Custom Procurement Solutions
Reduce Costs. Reduce Workload. Increase Margins.
Your first link in the supply chain
First Link provides factory-direct procurement of products and materials to reduce your costs and increase your margins.
We specialize in working with installers, contractors, distributor/wholesalers, and other companies that use a high volume of physical products in the course of business. We are industry agnostics, providing our resources to clients across a range of product categories, including:
- Construction and building materials
- A/V cables, cable management, and enclosures
- Hospitality linens and textiles
- Paper disposables
- Machinery
- Sheet metal, CNC, casted components
- Industrial generators and transformers
- Fiber optic and network cables
Most brands don’t manufacture their products. They buy them from factories, then pile on margins to make you pay for their overhead.
Factory
Brand
Sales Rep
Distributor/Dealer
You
First Link helps you go from this:
To this:
The result is 20-30% average savings. Same quality, same specs, same products. Better supply chain.
Global Reach.
Most products travel through many hands before they get to you, adding margins at each step of the way. We buy direct from the factories that actually make them, getting you maximum cost savings.
Our in-country teams and relationships allow us to source from trusted factory partners across a range of industries, giving you confidence in every order.
Give us a spec sheet, an approved brand to match, or your own requirements. We custom produce to your specs, every time.
ASTM/ANSI standards, UL listed products, and industry-specific certifications – we independently verify that suppliers meet the compliance standards you require.
We serve as your domestic supplier, handling factory communications, international payments, import and delivery. You get to focus on your business instead of late night factory meetings.
Sourcing
Sample
Production
QC
Delivery
We vet factories, oversee production and handle QC, compliance and delivery using in-country teams and relationships built over years of working in international trade.
You get factory-direct cost savings and products made to the specs you need – with a dedicated US partner that handles the entire chain of international procurement so that you don’t have to.
Who We Work With
Installers
Made for installers, contractors, and builders: the teams who supply and install the physical materials needed to get the job done. First Link sources to required specs for individual projects and running supply, directly increasing your materials margins by an average of 20-30%.
We help wholesalers, distributors, and supply houses save an average of 10-20% across multiple SKUs by sourcing directly from factories.
Expand product offerings and get custom pack sizes, UPCs, and packaging to hit price targets and serve exactly what your business customers need.
Wholesale
Private Label
Built for retailers, distributors, and suppliers looking to grow. Customize products or materials and sell them under your own brand while significantly reducing costs.
We’ll source the items, help with the branding and design process, and manage all logistics so that you can focus on sales and growth.
Reduce costs with factory pricing on inputs. Outsource production for components outside of your core capabilities. Lower tariff bills with alternate suppliers in different countries. Get custom components built to your specifications.
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