The Kare works, Suzhou
The workshop is running Workshop B · 2nd shift
Filed from Suzhou · Est. 2008 · For wholesalers, importers & chain buyers

Built for the world's hands.

Eighteen years of pressing, weaving, knitting and moulding the unglamorous tools that keep the world's kitchens, hospitals, hotels and households spotless. One factory. Eight specialised lines. One disciplined company.

2008
Founded
38,000
Floor area
2,400+
SKUs in catalogue
60+
Markets
№ 02 — The House

A quiet kind
of industry.

12M+
Units / year
820+
FCL in 2025
98.7%
On-time FY25

We make things that disappear into routine: the sponge that lives next to a sink in Frankfurt, the microfiber that wipes a windshield in Lagos, the mop that sweeps a hotel lobby in São Paulo before sunrise. The customer never thinks of the factory. That is, in our view, the highest compliment a manufacturer can earn.

Kare is not a trading desk; we own the looms, the moulding lines, the slitting rooms, the laboratory and the warehouses. Vertical integration is unfashionable until the moment your container slips a port — and then it is the only thing that matters.

This site is the front door to eight specialised product lines, each on its own dedicated website. Walk through whichever one you came for. We will be in the workshop.

Signed, the Kare Workshop — 苏州咔乐
№ 03 — OEM / ODM

We make your brand,
or design our own.

OEM — Manufactured to your spec

Send your tech-pack, your master sample, your Pantone reference. We re-engineer for industrial repeatability, source the substrate, build the tooling, and produce at scale — under your label, your packaging, your retail readiness.

  • 01 Private label & full retail packaging In-house
  • 02 Custom moulds & tooling 15–30 days
  • 03 Pantone matching to ±2 ΔE QC verified
  • 04 Retail-ready blister, header, FSDU Available
  • 05 Amazon FBA prep, FNSKU, polybag On request

ODM — Designed in-house, sold as yours

Our design house ships ~80 new concept SKUs each season. Choose one, choose ten — we exclusivise the design to your territory, build the artwork around your identity, and ship without you ever opening a CAD file.

  • 06 Seasonal concept catalogue SS / FW drops
  • 07 Territorial exclusivity (12 mo.) Negotiable
  • 08 3D rendering & sample within 7 days Guaranteed
  • 09 Trend & colour forecasting brief Included
  • 10 Joint trade-show development Annual
A factory that listens — before it quotes, — before it ships.
№ 04 — From raw material to FOB

Four disciplines, one ship date.

Unless otherwise specified — all dates per confirmed PI
PHASE 01

Substrate audited at intake. PP/PET, viscose, cotton, melamine and rubber are tested before they enter the line.

Sourcing & inspection

PHASE 02

Extrusion, knitting, weaving, moulding, sewing — all under one roof. No middle traders, no surprises.

In-house production

PHASE 03

Nine independent QC lanes: AQL 1.5/2.5 sampling, photo report, third-party invitation (SGS / BV / Intertek).

Triple-stage QC

PHASE 04

Container loaded at our bonded warehouse — Shanghai, Ningbo or Qingdao. Loading photos and BL within 48 h.

Logistics & ship

  • CERT №01 ISO 9001:2015 — Quality Management Renewed 2025
  • CERT №02 BSCI — Business Social Compliance Grade A · 2025
  • CERT №03 Sedex SMETA 4-Pillar Audit Passed 2025
  • CERT №04 EU REACH + Prop 65 substrate Per SKU
  • CERT №05 FDA Food-Contact (selected lines) Tested
  • CERT №06 FSC Mix Credit — wood/bamboo handles FSC-C175XXX
  • CERT №07 OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Textile lines
  • CERT №08 Walmart / Target / Costco supplier audit Active
№ 06 — Markets we serve

A container
leaving somewhere
every week.

Europe
38%
DE · NL · FR · UK · IT · ES · PL · SE
North America
26%
US · CA · MX (mass & specialty)
MENA
12%
SA · AE · EG · MA · TR · KW
LATAM
9%
BR · CL · CO · PE · AR
SE Asia
8%
ID · VN · TH · PH · MY
Oceania
5%
AU · NZ — incl. chain retail
Sub-Sahara
2%
ZA · KE · NG · GH (growing)
Top channels
5
Hypermarket · Discounter · DIY · Amazon FBA · HORECA
Containers '25
820+
FCL combined — Shanghai & Ningbo
№ 07 — Correspondence

Tell us what
you need made.

Send a tech-pack, a competitor sample, or a single line: "I sell sponges to discounters in Romania." We will reply within one business day with a route to the right factory house, a target MOQ and a target FOB price.

  • 1
    Tell us what you need Product, quantity, destination port
  • 2
    Receive a route & a price Target MOQ and FOB within one business day
  • 3
    Order with confidence QC reports at every stage — shipped on the PI date

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