SCOPE OF SERVICES
Capabilities
Development, sourcing and manufacturing for technical outerwear, outdoor and sports apparel, lifestyle and performance product, and hard goods.
Three stages, one team
October4 can support the whole product journey, or step in at the stage where a brand needs help. The same people carry a style from sketch to shipment.
Development
Open developmentDeveloping your designs for a new collection starts with the colour story, design functionality, technical package and garment patterns. We work through each of those with the brand's own designers.
- Tech file: BOM, construction, measurement spec, workmanship guideline
- Pattern making and grading
- Feature development through mock-ups
- Prototypes and consumption
Sourcing
Open sourcingFabric and trims are the raw material. Sourcing means finding the most cost-efficient vendor of materials, production or finished goods at the specified quality and service level — an important part of the apparel merchandiser's responsibility.
- Technical fabrics and membranes
- Seam tape, adhesive film and bonding materials
- Zips, buckles, buttons and hardware
- Down and synthetic insulation
Manufacturing
Open manufacturingProduct design, fabric selection and inspection, pattern making, grading, marking, cutting, sewing, pressing or folding, finishing and detailing, dyeing and washing, and QC — produced in Bangladesh across three factories, with our own 80-line plant under construction.
- 25 production lines across three factories today
- Our own 80-line plant under construction in Mirsharai
- Dedicated seam sealing and bonding capacity
- Quilting lines for down and insulation
- In-line technical and final inspection
