There are moments in your life that mark a before and after. Decisions that shape your future, that destroy prejudices and open new paths.
We have been working with factories in this legendary country for many years. We had dealt with them in many ways, both through video calls and through countless conversations on WeChat that often became entrenched due to misunderstandings arising from the complexity of speaking English for them and for us to understand production specifications that we did not understand for a long time.
This trip has been revealing in many ways.
How many times have you heard this? “The Chinese are a danger to the world economy because they produce trinkets for a bowl of rice.”
This Eurocentric discourse has done us no good.
It took us a while to realise the reality, and in a certain way we were living contaminated by this information. It was not until we visited the country that we were able to realise the real situation there.
Brilliant for them, by the way.
We started the trip with the plan to visit the 6 factories that work with us manufacturing our products. We went to the cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhangzhou, Chaozhou, and Jieyang.
Thousands of kilometres of travel in those 7 days of adventure to ensure that production is carried out just as we want.
What have we been seeing during these days?
At this moment we have two main challenges ahead of us, which guide our entire strategy both at the level of current productions and future collections.
The first challenge we faced these days was to prove that the new materials, certified for sustainability and durability, were worth it.
Years ago we had some quality problems with the first productions that we gradually solved, to the point where now no product leaves the factory without going through a series of requirements and quality control that we established ourselves with those responsible for production of the lines in the factory.
This has been a huge step forward.
On the other hand, the second challenge was to verify that the working conditions and waste management that had been sold to us were true.
For us, as a socially responsible company, it is essential that this is a reality that we can communicate so that our clients feel that they are truly participating in an adventure that looks in detail at these events within their value chain.
We were amazed by this.
There are no direct differences between a factory in Spain (we have been to several in the Valencian Community) and a factory in China. The conditions are the same, but they manage to be faster and more cost-efficient because they have more resources, better technology, and they know how to apply it.
That said, we can openly say that we are really proud to produce a large part of our products there.
Mission accomplished.
We bring you what we wanted: the conviction that we are following the right path, improving day by day so that you can receive products of the highest possible quality at home.
Products that last.
May they last a long time.
That is true sustainability.
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