we don't make the claim. If you ask for a standard we haven't tested, we say so — and quote the test cost and timeline instead of guessing.

Read the Standards Guide

Verify Everything on This Page

We would rather you check than trust:

1. Ask for a sample QC report from a recent shipment (client details redacted).
2. Ask for a partner-factory audit summary covering the category you buy.
3. Ask for a test report for the certification relevant to your products.
4. Order a production sample — 5–10 days; the sealed-sample process applies to it too.

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