Journal / Field notes
Sourcing, compliance and cost, written plainly.
What we have learnt buying building products at the factory gate and landing them on Australian sites, the paperwork, the pricing and the detail that decides whether a specification survives.
ComplianceThe compliance documents your imported products actually need.
Most imported building product problems are paperwork problems. This is the evidence a certifier will ask for, and the point in the process where it has to exist.
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CostingHow to read a landed cost, line by line.
A factory price is not a cost. Here is how a landed cost is built up, and the lines to look for before you compare one import quote with another.
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SourcingSpecifying joinery an overseas factory can build correctly.
Overseas joinery goes wrong in the drawings far more often than on the machine. Here is the information a factory needs, and the checks we run before anything is packed.
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