About us
Building material & furniture sourcing agent in China for developers, contractors, and FF&E providers.
Who we are？
Your Sourcing Partner in China for Custom Building Materials & Furniture — 100% on your side, with sourcing experience since 2014
FBM Sourcing is a China-based sourcing agency located in Guangzhou, specializing in custom building materials and furniture for construction projects.
Since 2014, we’ve helped developers, contractors, and FF&E suppliers source everything from hotel and office furniture to doors, windows, tiles, kitchens, wardrobes, lighting, railings, and more.
We work with certified factories across China that have rich production experience and offer competitive prices. We coordinate technical drawings, oversee production and inspection, and manage container loading and shipping.
To date, we’ve shipped around 100 containers annually to projects across Australia, North America, the Caribbean hurricane zone, and beyond.
Whether you’re building a hotel or a house, we handle every detail like it’s our own — from sourcing to delivery.
Let’s build something great together.
FBM Sourcing by the numbers: sourcing since 2014 · 1,000+ containers shipped · 20+ countries served. Legal entity FBM SOURCING LIMITED, a Hong Kong company established in 2014, trading as FBM Sourcing.
Our Core Values
At FBM Sourcing, we believe that a project is more than just an order. It’s our responsibility — from sourcing to delivery, we make it our own.
- - Spring Dan
Founder of FBM Sourcing
See Us at Work: Factory Visits, QC Inspections and Container Loading
Real footage from the factories we audit and the project orders we inspect and load. Every video comes with a full written transcript.
How Does a Sourcing Agent Source FF&E from China?
How does a China sourcing agent source FF&E from China for hotels, schools, offices, apartment buildings and student accommodation? FBM Sour…
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How Does a Sourcing Agent Source Pergolas & Awnings from China?
How does a China sourcing agent source pergolas and awnings from China for a hotel, resort or school project? FBM Sourcing is a building mat…
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How Does a Sourcing Agent Source Doors for Hotel & Apartment Projects?
How does a China sourcing agent source entrance doors, interior wood doors, and hollow metal doors from China for hotels, apartment building…
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We Manage Your Construction Procurement, Building Materials & Furniture, Like It’s Our Own.
Developers
General Contractors
Builders
Commercial Project Owners
Interior Design & Construction Companies
FF&E Solution Providers
What Projects Have We Delivered?
Here’s a glimpse of some of our projects
Common Questions About Working with FBM Sourcing
Why do you insist on "the factory that runs the production line", and how do you check it?
Because most of what is sold as "factory direct" in China is not: in our experience, roughly 80% of Alibaba listings and 70–80% of wholesale-market stock are sold by traders, and even real factories often make one category and buy in the rest. Every layer is paid for by you — buying at the line is where tens of percent are saved before any negotiation. Before we work with a factory we look at its production line for the product we intend to buy; if it makes A and resells B, we use it for A only. Production lines are specialised: in sanitary ware, accessories, faucets, ceramic toilets, basins and bathtubs are five different factory types, and we deal with each one.
Do you keep improving our supply chain, or is it one factory forever?
Both. Once a category has been bought from a factory, we keep it for your following projects so quality stays consistent — and we keep widening the supply chain behind the scenes. Example: a client chose a stainless-steel railing factory on their first visit; for the next project we took them to another we had qualified, they switched, and that package cost 40% less. Any change is agreed with you in advance.
How do you make your money — is your fee inside the price or on top?
Two ways, and you always know which applies. For products we source, we quote one firm price: sourcing, drawings, quality control, consolidation, loading and after-sales are inside it, nothing is added later. For suppliers you nominate — including products you select and price yourself at a showroom or market with us — we manage the order for a 5% commission; after-sales is not included, as claims fall under the supplier's own warranty, but we help you communicate with the supplier.
Can we contact the factories directly?
It depends on who found them. Suppliers you nominated yourself — of course: they are your relationships, and we manage the order. Factories we source for you — no, all communication runs through us, by design. We contract with the factory in our own name, and that contract is what protects you: how non-conforming goods are handled, penalties for late delivery, warranty terms — all enforceable under Chinese law. We carry the responsibility for drawings, inspection, loading and after-sales, and we keep improving the supply chain behind your projects. When you visit you meet the factory with us; no business cards or contact details are exchanged on site, and contact details stay with us.
What is your minimum order?
A full container. On a large project one category alone can fill many containers; often categories of the same project share containers; and in one batch we can combine a dozen categories from several projects of the same client into a few containers — always full, and routine for us. We do not ship loose cargo, shared containers, or e-commerce single units.
Who is responsible for compliance in our market?
Our main markets are North America and Australia, where every product must meet local codes, so the first step in choosing a factory is checking that it holds the test reports or certifications for that specific product — confirmed before we quote. Examples: aluminium windows and doors — NFRC in the US, Florida hurricane approvals for hurricane zones, AS 2047 in Australia; sanitary ware — cUPC in North America, WaterMark in Australia; for US-code markets, fire-rated steel and wood doors — UL, and solar systems — UL. Through projects in these markets since 2014 we have built a large pool of suppliers already compliant for them.
More answers on how we work and get paid: FBM Sourcing FAQ
We've been sourcing in China since 2014 , but it’s just the beginning.
We Manage Your Construction Procurement, Building Materials & Furniture, Like It’s Our Own