Technical Library 9 guides
How to vet a piping manufacturer, negotiate terms, load a container and clear customs — for importers and distributors.
Sourcing & Import · 28 Aug 2026
A pipe-only container hits its limit on volume; a brass-only one hits it on weight. Work out the break-even density, then plan stacking order and one document set for three families.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 25 Aug 2026
Range architecture, not product quality, breaks a new distributor. A thirteen-line stock list with PN classes and actuator threads spelled out, plus six questions to score a manufacturer with.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 21 Aug 2026
What to specify before you ask a PPR pipe supplier for a price in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha: a PN class and wall-thickness table, which conformity scheme applies in which Gulf country — SABER, ECAS, QGOSM, KUCAS — and the heat and UV storage rules.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 18 Aug 2026
Egyptian plumbing imports fail on the file, not the product. The document requirement table, which authority owns which question, and why pipe marking is agreed before extrusion.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 15 Aug 2026
SASO and SABER, and how the neighbouring Gulf schemes differ; the ISO 10508 service class to specify alongside PN; the document file a factory owes you, and first-container planning.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 29 Jul 2026
A 15-point scorecard for vetting a pipe fittings supplier: weights totalling 100, scored out of 300, with pass bands, five critical rows and a worked example.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 25 Jul 2026
Four supplier archetypes, a twelve-criterion comparison table and how to model total landed cost instead of unit price — a selection process for importers building a range.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 19 Jun 2026
Most PEX enquiries are too short to quote properly. The RFQ table that makes quotations comparable, the conformity regime in each of the five North African markets, and container maths.
Read the guideSourcing & Import · 23 May 2026
A 28-point weighted scorecard for vetting a PPR pipe manufacturer across the Gulf — with scoring method, pass line and worked example — plus the wall-thickness table and which conformity scheme applies in which GCC market.
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Own extrusion, injection-moulding and machining lines. No MOQ. Standard lead time 45 days.
