In China there are hundreds of choice on LVT and SPC manufacturers and supplier. As a vinyl flooring importer, it is essential to find, evaluate, and select a trustable and reliable supplier to source vinyl floorings from. As the Chinese vinyl flooring market is flooded with all sorts of different grade of vinyl flooring products, if a wrong supplier is selected, considerable amount of damage can cause flooring business to loss profits and in worst scenario losing clients and future business opportunities. To ensure that you have the right selection of supplier, here is a few tips and why Hengdi Flooring is a best choice for LVT / SPC Importers.
Key Points to Consider
- Product Price and Quality
- Production Scale and Capacity
- Research & Innovation Capabilities
- Accountable on Product Warranty and Defects
- Factory’s Experience in Global International Trade
Product Price and Quality
While price is one of the most important factor to stay competitive in the flooring market, quality is also an aspect that cannot be compromised. The true is, good quality vinyl flooring costs more, as a more qualified PVC composition simply costs more. A well balance between what is acceptable quality to the local market and pricing is essential to the success of flooring sales.
As a flooring importer, it is important to consider about what is the right price and product quality for your market. Some market accepts lower quality standards, while in some niche markets, a high performance vinyl flooring products are required. Some example of high standard requirements includes IMO certified LVT flooring that has higher performance in fire retardant.
Production Scale & Capacity
Different vinyl flooring factories in China has different production scale and capacity. If you are a smaller flooring importer, most manufacturers will be able to meet your demand as there are generally enough production capacity for smaller clients. However, if you are a major flooring importer with monthly order of 50-100 containers, then capacity might be a problem with smaller manufacturers.
Different Size Capacity Vinyl Flooring Factory in China
| Criterias | Smaller Factory | Medium Factory | Large Factory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Output Capacity | 50 – 100 containers | 300 – 500 containers | more than 500 containers |
| Number of Staffs | 25-100 staffs | 200-300 staffs | more than 500 staffs |
| Global Divisions | Based in China only. | May expand to South East Asia | Expand to South East Asia, North/South America, and Africa. |
| Manufacturing Examples | Hengdi Floor China | Uny Group Flooring | Z-Young Flooring |
| Advantages | Generally more affordable prices. More flexible with small production orders. | Sufficient capacity for growth, and has strong incentive to expand and increase production capacity for new clients’ demand. | Globally diverse production sites for reduced global supply chain risks. |
| Disadvantages | Smaller production capacity does not work well with bigger flooring importers / brands / distributors. | Price can be a problem as factory has higher overhead costs but not sufficient production scale to drive costs down. | Only provide best pricing for VIP customers. Does not work well with smaller flooring importers. |
Research & Innovation Capabilities
Different vinyl flooring manufacturers has different way of innovativeness. Some has their own research team that works on composition formulas, and consistently looking for external material applications for new flooring plank structures. Some are more heavily reliant on suppliers for latest material applications. And some work with cross industry for new production solutions that could make to the next generation flooring products. By all means, innovation drive can come from both internal and external resources.
When considering about potential vinyl flooring suppliers, it can be crucial to look for one that is a clear future product roadmap. As it tells you how much innovation effort the manufacturer is taking.
Accountable on Product Warranty & Defects
As a flooring importer, you want to work with a reliable supplier that provide warranty over its products. There has been many international trade cases where flooring importers found product defects either after they receive the products, or after the floorings has been installed, and the manufacturers base in China has not been accountable. As a result, these importers had made significant lost from trading with unaccountable and unreliable manufacturers in China.
Factory’s Experience in Global International Trade
Experience with global international trade is an important millstone for Chinese manufacturers. Ideally you want to be trading with a manufacturer that has experience with international markets. This means the manufacturer will understand more about your needs and providing a worry free service to your purchase order.
What Makes Hengdi Flooring A Best Choice for LVT / SPC Flooring Importers
- Product Operation Experience for Top Quality Product
- Clear Communication with Experienced Sales Team
- Initiation and Engagement on Product Innovations
- Be Reliable on Products and After Service Solutions
- Competitive Low Prices with Qualified Raw Materials
Product Operation Experience for Top Quality Product
Hengdi’s head of operation Mr. Tian has over 20 years of experience in LVT & SPC flooring manufacturing. Having supported many leading factories in China, Mr. Tian understands well the product requirements and technical skills in vinyl plank manufacturing. Mr. Tian was also the original team that invented the loose lay LVT flooring with anti-slip underlayer.
Clear Communication with Experienced Sales Team
Communication is one of the most important factor that separates Hengdi from other Chinese factories. Our experienced sales team has a strong background in English education and communication. This means our communication on product demands, production time and delivery will be more accurate as we correctly translate your needs to our internal operation staffs.
A clear communication may not been seen as such a huge deal, but when facing manufacturing problems and negotiation, it can become problematic if you are facing a factory that is incapable of making clear and concrete communicating.
Initiation and Engagement on Product Innovations
Here at Hengdi Floor, we are committed in delivering new innovations that can differentiate our products from competitors. By leveraging both internal NPD resources and external cross industry experts, Hengdi floor brings advanced resilient flooring products for our clients. Our 2025 innovation products includes the thermostatic SPC flooring which provide energy efficient floor heating that reduce energy use for better environmental sustainability. By working with cross industry experts, Hengdi Floor is also developing new magnetic flooring that helps to reduce the use of glue in floor installation. The magnetic LVT is most suitable for commercial applications. It is especially cost effective for commercial area that use raised floor.
Innovative Flooring Products at Hengdi:
- PVC Free Polypropylene Resilient Flooring
- Energy Efficient Self-Regulating (Thermostatic) Floor Heating for SPC
- Acclimation Free Performance Luxury Vinyl Tiles
- Extra Long SPC planks with 1.8 metre length
- Loose Lay Grip Luxury Vinyl Tiles
- High Scratch Resistance 38N Vinyl Flooring Tiles
Be Reliable on Products and After Service Solutions
Does our vinyl flooring products and delivery ever encounter problems? Unfortunately, but yes they do. While our operation team are working the best we can to make sure no issues ever arises, however, there are indeed times when our flooring products along the supply chain was found some problems. Hengdi Floor China is proud to standby our products’ quality and delivery. So even in times when our clients had found problems with our products, we took responsibilities over the issue and immediately improve upon the process to ensure the same problem is minimized and not occuring again. As our customer at time had faced damage from our defected products, Hengdi Floor has standby and also compensated our client for their lost. This is a warranty that many flooring manufacturers does not provide, and many flooring importers had made loss when buying from these suppliers.
Competitive Low Prices with Qualified Raw Materials
As Hengdi Floor standby our products, it is our commitment to use quality raw materials that contributes to reliable quality vinyl floorings. Our price remain competitive with leading vinyl flooring suppliers, and quality that you can trust.
To find out how Hengdi Floor China can support your flooring business with top quality LVT and SPC collections, please feel free to email us at sales@hengdifloor.com or submit your inquiry below: