01
Before production
Incoming material is checked against the approved specification before the run starts.
- Owner
- QC Division
- Comes out of it
- Pre-production material check noted.
Scheduled per order
Quality Control / Field Inspection
Quality Control
Inspection is a field process, not a claim. We plan it from the requirement you agreed and the sample you approved, check the product and its packing against that reference, and write down what we find.
Inspection scope follows the agreed project requirements. Sampling, defect criteria and any re-check are confirmed on the order, so they are not published here as fixed figures.
01 / Inspection planning
The plan starts from what you already agreed.
An inspection is only meaningful against a reference. That reference is the approved sample, the specification on the order and the points you raise — not one generic checklist applied to every product.
What the bulk is held against
- The approved sample Material, size, colour and packaging were confirmed on the sample before mass production started.
- The specification on the order The product, packing and quantity the bulk has to match.
- The destination market Where the goods are going, and what the product has to meet there.
- The points you raise Industry standards together with the specific requirements and concerns named on your order.
What the order settles first
- The sample the bulk is compared against.
- The specification and the items to be checked.
- The sampling approach for the batch.
- How a defect is classified, and what the batch is judged against.
- Who acts on a finding, and where a re-check is agreed.
- Any special requirement attached to the product or the order.
These are agreed per order. The numbers behind them are not listed on this page, because the agreed project requirements are what set them.
02 / Where QC sits on the order
Three points in the order, not one look at the end.
Checks are placed where they can still change the outcome: before the run, during the run, and before the goods leave. The wider procurement flow is set out on the process page.
02
During production
Production is followed against the approved sample. If a delivery, change or quality issue comes up, we agree the way forward with you before the order continues.
- Owner
- Merchandising
- Comes out of it
- Progress noted, and any change agreed with you on the record.
Followed in the workshop
03
Before shipment
Finished products and their packaging are checked against industry standards and the requirements on the order.
- Owner
- QC Division
- Comes out of it
- Inspection report with photos and video.
Evidence issued
03 / The inspection checklist
Eight checks, each written against a reference.
This is the working list. Which items apply, how much of the batch is handled and what counts as a defect are confirmed on the order.
| No. | Check | Held against | Recorded as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Appearance | The approved sample, as produced. | Photographs of the bulk unit as found. |
| 02 | Workmanship | The areas and finish named on the order. | Close-up photographs of the area checked. |
| 03 | Dimensions | The size confirmed on the sample and the specification. | Measured values and the tools used. |
| 04 | Quantities | The packed and total counts on the order. | Counts written against the batch. |
| 05 | Materials | The material approved on the sample. | The material actually used, against the approved one. |
| 06 | Packaging | The retail box and master carton confirmed on the order. | Photographs of packed units and cartons. |
| 07 | Labels | The label, barcode and carton mark confirmed with the sample. | Photographs of the label, barcode and carton mark. |
| 08 | Sample comparison | Bulk units placed against the approved sample. | Side-by-side photographs and the comparison note. |
The list is not applied wholesale: the checks, the sampling and the criteria follow what the order agrees.
Record fragment
Standard Quality Checkpoint
As published on this site
- Supplier and licence audit
- Cross-checked and recorded
- Sample and mass production match
- Compared to the approved sample
- Barcode and master carton checks
- Checked and photographed
- Inspection record and media
- Photos, video and batch records
- Discrepancy remediation
- Handled before release where the order requires it
Layout sample
Not a client document
04 / Defect recording and follow-up
A finding is only useful once it is written down.
Inspection reduces risk; it does not guarantee that every defect will be found. What it gives you is a written account of what was checked and what was seen, and a route for acting on it.
Recording a finding
- 01 Photograph it where it was found The item is photographed in place, with the unit and the batch it belongs to.
- 02 Compare it with the reference The approved sample, the specification or the confirmed label, against what is actually in front of us.
- 03 Log it against the batch The finding is written against the batch, so it can be traced once the goods move.
Corrective follow-up
- 01 Raise it with you first Where a quality or delivery issue affects the order, we agree the way forward with you before production continues.
- 02 Factory rectification The supplier cooperates with checking, rectification, packing and shipment; what is required is agreed on the order.
- 03 Re-check where it is agreed A re-inspection is confirmed on the order rather than assumed from a single house standard.
- 04 Release on your written approval Nothing leaves the factory until you confirm the inspection report, or the bulk sample, in writing.
Recorded
The check was carried out, and what it found is in the record.
Agreed with you first
Where a quality or delivery issue affects the order, the way forward is agreed with you before it continues.
Raised with the factory
A finding is reported to the supplier, who cooperates with checking and rectification.
Depends on the agreed scope
Sampling, defect criteria, rectification and re-inspection are confirmed on the order.
05 / Field evidence
What the check looks like on site.
Each figure below is a placeholder labelled with the size it should be replaced at, so real photography from inspection visits can drop straight in.
06 / What the report contains
The record you keep after the goods move.
The report is issued before shipment and sent to you, so the decision to release the order rests on something you can read, not on a verbal assurance.
Inspection report
The result of the pre-shipment check on the products and their packaging.
Photographs
The products and the packaging as they were found on site.
Video
Footage of the goods and the packing taken during the check.
Batch and date
The batch, date and status a finding belongs to, so it can be traced later.
Where the order calls for it, a factory audit report is issued, and a bulk sample can be sent for your confirmation before shipment.
Start here
Tell us what has to be checked, and against what.
Send the product, the specification and the market it is going to. We will confirm what is checked on your order, how the batch is handled and what the report will contain.