Convenience store and retail chain rollout programmes are procured as a kit, not as a series of individual store fit-outs. One prototype store is designed, specified and built;...
One-stop showroom suppliers and owner-side procurement agents are structurally different: who they're paid by, and who is accountable for the BOQ.
On most hotel projects nobody manages the whole FF&E package. What a single procurement contract actually covers, where it stops, and what to write in before signing.
Chinese factories build in millimetres, so the conversion is the risk, not the machining. Where imperial specs go wrong on modules, threads and certified assemblies.
Line loads, the 100 mm sphere rule and climbability decide balustrade choice before appearance does. Glass, aluminum and cable systems compared for commercial buildings.
Double and triple describe pane count; Low-E is a coating almost every commercial unit already has. What each configuration does to U-value, SHGC and VLT, and when the...
Frame loads, duct depth, drainage geometry and maintenance decide the choice, not appearance. What wall-hung and floor-mounted really cost a hotel, apartment or school project.
Door-to-site delivery is decided by access, not by goods. What the trucking leg includes, whether a live site can take a 40ft trailer, and who signs for what...
Sea freight is the default on a project package and air freight is a repair tool. How chargeable weight works, what air really saves on a programme, and...
A certificate of origin only reduces import duty when it is preferential, issued under a free trade agreement in force with the destination country, and the goods meet...
We coordinate suppliers, production, inspection, and shipping for construction projects worldwide.
Since 2014, FBM Sourcing has managed China procurement for overseas construction projects — building materials and FF&E, from sourcing to after-sales.
