Why outsource your product through Leadgate?

Contacting Leadgate gives us the chance to tell you how outsourcing can reduce your production costs and substantially reduce start-up investment. Leadgate has the expertise to assist you in successfully realising your outsourcing project.

When considering outsourcing your product to an Asian manufacturer, it is important that you find a reliable and independent representative to look after your interests.

Leadgate will act as your local agent and quality control representative, ensuring all aspects of the supply chain run smoothly, with problem-free production.

This leaves you free to concentrate on the important business of dealing with your domestic market.

Add to this Leadgate's experience as a company familiar with Western sensibilities, with a proven track-record of success in China, and you have a formula for ensuring your product meets your customers' expectations, in terms of both product design and construction quality.

We are proud of our track record for delivering quality product on schedule.

Leadgate welcomes any enquiry, but before you contact us we recommend that you spend some time considering the following issues for discussion:

What price do you want to pay for your product?

Leadgate believes it is important that you have a carefully considered target budget before embarking on outsourcing research. It is important and helpful to all that the prices we source for you compare favourably with your own expected budget.

What quantity of production are you willing to commit to in order to achieve your target price?

At Leadgate we believe a key factor for success is to have a clear idea as to both the minimum and maximum quantities that will be needed to ensure a successful outcome. Many outsourcing ventures fail due to unrealistic expectations relating to product quantities and production times. It is important in deciding the quantity of product you wish to have manufactured that you have correctly determined the demands of your market and that you have a contingency for any changes in market conditions.

What is your preferred procedure for establishing specifications that ensure that all parties understand what is to be delivered, at what cost and at what time?

At Leadgate we understand that clear and direct communication is the cornerstone in forging agreement over the needs and obligations of both the client and the manufacturer. To achieve this, we believe that direct and personal contact with our clients is key to reinforcing the confidence you need before committing to the project. Legal contracts are important but we find that direct personal communication in the early stages of a project can substantially eliminate any misunderstandings further down the road.

Every project has its own unique parameters and it is essential that these are fully understood by both parties. We find that talking directly with our clients is the fastest way to identify these parameters to ensure a smooth operation.

Our policy of working one-to-one with our clients has been a major factor in our - and their - success. Our clients find this personal relationship helps them know they have a trusted representative working on their behalf.

Some issues of further interest when considering outsourcing through Leadgate are:

Can outsourcing give you reliability and the advantage of variable costs?

Using an offshore source for your manufacturing is the smart thing to do, but only if your chosen contractors are reliable. In a partnership with Leadgate, this reliability is automatic , and you can immediately benefit from the costing and ordering flexibility that allows you to respond quickly to changes in your own market conditions.

Will my product be manufactured to meet the quality standards of my market while maintaining a reasonable price?

Leadgate will negotiate favourable rates on your behalf at every link in the supply chain. We will monitor the manufacturing process diligently, ensuring that design and construction elements are up to the standards that you and your customers expect.

What knowledge outside of the cut-and-sew industry might I need from my outsourcing contractor?

Leadgate has experience in a number of product categories. These include the usual cut-and-sew technologies as well as plastic and metal molding and any related methods of fabrication. In fact, Leadgate enjoys a unique advantage in this area due to the expertise of our technical staff.

What product development support may I require from my outsourcing contractor?

The expertise of our in-house engineering and design personnel means we can offer valuable advice on the technical aspects of the design and on the manufacturing methodology .

At Leadgate we fully understand the importance of doing things right. This is achieved by having a trusted representative monitoring the manufacturing process at source.

Should you wish to talk to one of our company experts concerning any product design issues you may have, please feel free to contact our .