
Bahamas Residence Building Materials and FF&E Procurement Case Study
Bahamas residential building materials and FF&E procurement case with China sourcing, supplier follow-up, QC attention and shipment preparation.
Fire-rated, timber, metal and aluminum-glass door packages sourced and inspected by FBM Sourcing for hotels, schools, apartments and offices.
Door packages on a construction project mix several factories — fire-rated steel doors, timber guest-room doors, aluminum-glass entrances, sliding and folding systems — and every leaf has to arrive with the right frame, hardware and certificate. FBM Sourcing manages the entire China procurement package for overseas construction projects, so we take the door schedule as one scope: matching each door type to a factory that already exports to your market, coordinating door schedules and hardware sets, arranging samples for finish approval, inspecting before shipment with our own FBM Sourcing QC team, and consolidating with the rest of the project package by full container.
We have supplied fire-rated steel doors and aluminum door systems for a Florida school project, fire doors and guest-room doors for hotel projects, and entrance and interior door packages for apartment buildings. All quotations, invoices and shipping documents are issued by FBM Sourcing — you deal with us, and we carry the responsibility. For suppliers you nominate, we charge a 5% commission; for products we source for you, we quote a direct price.
Door types we source and coordinate for construction projects, priced against your door schedule and hardware sets.
From door schedule to loaded container, one FBM Sourcing team coordinates the factories, the hardware sets, the inspection and the shipping.
Send your door schedule, fire ratings, hardware sets and destination country. We confirm which door types go to which factory and what certificates apply.
We shortlist door factories with the right test reports and export records, compare construction and finish options, and arrange leaf and finish samples where needed.
We coordinate door and hardware schedules with the factories, follow production, and inspect finished sets — dimensions, fire labels, hardware preps, finish and packing — before shipment.
Door sets are packed by type and location, labelled to your schedule, and consolidated with the rest of the project package. We always ship by full container.
| Standard / approval | What it covers |
|---|---|
| UL 10C / NFPA 80 (USA) | Positive-pressure fire tests and installation standard for fire door assemblies; labels applied at the factory. |
| BS 476-22 / EN 1634-1 (UK & EU) | Fire-resistance tests for door sets; certificates for the exact leaf, frame and hardware combination ordered. |
| AS 1905.1 (Australia) | Fire-resistant doorsets standard used on Australian commercial projects. |
| EN 14351-1 / CE & UKCA | External pedestrian door sets, including aluminum-glass entrance doors, with declaration of performance. |
| Acoustic: ISO 10140 / ASTM E90 | Sound-insulation ratings for hotel guest-room and meeting-room doors where the specification requires them. |
Which standards apply depends on the destination country and the specification. FBM Sourcing confirms the required test reports with the factory before production and checks the documents during the pre-shipment inspection.
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Yes. We source steel and timber fire door sets from factories that hold the test reports your market needs (UL 10C, BS 476, EN 1634 or AS 1905), and we check labels and hardware preps during the pre-shipment inspection. We have supplied fire-rated steel doors for a Florida school project and fire doors for hotel projects.
Door sets can be supplied with hardware preps only, or with hinges, closers, locks and seals fitted or packed per door, depending on how your installer prefers to receive them. The hardware schedule is agreed before production.
Yes. Doors are usually consolidated with windows, cabinets, railings and other categories from the same project into full containers — we always ship by full container.
Our own FBM Sourcing QC team checks finished door sets at the factory before shipment: dimensions against the schedule, fire labels, finish, hardware function and preps, and export packing. Photos and a report go to you before loading.
For suppliers you nominate, we charge a 5% commission; for products we source for you, we quote a direct price. All quotations, invoices and shipping documents are issued by FBM Sourcing.
Door schedule with fire rating per opening (if any), core material, frame type, hardware set, and swing direction, plus the relevant standard for your market (UL 10C, BS 476, EN 1634 or AS 1905). FBM Sourcing reconciles this against the factory’s certified product range before quoting.
FBM Sourcing confirms the fire-rated door label and hardware prep match the exact door construction being supplied — a factory’s general fire rating does not automatically cover every door core and frame combination — and checks the certificate’s expiry and tested configuration before production is confirmed.
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Watch & read transcript →Send us your door schedule, fire ratings, hardware sets and destination country. We will confirm the certificates involved and come back with a sourcing plan for the package. Or email [email protected].