Journal
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.
7 min read
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.
6 min read
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.
7 min read
