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Private label and OEM: from your idea to a product a factory can repeat
A new product fails in the details: materials, tolerances, packaging, labelling. We turn your concept into a specification factories can quote on, manage prototypes and samples, protect your design and stay with the first production run.
- Best for
- Brands and retailers launching their own products
- Typical timeline
- First approved sample in 6–12 weeks, depending on tooling
- You receive
- Tech pack, approved golden sample, first-run inspection
The challenge
Where new products lose time and money
- 01
Vague specifications
A brief that leaves room for interpretation gets interpreted, usually in the factory's favour.
- 02
Endless sample rounds
Without clear acceptance criteria, each round fixes one thing and breaks another.
- 03
Design and tooling exposure
Drawings shared without agreements, and moulds without clear ownership, are hard to recover later.
What is included
Scope of work
Specification and tech pack
Materials, dimensions, tolerances, finishes, packaging and labelling written down in one document.
Factory matching
Factories chosen for the process your product needs, not only for price.
Cost engineering
Options to reduce cost through materials, process or packaging, with the trade-offs explained.
Prototypes and samples
Rounds managed against written acceptance criteria until you sign the golden sample.
Design and tooling protection
NNN agreements, and tooling ownership written into the purchase contract.
Packaging and compliance
Retail packaging, barcodes, labels and test reports for your market, arranged with accredited labs.
How it works
Step by step
Concept
We review your idea, references and target retail price.
You receiveWritten development brief
Tech pack
We turn the brief into a specification factories can quote on.
You receiveTech pack and target cost
Factory and quote
We match factories, sign NNN agreements and compare quotes.
You receiveQuote comparison and recommendation
Samples
We run prototype and sample rounds until you approve.
You receiveGolden sample signed by you
First run
We follow the first production run and inspect it in full.
You receiveFirst-run inspection report
Deliverables
- Development brief and target cost
- Tech pack with materials, tolerances and packaging
- NNN agreements and tooling ownership terms
- Sample round reports and the signed golden sample
- Test reports from accredited labs where required
- First production run inspection report
A good fit if you
- Are launching a private-label or own-design product
- Have an idea or drawing but no factory yet
- Want your design and tooling protected
- Need help with packaging, labelling and testing for your market
Questions
Frequently asked
Can you start from a sketch or a competitor sample?
Yes. We can work from sketches, photos or a reference sample, and turn them into a specification. We do not copy protected designs.
Who owns the moulds and tooling?
You should. We write tooling ownership, storage and use restrictions into the purchase contract before you pay for tooling.
Do you arrange product testing?
Yes, with accredited third-party labs, to the standards your market requires. Test costs are quoted separately.
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