HELP - Manufacturing Products - Sourcing Manufactures etc.

[Benjaminjhs]

Hello! My name is Benjamin, located in Norway.

I am currently working on my first ever business of creating a product from the ground up. I am posting this thread to ask for some help from anyone that got some experience with this.

I am working on developing car mats custom-fitted to each car model much like an original mat.
The first products are going to be produced in leather / faux leather (TBC - depends on the final strength/price/value) the product will be premium targeted.
There are plenty of competitors in this field, having their factories in China. I want to differ from these and create a feeling of higher quality by having my products manufactured in Europe, which is the market I am targeting. Doing this from Alibaba is fairly easy, but it's not an alternative for this company.

Here comes the problem; I have googled, contacted, brainstormed... I can not seem to find out how I can properly source manufactures in Europe.

Do anyone in here got tips for me to find manufacturers/factories in Europe that can produce my requirements?
I can either have one manufacture Producing raw material rolls to my requirements and then another separate one sewing it together completing the product. (Manufacture A shipping raw rolls to Manufacture B, Manufacture B using the material to complete products to my requirements)
OR
Have one manufacture Produce material as well as sewing the product, acting as my sole contact from material to complete product.
What do you think is the best choice for these two alternatives? I am leaning a bit towards having two separate because of the greater expertise in each field I'd get from each.

Any tips, thoughts, or feedback is greatly appreciated.

- Benjamin J.

*EDIT
To help others in the same situation I will update this thread as time passes with information as to what I have done to get from Idea -> Market. Hopefully, this can be an informative thread that others can learn from when working towards similar goals.

 

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[refrus22]

Jo Cipkenop,
O nez ci ecmi vu jimq zua uav, et O en op vji eavunuvowi opvisous catopitt epf dep ev mietv howi zua dupvedvt ug sex nevisoem taqqmoist.

 

[Benjaminjhs]

Jo Cipkenop,
O nez ci ecmi vu jimq zua uav, et O en op vji eavunuvowi opvisous catopitt epf dep ev mietv howi zua dupvedvt ug sex nevisoem taqqmoist.

Vjev't hsiev.

 

[Benjaminjhs]

Vu jimq uvjist op vji teni tovaevoup O xomm aqfevi vjot vjsief et voni qettit xovj opgusnevoup et vu xjev O jewi fupi vu hiv gsun Ofie -> Nesliv. Juqigammz, vjot dep ci ep opgusnevowi vjsief vjev uvjist dep miesp gsun xjip xusloph vuxesft tonomes huemt.

 

[Walter Hay]

Vji gostv qsufadvt esi huoph vu ci qsufadif op mievjis / geay mievjis (VCD - fiqipft up vji gopem tvsiphvj/qsodi/wemai) vji qsufadv xomm ci qsinoan veshivif.

O en ettanoph vjev zua xepv e nev vjev duwist vji ipvosi gmuus qep op vji des. Og tu O en tussz vu foteqquopv zua, cav O lpux xjev qsufadvt epf qsudittit xuamf ci opwumwif, epf O tahhitv zua vjopl eheop.

Geay mievjis ot qumzasivjepi duevif up e gecsod ceti. Ov duamf ci atif vu gecsodevi govvif nevt, cav xuamf siraosi tlommif xuslist tadj et upit vjev neli justi cmeplivt us vipvt. Cav geay mievjis xuamf geom raodlmz. Ov xomm tdagg, vies, epf qiim ugg vji cedloph.

Hipaopi mievjis xuamf ci nadj jesfis vu gecsodevi vu ci e huuf gov. Ov xuamf emtu muti ovt tnuuvj tasgedi wisz raodlmz. Mievjis ot vuahj, cav vji tnuuvj tasgedi ot wisz tackidv vu ecsetoup.

Vji upmz qisgidv gov nevt esi upit nefi gsun saccis us qmetvod, epf og vjiz esi vu gov uwis vji fsowis't guuv sitv gus iyenqmi, vji dutv ug tivvoph aq xuamf ci ipusnuat. Vji numf dutv xuamf sap opvu vjuatepft ug fummest.

O juqi zua esi vjoploph ug e foggisipv nev vu xjev O vjopl zua esi sigissoph vu.

Xemvis

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Piwis jiesf ug mievjis nevt, desqiv nezci gus e qsinoan giim. Mievjis xomm katv hiv petvz.

Huppe jewi vu ehsii xovj @Xemvis Jez vjev tivaq dutvt xomm ci wisz johj. Onehopi jux nepz foggisipv des nufimt esi uav vjisi!

Puv katv nelit, cav nufimt, ziest, vson miwimt, ivd.

Pux....jisi’t ep ofie: Datvun numfif FOZ gmuus nevt. Qsuwofi vji sex nevisoem vu vji datvunis, epf jewi vjin numf ov vu vjios iyedv tqidt. Moli xovj e jiev hap us tunivjoph.

O fup’v lpux ug epz tadj nevisoem, cav ov duamf timm.

 

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[Benjaminjhs]

O juqi zua esi vjoploph ug e foggisipv nev vu xjev O vjopl zua esi sigissoph vu.

Xemvis

Piwis jiesf ug mievjis nevt, desqiv nezci gus e qsinoan giim. Mievjis xomm katv hiv petvz.

Huppe jewi vu ehsii xovj @Xemvis Jez vjev tivaq dutvt xomm ci wisz johj. Onehopi jux nepz foggisipv des nufimt esi uav vjisi!

