Footwear
QUALITY CONTROL,
TESTING AND AUDITS
It makes obvious that footwear manufacturers and merchants would want to validate the performance, durability, and quality of their products while also safeguarding their brand name equity.
To be effective, this entails navigating a variety of criteria, especially in light of market trends toward customization and cutting-edge gadgets like Bluetooth, WiFi, and 3D printing. Along with changes in sourcing patterns and a commercial and regulatory environment that is constantly changing, buyers and sellers of footwear must respond to these issues.
OUR APPROACH TO FOOTWEAR TESTING, INSPECTION AND AUDIT
With our global network of fully-equipped laboratories and field service offices, Bureau Veritas helps footwear brands and enables increasingly complicated products to reach more markets more rapidly. In addition to other materials, we have extensive experience evaluating shoes for men, women, and kids that are constructed of real leather, synthetic leather, and plastic.
Our experienced footwear experts can create appropriate testing concepts based on each client's unique requirements, which may include training production teams and supply chains, conducting thorough testing, and providing advice on improvement opportunities to satisfy corporate and market entry needs of speed, quality, and cost. These professionals are represented in national and international standard committees.
We are in the perfect position to help retailers, brands, manufacturers, and importers in the difficult footwear industry.
OUR SPECIALIST SOLUTIONS
Performance testing
• Abrasion (heel lining, outsole)
• Colourfastness (leather material, textiles)
• Fitting test with models
• Flex resistance (outsole, upper material)
• Labelling
• Measurement of inner length of shoes
• Resistance (metal parts corrosion, slip, water)
• Strength (attachment, accessory pull-out, seam, material tear)
• Workmanship
Chemical testing
• Regulatory Requirements such as REACH and CPSIA
• Client’s Product and Manufacturing RSL
• Key tests for azo-dyes, cadmium, chlorinated paraffins, chromium VI, dimethylfumarate, dimethylformamide, nickel release, organotins and pentachlorophenol
China-specific capabilities
• Athletic shoes (GB/T 15107-2013)
• Casual shoes (QB/T 2955-2008)
• Children's footwear
• Safety Technical Specifications for Children's Footwear (GB 30585-2014)
• Children's Leather Shoes (QB/T 2880-2007)
• Children's Athletic Shoes (QB/T 4331-2012)
• Footwear with shanks (GB 28011-2011 Shanks for Footwear)
• Leather shoes (QB/T 1002-2005 Leather Shoes)
Field services
• During Production Inspections (DUPRO)
• Pre-Shipment Inspections (Final Random Inspection)
• Technical Audits (Quality, Capability & Capacity)
• Social Audits
• Environmental Audits
• Security Audits
With labs, offices, and experts in every location where consumer goods are sold and sourced, Bureau Veritas is a well-known industry leader in testing, inspection, and audits of consumer goods.
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
In the world of footwear, there has never been more need for a testing, inspection and certification partner with not only broad competence but also a global footprint.
Bureau Veritas CPS is a leading provider of testing, inspection, certification, and training services for the footwear industry. We offer a wide range of services to help footwear brands and manufacturers ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of their products. Our team of highly skilled technical experts use cutting-edge technology and facilities to deliver accurate and reliable results. We are also committed to providing our customers with exceptional service, and we are always looking for ways to improve our offerings.
