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A successful German barefoot shoe retailer is looking for a plastic company able to produce a foot measuring device made of eco-friendly plastic under a supplier agreement

Summary

Closed for EoI
Profile Type
  • Business request
POD Reference
BRDE20240710014
Term of Validity
10 July 2024 - 10 July 2025
Company's Country
  • Germany
Type of partnership
  • Supplier agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
The German barefoot shoes specialist would like to offer a tool for reliable foot measurement for endcustomers at home. They are looking for a plastics processing company or any other company able to produce foot measuring plate made form stable plastic (PVC) under a supplier agreement.
Full Description
The German company was founded in 2019 as a small retailer for barefoot shoes. The company went online during the pandemic and generated considerable sales since then, with continued growth.

They would like to provide their customers with a foot measuring plate for reliable foot measurements. This measuring mat is for endcustomers to measure their foot size in length and width in centimeters at home. The successful barefoot shoes trader is now looking for a company able to produce this foot measuring device. This might probably be a plastics processing company, a plastic injection company, a company producing bank, customer or plastic cards, a company for advertising systems, advertising technology or any other company that is able to produce the product made of flexible and stable plastics.

The measuring mat will be made of stable plastic (PVC), approx. 40.5 cm x 22.5 cm in size. On one short side there is a stable angle made of non-flexible plastic – with approx. 2 cm x 4 cm. A more environmentally friendly alternative to normal plastics is welcome. Example photos are attached.

Guide lines are printed on the measuring roll as a scale. Printing data will be delivered by the German company. The printing is multi-colour.

Planned amount: 10.000 pieces (not necessarily in one production step)
No special packaging is required.

The product is a new development, therefore no further technical details are available. The product needs to be constructed together with the sought manufacturing company. A protype can be shown.

A cooperation under a supplier agreement is envisaged.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- The product is made of stable plastic, with one stable plastic angle on one of the shorter sides of the plate.
- Length of the mat is approx. 40.5 cm, width 22.5 cm
- The stable plastic angle is 2 cm x 4 cm on a width of 22.5 cm
- The product can be made in one piece.
- Printing data to print the centimetres scale on the mat will be provided (multi-colour printing is required)
Stage of Development
  • Available for demonstration
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
IPR status
  • No IPR applied

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The German barefoot shoe retailer is looking for a producing partner to produce their foot measuring plate made of plastics to scale and in large quantitites. Potential manufacturers could be plastics processing companies, plastic injection companies, companies producing bank, customer or plastic cards, companies for advertising systems, advertising technology or any other companies.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME <=10
  • SME 11-49
  • Other
  • Big company
  • SME 50 - 249
Type of partnership
  • Supplier agreement

Dissemination

Market keywords
  • 08001001 - Plastic fabricators
  • 07004004 - Housewares
  • 07004001 - Clothing, shoes and accessories (including jewellery)
  • 08001005 - Other fabricated plastics
  • 09004007 - Printing and binding
Targeted countries
  • All countries

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