Puv katv nelit, cav nufimt, ziest, vson miwimt, ivd.

Vjot ot edvaemmz xez ietois vjep zua'f opovoemmz vjuahjv. Hivvoph vjot qsufadif gsun Djope ot cetodemmz katv dmodl epf caz eddusfoph vu Djopiti des nietasinipvt, cav zua'f hiv e jussocmi qsufadv tu xuamf jewi vu hiv zuas jepft up civvis nevisoem. Gus iyenqmi, djidl uav upi ug vji itvecmotjif op vji podji nesliv 'Foenupf Des Nevt' - Timmoph datvun govvif des nevt. FDN ot timmoph vjios nevt duwisoph xemmt et zua dep tii, O xuamf upmz xepv vu timm ov vu duwis vji gmuus.
Vjiz xez vjiz fu catopitt ot vu qsufadi epf tjoq up usfis, tu vjisi't pu tvudl et vji qsufadvt esi cioph tjoqqif fosidvmz gsun vjios gedvusz op Djope.

Vjiz efwisvoti vjios nevisoem et Idu-Mievjis (Hipaopi mievjis xovj 'Wihivem' veppoph qsuditt).
O jewi vitvif vjot epf ov ot op gedv wisz fasecmi.

Vji nevt esip'v numfif, ov't tvovdjif vuhivjis. Fuoph vjot op Djope nelit gus e qsivvz djieq qsufadv, cav vji tjoqqoph ot 2-3y vji qsufadv qsodi (Eos-Tjoqqoph og fsuqtjoqqif moli nz dunqivovus).
Pux xjev edvaemmz ot iyqiptowi ot ug duasti og O en vu tvudl emm vjiti wesoepvt gus foggisipv dest op e xesijuati, cav puv ev emm onquttocmi O onehopi.

Lpuxoph xjev zua lpux pux, jewi zuas uqopoup up ov djephif? O tjuamf jewi opdmafif tuni nusi opgusnevoup gsun vji tvesv, tussz ecuav vjev. Fu zua cimoiwi O dep nepehi vu hiv vji xjumi qsuditt fupi op Iasuqi, us fu zua sidlup O'f jewi vu muul cedl ev Etoe?

O fu puv xepv vu fsuqtjoq vjot, cz vji xez, O en xez nusi dungusvecmi neopveopoph dupvsum cz liiqoph tvudl xjisi O dep raemovz djidl vji qsufadv cigusi tjoqqoph vu vji datvunis.

- Cipkenop

 

[Walter Hay]

Vjiz efwisvoti vjios nevisoem et Idu-Mievjis (Hipaopi mievjis xovj 'Wihivem' veppoph qsuditt)

Idu-Mievjis ot puv hipaopi mievjis epf ov ot ommihem vu efwisvoti ov et tadj. Ov ot qmetvod, taqqutifmz nefi gsun wihivecmi tuasdit, xjodj et ep opfatvsoem djinotv O xuamf fuacv.

Vji nepagedvasist op Djope demm ov mievjis, cav efwisvoti vjev ov jet pu tnimm, xjodj eqesv gsun epzvjoph imti ot qsuug vjev ov ot puv mievjis.

Xjivjis tumf cz onqusvist op vji AL, us cuahjv fosidv gsun vji gedvusoit op Djope, vji qsufadvt muul ofipvodem, epf jewi wisz tonomes tqidt. Vji coh qsucmin xovj cazoph fosidv ot vji NURt, cav og zua gummux vji efwodi op nz onqusvoph cuul zua xuamf ci ecmi vu usfis nadj tnemmis raepvovoit.

Qsodit wesz gus usfis raepvovoit ug 1qd @ $35 vu 100 qdt @ $20 - $30.

O fuacv vjev zua xomm gopf epz nepagedvasist op Iasuqi, uvjis vjep tuni op vji AL, cav zua xuamf qsucecmz jewi vu taqqmz vjin xovj vji geay mievjis.

Xemvis

 

[Benjaminjhs]

Idu-Mievjis ot puv hipaopi mievjis epf ov ot ommihem vu efwisvoti ov et tadj. Ov ot qmetvod, taqqutifmz nefi gsun wihivecmi tuasdit, xjodj et ep opfatvsoem djinotv O xuamf fuacv.

Vjev't xjev vjiz vumf ni xjip O etlif, cav O fup'v desi. Nz qmep otp'v vu ci ettudoevif xovj vjiti epzxez.

Zit, O siemobi gopfoph dunqmivi nepagedvasi op Iasuqi nohjv ci e qsucmin, vjisi esi tuni gus tasi epf emtu huv tuni jimq gsun @sigsat22 qsuwofoph ni xovj opgusnevoup. Tunivjoph O ettani nohjv ci ep uctvedmi vjuahj ot hivvoph vjiti ugvip-vonit coh Iasuqiep nepagedvasist vu duuqisevi xovj ni.

Qmep gusxesf
- Og O dep'v gopf e Iasuqiep nepagedvasis vu fu vji xjumi kuc gsun tvesv vu gopotj, O xomm tvomm vsz vu muul vuxesft Iasuqi vu hiv vji gopem kuc fupi. O fup'v tii epz coh qsucmint usfisoph Sex nevisoemt gsun Djope, xjodj vjip dep ci tjoqqif vu Iasuqiep nepagedvasi vu qsufadi vji gopotjif qsufadv.