Third-party assessed
The factory has been assessed on site by a third-party inspection body (SGS), and the assessment report is available on request.
Source: Supplier profile, "Supplier Assessments / Factory inspection reports"
Evidence
Factory, Quality Control and Certifications
This page sets out what can be checked about how our machines are made, and what cannot yet be published. Buyers evaluating a supplier should be able to see the difference, so we state both.
Third-party assessment
The factory has been assessed on site by a third-party inspection body (SGS). The assessment report, and the on-site inspection material that goes with it, can be sent to a buyer on request. We describe the result as an assessed factory rather than quoting an assessment grade, because the grade is only meaningful next to the report.
The supplier profile also carries an on-site verification of the legal status and premises by the platform itself. That verification is separate from the SGS assessment and we do not merge the two into one claim.
Quality control steps
Two declared steps govern production: raw material identification and traceability, and finished product inspection. In practice this means incoming material is identified and recorded against the order, and each finished machine is inspected before it is packed.
Customisation capability
Minor customisation and drawing-based customisation are offered. If a machine has to match an existing line, a local power supply or a specific crop, send the drawing or the requirement with the enquiry and we will confirm what can be changed and what the change does to the price and lead time.
Assembly capacity
Production runs across three partner factories, which is what allows a small order and a larger production order to be handled at the same time. The factory that will build a given machine is confirmed with the quotation on request.
Evidence
What we can point to
Each statement below names where it comes from. Nothing on this page is asserted without a source.
Quality control in place
Raw material identification and traceability, plus finished product inspection, are listed as the operating quality-control steps.
Source: Supplier profile, "Quality control"
Customisation offered
Minor customisation and drawing-based customisation are offered on production orders.
Source: Supplier profile, "Services"
Trade Assurance coverage
Orders placed through the supplier profile are covered by the platform trade-assurance protection programme.
Source: Supplier profile, Trade Assurance badge
Documentation
Certificates and reports, on request
Certificate copies carry the certificate number, the issuing body and the validity dates.
| Document | What it covers | How to obtain it |
|---|---|---|
| SGS onsite assessment report | Third-party factory and premises assessment | Ask the sales team; the report is sent on request |
| Machine test and inspection records | Inspection and test records for the unit supplied | Ask the sales team; issued with the order documents |
| Market-access documents | What a machine needs depends on the destination country and machine type | Tell us the destination country and we will confirm what applies |