Services
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What we do
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
As the leading buying and sourcing house in India, INTICEDE BSD aims to become an integral partner for all intimate wear brands, retailers, manufacturers and raw material suppliers to help resolve any key issues that they feel are plaguing their domain.
We are a one of its kind company established to address all the needs of intimate wear industry be it sourcing and buying of raw materials to finished products such as knitted fabrics, elastics, cotton fabrics, laces for lingerie, elastics for underwear, sleepwear, swimwear, kids innerwear, leggings, socks and other knitted innerwear.
We develop exclusive collections for brands based on customer requirements, market trends and brands offerings to emerge as the foremost innerwear buying and sourcing agents in India. We also rule the roost in terms of intimate apparel production in India, lingerie production in India, underwear production in India, sleepwear production in India and other knitted garment sourcing in India. We provide crucial research and development services as well, with sampling and market survey to help our clientele take a data-driven, educated decision with regard to their products and offerings.
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Buying and Sourcing
It is established that INTICEDE BSD provides buying and sourcing services to intimate wear brands, retailers and manufacturers globally. Apart from making quality products available for you at competitive prices, we also focus on quality analysis and on timely deliveries.
INTICEDE BSD sources products or factories after a stringent process of evaluation, shortlisting and compliance checks. Client satisfaction is of uppermost importance for us, hence we ensure that you are provided with nothing short of the best. We also have a keen eye for the unusual and thus we also discover and showcase products that are out of the ordinary. This helps our clients carve a niche for themselves.
We help you source raw materials such as fabrics, laces, elastics, trims and other accessories to finished products. We also help our clients with forward or backward integration by helping them with sourcing and buying of required machinery. For bigger manufacturing units we also help finding right partners to enter joint venture deeds for forward and backward integrations.
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Vendor Selection
INTICEDE BSD has an array of vendors catering to diverse needs of the intimate apparel industry. We shortlist and connect vendors according to product specifications, order placements and terms and conditions. We have an internal assessment process for all vendors and we choose vendors that are in synch with our clients’ requisites.
Our partnered factories follow all compliance procedures implemented such as ISO, SA 8000, WRAP, OEKO TEX, SEDEX, GOTS and REACH Compliance. Our suppliers also possess their own knitting, dyeing, printing and embroidery divisions and infrastructure.
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Price Negotiations
We understand that business engagements can be derailed at the price negotiation stage.
That being one of INTICEDE BSD’s key strength, we follow transparent pricing and also recommend how prices can be reduced.We pay extra attention maintaining accuracy and competency with regard to prices and their competitiveness.
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Product Sampling
Prototypes and samples are often the one phase that can cement a business association. We develop designs and prototypes as per client’s requirements and provide for fit testing and trails. In our sample room, one could find the latest collection of raw materials to finished products which acts as a ready reckoner for our clients and buyers.
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Product execution
As per INTICEDE BSD’s protocol, we ensure that samples clients view, review and submit their feedback about samples, before we commence the actual production for each product. We also follow a strict plan of action that incorporates timelines and action points needed from either side. The INTICEDE BSD team retains close contact with factories in order to facilitate seamless production. Our processes are predefined and followed in details.
We also ensure that transparency is maintained at all points. If we foresee any possible digression from what was originally part of the requirements document, we ensure that the client is aptly updated and informed about the turn of events, and our proposed solution.
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Design, Development and Consultancy
INTICEDE BSD branches out to providing services such as research and development - two very key areas in design, development and consultancy. At INTICEDE BSD, we study incumbent trends and forecast what curve the market is likely to adapt. One of our major offerings is helping brands and manufacturers in creating products and ranges that are market oriented and tailored to the season. Our market-savvy processes makes our range adaptive to demands and requisites, thus emerging as our unique selling point.
INTICEDE BSD has a specific department that caters intrinsically to design services, samples, projects (creating tech-packs, styling etc). Thus, our clients get the benefit of turnkey solutions at affordable costs. We keep ourselves updated on the latest fashion trends, techniques, innovations and procedures. INTICEDE BSD works tirelessly to provide clients with cool, urban and globally acceptable products.
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Laboratory and Testing Services
We carry out all kinds of mandatory and compulsory quality analyses and checks. We have a number of reputable laboratories who we closely work with to follow stringent testing measures. INTICEDE BSD offers technology packages comprising all, but not limited to the following:
1) Testing colour fastness across varieties and light.
2) Instructions on fibre content and labelling.
3) Testing for flammability (Vertical / Inclined).
4) Analyzing water, chemicals, dyes, effluents and others.
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Quality Assurance
Quality is of extreme importance to INTICEDE BSD. Which is why with us, you are assured of receiving products that never compromise on quality. We also watch timelines like a hawk to ensure deliveries are never delayed. Regular and repeated inspections at various stages are also a part of our process, apart from the following:
1) We provide complete inspection for specialised or niche orders.
2) Stringent systems of fabric inspection.
3)Stringent inspection during the pre-delivery stage.
4) Final inspection as per our guidelines and what has been defined by our clients. -
Logistics and Shipment Follow-Up
INTICEDE BSD also takes over the responsibility of following up on the status of your logistics and shipment. We ensure that all documents provided by a supplier are checked thoroughly before they are submitted to the bank for its perusal.
INTICEDE BSD also provides consultation with regard to the type of container that is to be used, shipment methodologies, and follow-ups.
INTICEDE BSD prides itself on the assurance it gives to its clients that everything will always be in order.