Proven case study

Czechia Glassware Substitution

Claim settled; re-production delivered true lead-free crystal; hospitality clients re-ordered; the range's premium price point held.

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Czechia Glassware Substitution: project record

Glasses lacked the ring and brilliance of crystal; composition testing showed soda-lime glass, not the specified lead-free crystal (K2O content below spec).

Buyer and project
A Prague, Czechia importer of premium glassware for hospitality.
Products and scope
Crystal glassware; wine glasses and decanters, 12 SKUs.

What LifaSourcing.com did

  1. Ran composition testing on 15 samples.

  2. Documented the substitution against the contract specification.

  3. Negotiated a claim and re-production with the factory.

  4. Qualified 2 glassworks with certified composition records.

Recorded result

Claim settled; re-production delivered true lead-free crystal; hospitality clients re-ordered; the range's premium price point held.

Company record

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