Sourcing, manufacturing and international supply
Your sourcing and manufacturing partner.
Método helps developers, designers, operators and contractors turn specifications, drawings and reference samples into manufactured, inspected and delivered products.
From one difficult item to a complete FF&E, joinery or specialist interiors package, we coordinate the supply route from enquiry to final delivery.
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- Projects in the register
- 13
- Countries represented in project experience
- 1
- Accountable point between buyer and factory
What we source and manufacture
One partner across the product categories a project actually buys.
Packages range from a single difficult item to a complete FF&E, joinery or specialist interiors scope.
Furniture and casegoods
- Guest room casegoods, wardrobes and desks
- Beds, bases, headboards and upholstery
- Loose and fixed public area furniture
- Restaurant, bar and outdoor furniture
- Residential and villa furniture packages
Joinery and doors
- Bespoke joinery, panelling and feature walls
- Kitchens, vanities and wardrobes
- Fire rated and acoustic doorsets
- Reception desks and back of house joinery
Finishes and surfaces
- Natural and engineered stone
- Timber, veneer and decorative laminates
- Flooring systems, tile and carpet
- Decorative metalwork, trims and screens
Products and equipment
- Decorative and architectural lighting
- Sanitaryware, brassware and bathroom accessories
- Rugs, curtains, soft furnishing and artwork
- Retail fixtures, display systems and shopfittings
- Specialist architectural products including GRG, GRC and GRP
Who this is for
Buyers who need the specification made, not just quoted.
Hotel owners and operators
Owners and operating teams buying a full FF&E package to a brand standard, or replacing a category across an existing estate.
Developers
Residential, mixed use and hospitality developers who need furniture, joinery and finishes bought once and delivered against a handover programme.
Interior designers and architects
Design practices who need a specification made, sampled and produced faithfully, with technical questions answered before anything is cut.
Main and fit-out contractors
Contractors carrying a supply obligation who want one supplier holding several product categories rather than a spread of unrelated factories.
Procurement consultants
Purchasing teams who need specification checking, comparable quotations and inspected goods, with documentation that stands up to audit.
Restaurant, retail and residential groups
Groups rolling out a concept across sites, where repeatability, replacement parts and consistent finish matter more than a single low price.
The supply route
From enquiry to delivered product.
Each step is a control point. Nothing moves to the next one until the previous one is closed.
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How an enquiry is assessed
We read what you send before we price it. The first response tells you what is clear, what is ambiguous and what is missing, so you are not quoted against assumptions.
- Scope, quantities and locations confirmed
- Items sorted into priceable, indicative and not yet defined
- Information request issued for the gaps
- Programme and delivery dates tested against production reality
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Specification and drawing review
Specifications are checked against manufacture. Where a detail cannot be made as drawn, or a finish will not hold in the environment, we say so at review rather than at inspection.
- Materials, finishes and performance requirements read line by line
- Buildability and tolerance issues raised in writing
- Compliance requirements identified, including fire and durability
- Design intent recorded so later changes are visible
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Supplier and factory selection
Work is placed with the manufacturing route that suits the product, not the route that happens to be free. Our network includes factories in Vietnam, India, China, Europe and the Gulf.
- Route selected on capability, capacity and finish quality
- Factory pre-qualification and audit before award
- Ability to split a package across more than one manufacturer
- No requirement for you to manage the factories directly
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Sampling, prototypes and mock-ups
Samples and prototypes are used to close arguments early. A signed control sample is the reference every production unit is measured against.
- Material and finish samples issued as controlled sets
- Prototypes and first articles for repeated items
- Model rooms and mock-ups where the package justifies it
- Signed control samples retained for inspection
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Commercial comparison and value engineering
Quotations are presented so they can be compared properly, with the differences explained. Where cost has to come out, we show what changes and what it does to the design intent.
- Like for like comparison across manufacturing routes
- Alternatives priced with the effect on finish and lead time stated
- Cost drivers identified item by item
- Decisions recorded so the specification stays traceable
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Shop drawings and technical coordination
Production drawings are produced and coordinated before release, then held against site dimensions, services and adjacent trades.
- Shop drawings issued for review and approval
- Survey and site dimension checks where access allows
- Interfaces with MEP, joinery and stone resolved on paper
- Revision control so the factory builds the approved version
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Production management
Production is monitored against the programme, not reported after the fact. Slippage is visible while there is still time to act on it.
- Production schedule tied to the site programme
- Material release and long lead items tracked
- Progress reporting with photographs from the floor
- Escalation route when a factory falls behind
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Factory quality control
Goods are inspected before they ship. It is far cheaper to reject an item in the factory than to discover it in a guest room.
- Inspection and test plan agreed at award
- In-process checks during production
- Pre-shipment inspection against the control sample
- Defects closed out and re-inspected before release
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Consolidation and logistics
Several factories, one delivery plan. Goods are consolidated, documented and sequenced so material lands in the order the site can take it.
- Consolidation of multiple product categories and origins
- Export documentation and country of origin paperwork
- Shipment sequencing set against the installation programme
- Storage and phased release where site is not ready
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Delivery and installation support
Delivery is not the end of the obligation. Where installation support is included, we place people on site to receive, distribute and set out the package.
- Receipt, checking and snag recording on arrival
- Distribution and set out by room or zone
- Installation teams where the package includes them
- Replacement parts, attic stock and warranty handling
Supply packages
Choose the package closest to what you are buying.
By sector
What can be supplied for each environment.
Hospitality
Hotels and resorts buy the widest package, from guest room casegoods through to the accessories that make a room photograph properly.
