You should know the timeline before you send the deposit.
Every stage and its working days, written down before you commit.
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Development follows a fixed sequence, and each stage has a stated duration. The point of publishing them is simple: a supplier who cannot tell you how long their own floor takes has not planned it.
Design review → 3D design → 3D approval → sample approval → mass production → quality inspection → dispatch. At quoting we commit dates per stage for your specific order, and where complexity or quantity changes the maths, we say so before you pay rather than after.
What this looks like in practice
3D drawing — 1 to 7 working days
From your sketch, photo or tech pack we produce a CAD/STL model and a rendering. Complexity drives the range: a plain band lands at the fast end, a pavé-heavy vintage piece at the slow end.
Sampling — 7 to 10 working days
A physical sample in your metal and stone programme. This is the object your team should judge us on, not a photograph. Sample cost is quoted upfront and typically credited against the first production order.
Mass production — 20 to 25 working days
Bulk runs across A and B lines. Larger programmes are scheduled at quote stage rather than discovered mid-run; if your launch date is fixed, tell us at enquiry and we plan backwards from it.
Overall lead time — 5 to 30 days
Stock designs move fastest; fully custom programmes with new CAD, sampling and bulk sit at the long end. Every quote states which end of that range your order falls in and why.
Quality inspection & dispatch — 1 to 2 days
Piece-level QC against your approved pre-production sample, then photo and video documentation under standard lighting before goods leave the floor.
Development Process & Lead Times — step by step
Design review
3D design
3D approval
Sample approval
Mass production
Quality inspection
Match a Style — Quote from Any Reference
Send a style number, photo or CAD file. Get a manufacturing quote within 24–48 hours.
OEM / ODM Manufacturing
Your designs manufactured to spec, or our design team building your line from a brief.
Private Label
Your brand on the piece, the packaging and the paperwork.
Sampling
Physical samples before bulk — judge the quality standard first.