agencies and laboratories such as Product IP, TUV SUD, BSCI and Sedex. They help, advise and offer consultancy on the latest regulations, auditing methodoly and identifying which products now need to comply with which regulations. This guidance is taken both before, during and after product development to maintain product certifi cates and ensure both the product and factory remain compliant. Managing the relationship with the supply partners who manufacture our products for you is a big part of Tom’s job. His team meets daily to review new product ideas, conduct brainstorming sessions and study in detail (with engineers) pre-production samples. All this to ensure that when the products arrive with you they are perfect. The team are all qualifi ed Production Facility Auditors and spend much of their days visiting factories and checking that local and international rules are being followed and adhered to and that the factory working environments are socially acceptable and that the products made are compliant and as per all specifi cations. So in summary, we believe it is safe to sa that Tom and his team have a very busy, varied and fundamental role is our supply chain management. And as stated before, his team always keeps in mind... NO W NOAY CONTINEW -39 COMPLIANCE
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