Real furniture orders, shipped from China
Hospitality, office, accommodation and distribution orders, mainly for clients in North America and Australia, and also for clients in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Middle East and the Bahamas.
By market and product group
Florida hotel, 2021: hotel-grade mattresses, bedding and linen, built-in wardrobes and cabinets, and outdoor umbrellas and furniture, checked once after bulk production and shipped as part of a seven-container order.
Melbourne student accommodation project: round side tables, wooden and metal tables, bedside cabinets, dining, office, plastic and metal chairs, bar stools and packaged FF&E components from several suppliers in China, inspected before shipment and shipped in four containers across two batches.
US office project: workstations, storage cabinets, desk cable-management components, office chairs and chair parts sourced in China, inspected before export and shipped in one 40HQ container.
Australia and New Zealand office projects: metal filing cabinets for an office renovation company on repeat orders, sourced from a specialist metal cabinet factory in China, inspected after production, corrected before loading and shipped across 22 x 40HQ containers.
Municipal park project in the United States, 2020: solid teak outdoor chairs, tables, lounge seating and park benches from outdoor furniture workshops, inspected once after bulk production and shipped with the park package in three 40HQ containers.
Mesh office chairs and chair components shipped from China to Melbourne across several orders between 2014 and 2017 — an estimated 10 x 40HQ in total, with supplier coordination, inspection at the factory before shipment and container loading records.
U.S. villa project, 2014: a marble dining table with upholstered chairs, bedroom furniture, sofas and lounge chairs, furniture hardware and decorative pieces, selected in Guangdong showrooms, inspected once after bulk production and shipped.
Australian construction company, office and commercial interior projects: reception tables and sofas, office chairs, desks and filing cabinets from several specialist factories in China, samples approved before production, inspected when each factory finished production, and loaded into 3 x 40HQ containers.
Melbourne apartment project: custom hotel-style room furniture, chairs, sofas and tables from several factories, samples approved before production, inspected once when production was finished, and loaded into 12 x 40HQ containers.
Dubai restaurant group: terrace dining sets in WPC, leather recliner sofas and coffee tables topped in natural marble, from three specialist factories in China, inspected once after bulk production and shipped together in one container to Jebel Ali.
Office booth seating, high-back collaborative seating, lounge seating, table and desk components and furniture frames for a Melbourne office project, shipped from China in 3 x 40HQ containers in 2015 and inspected at the factory before shipment.
Netherlands furniture importer: fabric sectional sofas and leather-upholstered moulded-plywood lounge chairs from two specialist factories in China, each inspected when its production was finished and consolidated into one container to Rotterdam.
Melbourne office project, 2015: high-back upholstered lounge seating, round tables, office desk items and packed components, checked once after bulk production and shipped in two 40HQ containers.
UK new-build villa: custom sofas including a six-metre sectional, seating, marble and glass-top tables, TV cabinets and sideboards, selected in China, checked after production and shipped in two 40HQ containers.
Melbourne commercial project: a repeat order of black metal side tables and wire-frame chairs, checked once after bulk production and shipped as one full 40HQ container.
Restaurant chain in the Middle East, 2015: booth sofas, armchairs, dining chairs and wood-frame tables with natural marble tops from several specialist workshops, inspected once finished and shipped in two 40HQ containers.
Bahamas residential project, 2018: leather sofas, wood-grain coffee tables, a desk with matching storage and pedestal, and office chairs, measured and checked by our team before packing.
Melbourne student accommodation, 2018: custom sofa modules, lounge seating, chairs, tables and room furniture made to drawings, sampled, checked after bulk production and shipped in six 40HQ containers.
Australia, 2018: sofas, beds, wardrobes, dining sets and accessories for a new home project, checked by our team before shipment and shipped in two 40HQ furniture containers.
Australia, 2018: a leather sectional, timber-frame dining chairs and outdoor pieces in powder-coated aluminium for a new residence, chosen in showrooms and checked by our team before shipment.
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