Opening by Prodigg of a sourcing office in Shanghai, China

This office will be managed by Nathanaël Adenot, who has been based locally for the past 4 years, and is the former sourcing manager of the Building Distribution division of the Saint Gobain Group in China.

The opening of this sourcing office results from a double conviction by the management of Prodigg:

• On one side, the conviction that international sourcing is a must and holds great opportunities, but also high risks ;
• on the other side, the conviction that only a sourcing office implanted locally is able to master the risks and enable distributors to fully benefit from all available opportunities.

Accessible to all distributors and professionals regardless of the quantities that are being purchased , the sourcing office opened by Prodigg Group, is proposing an integrated service offering that will enable all actors in the building industry to buy, on a global scale, and in full security, the best products at the best price.

For this, Prodigg has created the service offering called Prodigg Search, a complete range of sourcing services, stretching from product and supplier search up to after sales:

• supplier search and selection;
• new products search and development ;
• standards and certification ;
• branding, packaging and merchandising ;
• inspection and quality control ;
• logistics and importation ;
• warranty and after sales.

This local presence, at the heart of the most dynamic production centers in Asia, opens an easy access to key competitive advantages through our service offer Prodigg Search:

• An unrivaled knowledge of Chinese and Asian suppliers and of the latest technical innovations ;
• The continous analysis of new supply opportunities and of green field suppliers with high potential ;
• A day to day follow-up of our suppliers in order to obtain the lowest possible price and to guarantee the best quality standards ;
• Removing intermediaries, with the consequence of drasticaly lowering purchasing costs, but also improving the reactivity to follow market trends. ;
• Grouping orders and volumes, which enables to buy lower quantities with improved conditions.

All in all, Prodigg Search is the guarantee to buy the best product at the best price and in full security.

For Prodigg's customers, this offer for sourcing services, comes in addition to Prodigg's brand names, already commercialized under the names of Prodigg Signatures and Prodigg Technik, and offering complete ranges of products on the shelf for bathroom and renewable energy products.