Apparel production recovery for Sweden
LIFA coordinated replacement apparel production after a factory fire, delivering the first 8,000 units on the original date for a Swedish brand.
- The buyer
- A Gothenburg, Sweden apparel brand (~€8M revenue) with a 30,000-unit order in production when the factory suffered a fire.
- The product scope
- Ladies' blouses; woven cotton, 30,000 units across 4 styles.
What needed to change?
CRISIS: the fire destroyed 60% of work-in-progress 4 weeks before delivery; penalties were up to €120,000; 2 retail chains threatened delisting.
How LIFA managed the work
Within 72 hours, we verified 5 alternative factories with matching capability and available capacity.
We split the order across 2 factories (18,000 / 12,000 units) to de-risk any single point of failure.
We negotiated priority production slots and 3-shift scheduling to recover time.
We arranged mixed air/sea logistics: 40% airfreight for the first delivery tranche.
We ran full QC (AQL 2.5) at both factories, including re-approval of samples.
First tranche (8,000 units) delivered by air on the original date; balance delivered within +5 days; penalties limited to €6,000 on one chain; total cost +9% versus the feared +40%.
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What this project shows
Emergency capacity still needed sample approval and QC. Splitting production and freight allowed the first retail commitment to be prioritized.
Client identities, supplier contacts and confidential commercial terms are withheld from this public company record.
