Metal (Production and Processing)

As a former buyer in the French furniture market for one of the largest French furniture manufacturers, the sourcing office manager has got a big network of French buyers. Besides, the manager noticed a high demand from these buyers for products manufactured in EU countries. These are the reasons why he created his own business aiming at linking the French buyers with the EU manufacturers. The French sourcing office is now active for more than 10 years and is looking for new metal table legs manufacturer. There is a high need of these products in the French furniture industry. The potential partners must be able to carry out the required specifications, according to the drawings of table legs delivered by the French company, including cutting, welding, bending and finishing. The French company, according to the request of the French buyers in the furniture industry, could ask for small (MOQ 50 pieces), middle and high volumes (MOQ several hundreds) under manufacturing, subcontracting or supplier agreements. The French company will help both, the subcontractors and the buyers to agree on a manufacturing contract, to discuss their requirements and will follow up the product development. With the idea to establish a long-term partnership with the EU manufacturers, the French company will try to find them on a regular basis manufacturing, subcontracting or supplier agreements. Advantages and innovations The French sourcing office aims at finding the best supplying solution for their clients in the furniture branch. The main advantage of the sourcing office is that they already have clients in the furniture branch in France and they can ask for high volumes of metal table legs. The French company is following and mastering all the process; they audit the manufacturer’s factories and validate their abilities to meet the needs, they validate prototypes and samples of future products, they finalize buying conditions and contracts, they follow up the production series, control quality, and schedule expected delivery. Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The potential partner should be able to achieve the following tasks to manufacture metal table legs: cutting, bending, drilling, stamping, Expected role of a partner The French sourcing office needs one subcontractor familiar to CNC machining for the supply of metal table legs and he should preferably have experience in the furniture business and have stable quality, stable delivery time and competitive prices. The French company has the selling volume opportunity and need a reliable subcontractor able to manufacture the requested metal table legs in accordance with the technical specifications.