Factory · How the work is organised
HACOLD is a manufacturing partner, not a listing service. Development and production run through partner factory units that are selected for the order, with HACOLD accountable for the brief, the sample record and the quality decision.
This page sets out how the work is organised, what is checked at each stage, and which evidence you can request before the order is placed.
Get a quoteProduction-unit identity, the approved sample record, inspection results and packing evidence for your order.
Capacity, timing, certification scope and commercial terms, confirmed against the style and the unit running it.
A factory count or a blanket capacity figure. Neither describes fit, responsibility or risk for your order.
Factory overview
A long supplier list does not reduce risk on its own. What reduces risk is knowing which unit made your order, what it was qualified on, and who answers when something changes.
HACOLD owns the brief, the pattern direction and the approval decision that releases production.
A partner unit is proposed for the order, qualified against what the style actually requires.
Checkpoints run through cutting, sewing and finishing, then continue into packing and shipment.
A unit is reviewed against the category, construction, quantity and finish your order actually needs. That review is repeated when a new order shape enters the picture.
Production capabilities
Capability is written as the operations we work with, then confirmed for your style. A listed operation is not a claim that every unit offers it on every order at every time.
The desk that runs across every stage, from the first sample comment to the packed carton.
Everything that has to be right before the first stitch is sewn.
The operations the current womenswear categories depend on most.
The stages that decide how the garment arrives, not just how it is sewn.
Which operations apply, and to what standard, is confirmed for the style once the construction, quantity and finishing requirement are known.
Development and sample room
Every style passes through pattern work, sample sewing and a fitting review before bulk is released. The approved sample, not a verbal agreement, becomes the reference production is measured against.
A paper pattern is developed from your tech pack, your supplied sample or a developed block, then graded across your size range.
The sample is made in the intended material, so fit, balance and finish are judged on the real construction rather than a stand-in.
Measurements, fit and balance are reviewed against your brief, and every comment is recorded against the current sample round.
Once you approve, the sample, its comment set and its measurements are sealed as the reference bulk production is measured against.
Sampling runs about 3 working days from a tech pack, drawing or approved reference sample, and about 5 working days when the starting point is reference images and a written brief.
Bulk production flow
Each stage has an owner, an output and a decision that has to be settled before the next stage begins. That is what keeps a shipment date from depending on goodwill.
Style, materials, quantity, colourways, packing and delivery terms are recorded before any material is booked.
Owner: HACOLDFabric, trims and labels are ordered against the confirmed bill of materials, with lab dips approved first.
Owner: materialsOne garment is made on the bulk line from bulk material and approved before cutting is released.
Decision gateMarker, spread and cut panels are checked against the approved size ratio and shade banding.
Owner: cuttingBundles are issued to the line and tracked through each operation to the finished garment.
Owner: production lineChecks during sewing catch a fault while it can still be corrected on the same bundle.
Quality checkpointFinished garments are measured and inspected against the approved sample and your quality requirement.
Quality checkpointPressing, folding, packing, carton marks and shipping documents are prepared for collection.
Owner: dispatchOn the floor
The stages of the flow above, seen where they happen — from booked material to sealed cartons, with the desk that tracks the order across all of them. Every stop can be shown on a live video walkthrough or an on-site visit.
Quality control
Each checkpoint produces a record. When a batch fails, the finding, the affected quantity, the correction and the re-check are written down before the order moves on.
Fabric and trims checked for shade, width, handfeel and visible defects against the approved material reference.
Panel count, shape and numbering verified before bundles leave cutting, so a mistake is caught at the cheapest point.
Workmanship is checked at defined intervals during sewing, so a repeat fault is stopped before it runs down the line.
Measurement audit against the approved chart, plus a workmanship, appearance and packing check on the finished order.
Where a finding crosses the tolerance agreed for your order, the affected batch is held, the quantity is identified and the correction is agreed with you before production continues.
Read how a claim is raised and resolved after delivery Review the quality decision frameworkBulk orders and repeat business
Once a construction is approved it becomes the baseline. Repeats run against the sealed sample and the recorded materials, so a reorder does not reopen decisions that were already settled.
Order quantities move within our working range of 200 to 500 pieces per style. Where a style lands is set by the fabric, the construction and the number of processes involved.
Material, colour and construction references stay with the style record, so a repeat runs against the approved run instead of a fresh interpretation.
New colourways, added sizes and follow-on styles extend from an approved base rather than restarting pattern and sample work from nothing.
Certification and audit
A certificate only helps when its scope matches. A document issued to a different site, an expired version, or a standard that does not cover your market does not protect your order.
Before an order is placed we confirm which current documents the production unit holds for your category, and pass the copies to you for review.
Business licence and production-unit identity for the site that will handle your order.
A current social-compliance audit report, where your market or your own buyer requires one before placing an order.
Fibre composition, colourfastness, dimensional stability and restricted-substance reports from a recognised testing laboratory.
The unit’s own inspection procedure and the records it produces on your order, from in-line checks through to final inspection.
No certification list is published here as a standing claim. Ask for the document relevant to your order and it is provided for you to check the scope, the issuing body and the expiry date yourself.
Documents and compliance support
Beside unit-level certification, these documents are produced in the normal course of an order. Each one is confirmed for the order before it is issued, and each one is something you can check against the goods themselves.
In-line and final inspection records per shipment, with the acceptance level agreed for the order and findings written up with affected quantity and owner.
Fabric composition, colourfastness and restricted-substance testing arranged through accredited third-party laboratories, reported in the format your market requires.
Bill of materials with fibre content, trim sourcing and care-labelling basis, kept consistent with what the order was actually built from.
Sealed sample references, measurement charts and the full comment-and-revision history for every sampling round.
Packing list, carton marks and shipping document set prepared per shipment for your forwarder or inspection agent.
The production unit making your order is open to your nominated third-party audit or your own checklist, scheduled through HACOLD.
Document availability and format are confirmed for the order and the destination market. Nothing on this page replaces the certificate review above: certificates are always checked against the production unit actually making your order.
See how a buyer due-diligence pack is completedFactory review
Buyers who cannot travel still need to see how their order is made. Both routes stay open before the order and during production.
A scheduled call through the sample room or the production floor, with the station your order runs on shown on camera.
A factory visit arranged around your dates, with the relevant unit prepared for the checklist you bring.
Your nominated inspection company can be booked for a final random inspection before the order is shipped.
Photographs and video at defined stages: sample approval, cutting, in-line check, final inspection and packing.
Factory questions
We do not publish a factory count. A number does not describe product fit, responsibility or risk. What matters is which unit is proposed for your order, what it was qualified against, and how a problem reaches a decision.
Yes. A live video walkthrough, a scheduled on-site visit or a third-party inspection can all be arranged. Which route suits depends on your location, the stage of the project and what your own buyer requires.
That is confirmed against the unit producing your order. Some categories and markets need a social-compliance audit, others a restricted-substance or fibre-composition test report. Current copies are provided for your review before the order is placed.
Capacity and timing are confirmed per project rather than published as a standing figure. MOQ runs from 200 to 500 pieces per style, set by the fabric, the construction and the process count, and repeat orders continue on the approved construction.
The affected batch is held, the quantity is identified, and the correction is agreed with you before the order continues. The finding, the correction and the re-check result are recorded, so the same fault does not reappear in a repeat order.
Start the project conversation
Send the category, the construction and the quantity context you are working with, and we will tell you which production route fits and what evidence comes with it.