Project Specification and Supplier Evidence
FBM Sourcing manages the entire China procurement package for overseas construction projects. For reception sofas, start with the project furniture schedule and the evidence required for the quoted model, materials and destination.
Office Reception Sofa Reference Images
Use the reference images below together with the agreed drawings, finish references and product specification.
For the wider category, see office furniture. Related office furniture: office chairs, filing cabinets, sofa beds.
Office Reception Sofa Procurement Checklist
Use and Layout
Mark the sofa locations on the reception or waiting-area layout. State the number of seats, the available footprint and the access route into the building. Identify any requirements for removable covers, cleaning or replacement parts in the brief.
Specify the Quoted Configuration
- Dimensions and layout: Record the sofa reference, overall dimensions, seat count, separate modules and the available footprint. State any required dimensional tolerances against the drawing or approved reference.
- Frame and filling: Identify the proposed frame and support construction, including solid wood, plywood or other materials where relevant, and the filling specification. Mark alternative constructions on the quotation.
- Upholstery: Specify the fabric or PU leather reference, colour code, texture, seam layout and any removable-cover requirement. Keep the material reference tied to the quoted sofa configuration.
- Legs and assembly: Record the leg material and finish, fixing method, and which modules or parts require assembly on site.
- Approval reference: Identify the drawing revision, finish references and sample or other agreed reference used for approval. Keep proposed substitutions visible before order approval.
Where the project specification requires performance evidence, ask for the report covering the quoted product and material configuration.
Compare the Factory Quotations
Compare the same sofa configuration: frame and support construction, filling specification, upholstery reference, leg fixing, packaging and assembly scope. Record exclusions and proposed substitutions beside the corresponding quotation line.
Ask for packed dimensions, gross weight, the number of cartons per sofa and how upholstery, legs and exposed corners will be protected. Confirm which parts arrive assembled and which require assembly on site.
Compare the product configuration, packing, assembly scope and agreed delivery basis in the quotation. Confirm which sample, packing and assembly items are included in each quotation. Sea freight is quoted to you before shipment.
Sample Reference and Pre-Shipment Inspection
Our QC process includes one inspection by our own team at the factory once bulk production is finished, before shipment, with photo and video records. Your own project team is welcome to attend the inspection with us. See the quality inspection process.
Use the approved sample or reference to record upholstery colour, seam positions, seat feel, leg finish and visible workmanship. Agree the inspection checklist for the quoted construction; a visual inspection does not establish long-term durability or replace a specified laboratory test.
Coordinate the Office Furniture Package
Coordinate sofa quantities and references with the reception tables, office chairs and other furniture in the same project. Keep drawing revisions, finish references, packing information and site access requirements in the same furniture schedule.
Sometimes, on a large project, the office reception sofas alone fill full containers; sometimes the office reception sofas share containers with the other product categories of the same project; and sometimes, in one batch, we combine a dozen or more product categories from several projects of the same client into a few containers — always full containers, and for us this is routine, well-practised work.
FBM Furniture
If your package is mainly office furniture, see office furniture on fbmfurniture.com, the site of FBM Furniture, the furniture sourcing line of FBM Sourcing Limited.
Get a China Procurement Quote for Your Project
Send the reception sofa references, drawings or dimensions, quantities, finish requirements, destination and project timeline through our project enquiry form. Our team will review it and get back to you.
Related public-area procurement resources: hotel lobby furniture sourcing from China and public area furniture sourcing for commercial buildings.
