The huge savings to be made in shifting manufacturing to factories in the Far East and other developing nations means that the number of companies using third party manufacturers and licensees to produce their goods has increased dramatically in recent years.

However, the integrity of these licensees and sub-contracted manufacturers is sometimes called into question. Problems with product diversion, overruns and supplying third parties with copies or components can often be traced back to third party factories that have decided to breach their production or licensee agreements.

By undertaking covert factory audits, Carratu can assist clients that wish to covertly monitor the integrity of their third party manufacturers or investigate those that are under suspicion of bad practice.