- Guest room furniture
- Wardrobes and casegoods
- Beds and headboards
- Loose furniture
- Public area furniture
- Decorative lighting
- Bathroom products
- Doors and architectural joinery
- Rugs, curtains and accessories
- Back of house requirements where applicable
Retail
Retail buys repeatability. Fixtures, counters and display systems produced once and reproduced accurately across a store programme.
- Gondolas, wall bays and midfloor units
- Cash desks and service counters
- Fitting room joinery
- Display tables and podiums
- Integrated fixture lighting
- Signage substrates and brand elements
Food and beverage
Restaurants, bars and cafes need furniture built for service patterns and replacement parts that still match the original.
- Dining chairs and bar stools
- Banquettes and fixed seating
- Tables, bases and tops
- Bar fronts and back bar joinery
- Host and service stations
- Outdoor and terrace furniture
Private residences
Villas, apartments and penthouses where a single owner sees every joint. Furniture, joinery and finishes bought to a domestic standard of scrutiny.
- Kitchens, wardrobes and fitted joinery
- Loose and bespoke furniture
- Stone, timber and decorative surfaces
- Decorative lighting
- Bathroom products and vanities
- Curtains, rugs and accessories
Branded residences
Branded residential schemes carry an operator standard and a repeated unit count, which is exactly where a controlled supply route pays for itself.
- Repeated unit furniture packages
- Kitchens and wardrobes to a brand standard
- Stone and surface packages with batch control
- Amenity and public area furniture
- Decorative lighting
- Show unit and handover packages
Commercial interiors
Workplace and headquarters interiors where joinery, reception furniture and surfaces have to arrive complete and on a fixed occupation date.
- Reception desks and feature joinery
- Meeting and workplace furniture
- Wall panelling and doors
- Flooring and surface packages
- Decorative and architectural lighting
- Signage and wayfinding elements
Healthcare
Clinical environments where cleanability, durability and compliance decide the specification before appearance does.
- Reception and waiting area furniture
- Ward and patient room furniture
- Clinical joinery and storage
- Hygienic surfaces and flooring
- Doorsets and protection systems
- Sanitaryware and accessible fittings
Leisure and entertainment
Themed and experiential environments needing sculptural elements, heavy duty furniture and products that survive very high footfall.
- Themed GRP and GRG elements
- Decorative metalwork and screens
- Queue line and public area furniture
- Food and beverage furniture
- Retail fixtures within the attraction
- Specialist finishes and coatings
Buyer markets
Where our buyers are based.
Supply is planned around the documentation, port and programme of the market receiving it.
FF&E and furniture sourcing for Saudi Arabia
Hotel, hospitality and residential programmes in the Kingdom buying furniture, joinery and finishes from international manufacturing routes, with documentation and delivery planned for Saudi ports and site conditions.
- FF&E and joinery packages bought as one scope
- Documentation prepared for Saudi import requirements
- Delivery sequenced to a fixed opening date
- Inspection completed before shipment leaves the factory
Hospitality furniture supply for Dubai and the UAE
The market where most of our project register sits. Hotel, retail and residential buyers in the UAE and wider Gulf sourcing furniture, lighting, stone and specialist products with local delivery support.
- Hospitality furniture supply into Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- Retail fixture programmes across UAE malls
- Specialist architectural elements from our own workshops
- Local receipt, storage and distribution support
International manufacturing partner for UK designers and contractors
UK design practices, contractors and retail groups using an international manufacturing route without carrying the factory management themselves.
- Bespoke furniture and joinery made to UK specification
- Retail fixture production for rollout programmes
- Compliance evidence prepared for UK requirements
- Consolidated delivery into UK sites and warehouses
Project sourcing and supply for India
Indian hospitality and residential developers sourcing internationally, and international buyers using Indian manufacturing routes for stone, metalwork and furniture.
- Sourcing from Indian manufacturing routes
- Supply into Indian hotel and residential projects
- Stone, metalwork and furniture packages
- Inspection and consolidation before dispatch
Furniture and specialist interior manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam is a serious contract furniture manufacturing base and one of the routes we buy on. It is also a market where we hold genuine delivered project evidence.
- Contract furniture manufacturing routes in Vietnam
- Joinery and casegoods for hospitality and residential
- Factory monitoring and pre-shipment inspection
- Export consolidation to the Gulf, Europe and beyond
Why a supply partner
An alternative to managing several factories directly.
- One accountable point between buyer and manufacturer
- Access to different manufacturing routes rather than one factory
- Specification checking before quotation
- Shop drawing and sampling coordination
- Factory and production monitoring
- Quality inspections before shipment
- Consolidation of multiple product categories
- Logistics coordinated against the site programme
- Installation support where it is included in the package
- An alternative to managing several factories directly
Evidence
Manufactured and supplied by Método.
Projects where Método manufactured and supplied the package rather than installing it.
Guides
Buying well across borders.
- How to source bespoke hotel furniture internationally
- What an FF&E procurement partner should take responsibility for
- Vietnam, India or China: choosing the right manufacturing route
- What should be included in a furniture manufacturing specification?
- How samples and mock-ups reduce procurement risk
- How to compare quotations from different furniture factories
- When value engineering protects design intent and when it destroys it
- How to consolidate FF&E from multiple manufacturers
- Factory quality control before furniture is shipped
- The hidden risks in buying directly from an overseas factory
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Send your specification
Tell us what you need made.
Send us the specification, drawings or reference material you currently have. We will review the scope, identify what is sufficiently defined to price and tell you what information is still required.