Working with a contract sewing company is a great way to ensure your heavy duty custom accessory needs are taken care of. When you choose a single vendor to handle all your accessory sewing needs, you can feel confident that your designs and final finished product will be exactly what you need. Here are some questions to ask before you choose a contract sewing company.
1. Can you handle the workload? It’s a good idea to know how busy your contractor is with work already. You want to ensure that the lead time to receive your items is reasonable. If your vendor is too busy already, it will affect how quickly you get your items. This is especially important if you often need items rushed.
2. Do you offer design services? If there will be times when you’ll need custom items that require design, you want to ensure your contractor can provide these services. It’s much easier to have a “one stop” design and sew shop. Some companies that offer design services may even have already designed a product for another company that meets your requirements, speeding up the process for getting your item designed.
3. Do you offer specialty services? Some heavy-duty items require special sealing, such as RF sealing for extra protection and durability. Not all contract sewing companies offer these services. If you need these, be sure to ask your contractor before you begin a relationship.
With these three questions answered, you’ll have a good idea as to whether your proposed sewing contractor can meet your company’s requirements. You can then choose the contract sewing company that can ensure that you get all the specialty accessories and cases you need, made to your durability standards, exactly when you need these.
