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About FactoryChecks

Built by an engineer who has stood on these factory floors.

Our Mission

Eliminate wasted sourcing effort

Most sourcing delays happen before a factory ever responds. Procurement teams waste weeks contacting factories that are the wrong fit. We built FactoryChecks to solve that — by analyzing product requirements, assessing manufacturing capabilities on-site, and structuring the RFQ process so the right matches happen first.

We built FactoryChecks because we couldn't find the tool we needed when sourcing manufacturing partners. Trade directories listed thousands of companies with unverified, self-reported data. We decided to fix that — not by creating a better directory, but by building a decision intelligence platform that starts with your product requirements and works backward to the right factories.

Our principles

  • 01

    Fit > Volume

    A factory that can build your product is worth more than 10,000 factories that can't.

  • 02

    Evidence > Claims

    Nothing is marked assessed unless we've checked it ourselves on-site.

  • 03

    Workflow > Contact Details

    Giving you a phone number solves the wrong problem. Structuring the RFQ process solves the right one.

  • 04

    Efficiency > Breadth

    Procurement teams should spend time evaluating good options — not filtering out bad ones.

Assessment Methodology

Eight dimensions. One manufacturing fit score.

Every factory assessment follows the same structured process. Our engineers conduct on-site visits and evaluate eight specific dimensions that determine whether a factory can realistically build your product.

The 8 assessment dimensions

1

Legal Registration

Business registration verified against government records — confirms the factory is a real, operating legal entity

2

Physical Facility

Factory location, size, and layout physically confirmed on-site — not a forwarding address or shared space

3

Employee Count

Headcount verified through HR records and direct observation — determines realistic production capacity

4

Equipment

Key production equipment identified, counted, and recorded — confirms the factory can actually run required processes

5

Capabilities

Core manufacturing processes observed in operation — the single most important fit signal for product matching

6

Certifications

Original certificates sighted, expiry dates verified — not self-reported claims

7

Export History

Export shipping records reviewed for international customers — confirms experience with international compliance requirements

8

Quality System

QMS documentation and quality processes reviewed — determines whether defect rates will be manageable

Assessment levels

🥇Gold Assessment

All 8 dimensions assessed on-site

🥈Silver Assessment

5+ dimensions assessed on-site

🥉Bronze Assessment

At least 1 dimension assessed by document review

Self-Reported

Factory-provided data, not independently assessed

Ready to find the right factory for your product?

Describe what you're building and we'll match you with factories that actually fit.