How to Brief a Manufacturer


Seven steps, one page each, ending in a brief a factory can quote.

Short answer: work through seven steps in order: what you sell, sizes, artwork, label and pack, quantity, sample, then send. Each page gives one table to decide from and a checklist to tick, and the last page is the enquiry package.

The one-page brief for a frame or board order lists seven things to name. This series takes the same ground one step at a time, with a table for each step.

StepWhat you finish
Step 1: Say What You Sell and to WhomName the product family and the customer in one sentence.
Step 2: Sizes and SpecSay which size list you are using and what the number means.
Step 3: ArtworkSend the right file for the range.
Step 4: Label and PackDecide what you supply and what is packed.
Step 5: Quantity and ReordersGive a quantity band and a reorder pattern.
Step 6: Sample and ApprovalDecide what you will check on the sample.
Step 7: Send the EnquiryPut the brief together and send it.

Start an enquiry when your list is ready; we reply within 1 business day, with questions or a quote.

Sources: how to brief a frame or board order [V95-PL1-BRIEFG]; how it works [V95-PL1-HOW]; RFQ template [V95-PL1-RFQ]. As of 2026-11-12. Terms are typical and are confirmed in your written quote.

Brief sheets by segment

Seven print-ready brief sheets, one for each kind of buyer we publish for, built from the published pages.