Sourcing and Inspection Services for Garments and Home Textiles
Finding the right supplier is hard when you are oceans away. WILTEX is your sourcing arm on the ground: our eyes and ears on the production floor, from product development and raw materials to quality control and shipping.
7 sourcing countriesSourcing of all garment types and home textiles
Every product has a factory that suits it best. We find it, and we work with it on your behalf.
- Selection of the best supplier for each product, budget and lead time.
- Negotiation and order confirmation on the buyer's behalf.
- Correspondence between buyer and factory.
Our own teams are based in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt. We also source from trusted partners in China, India, Vietnam and Turkey.
Before the first orderFactory evaluation and compliance
We visit the factory to make sure you deal with a real manufacturer, not a trader, and that it can make your product to your standard.
- Visit to the production site: machines, capacity and in-house processes.
- Check of the factory's quality system and the products it already makes.
- Collection of the factory's social and quality certificates for your review.
- A short evaluation summary for the buyer before any order is placed.
DevelopmentDevelopment and sampling
Product development, fabric and trim sourcing, and development and order samples, followed up until you approve.
- Fabric, yarn and trim sourcing to your specification.
- Lab dips, strike-offs and fabric approvals.
- Proto, fit, size-set and pre-production samples.
- Your comments passed to the factory, and the next sample followed until approval.
Inspection at every stage of production
Supervision at the factory, random in-line checks while production is running and a final inspection before shipment, so problems are found at the factory, not at your warehouse.
Pre-production check
Before cutting starts, we confirm the materials match the approved samples.
- Fabric, trims and accessories
- Approved sample and specifications
- Production plan and delivery date
In-line inspection
Random checks on the production lines while the order is running.
- Workmanship and measurements
- Early correction of defects
- Progress against the delivery date
Final inspection
A final audit of the finished, packed goods before they leave the factory.
- Random sample by AQL
- Quantity, packing and labels
- Pass or fail report to the buyer
Swipe
If a quality complaint or claim does come up, we handle the settlement with the factory on your behalf.
Clear inspection reports, with photos
After each inspection you receive a written report by email, so you can decide on shipment from your desk. A report covers:
- 1QuantityUnits produced and packed against the order quantity.
- 2WorkmanshipDefects found, graded as critical, major or minor.
- 3MeasurementsKey points measured against your size specification.
- 4Colour and shadeChecked against the approved sample.
- 5Packing and labelsCartons, care labels, barcodes and shipping marks.
- 6Photos and resultPhotos of the goods and defects, with a pass or fail result.
- Product
- Knitted polo shirt
- Inspection
- Final, before shipment
- Sampling
- AQL, General Level II
- Limits
- Major 2.5 · Minor 4.0
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Quantity | Pass |
| Workmanship | Pass |
| Measurements | Pass |
| Colour and shade | Pass |
| Packing and labels | Pass |
Example layout only. Every report is prepared for the buyer's own order and standard.
International laboratoriesLab testing
Quality tests through international testing laboratories, arranged to the buyer's own test list. Typical tests include:
- Colour fastness
- Shrinkage and dimensional stability
- Fabric weight (GSM)
- Tensile and tear strength
- Pilling
- Seam slippage
- pH value
- Restricted substances
- Flammability
Door delivery to the USAOrder follow-up and shipping
We follow every order until the goods are on board and the Bill of Lading is issued, with regular updates to the buyer.
Goods delivered on board at the port of loading.
Freight paid to your port of destination.
Delivered to your door in the USA.
Duty and delivery handled for you in the USA.
US and European buyersServing buyers in the USA
We have existing clients in the USA, and we work with US and European buyers who have no presence in the region. Clients we have worked with include:
Boys, girls and adultsSchool uniforms
We are active in school uniform sourcing: polos, oxford shirts, trousers, shorts and knitwear for uniform suppliers, for boys, girls and adults.
A sourcing partner who is on the factory floor
- A team of professional textile graduates with over 25 years in garment and home-textile sourcing.
- We visit the factory to make sure you deal with a real manufacturer, not a trader.
- Close follow-up of every order for on-time delivery, with regular updates to the buyer.
- Random in-line inspections and final audits at every stage of production.
- Access to international testing laboratories.
Tell us what you need to make
Tell us the product, quantity and where it should be delivered. We reply by email from info@wiltex.net within one working day.
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