Built on the factory floor, not in a boardroom
DRIM Buying Agency is an independent inspection and buying agency for textiles, garments and home textiles. We exist for one reason: so that the goods your customer receives are exactly what your tech pack promised.
- Independent & neutral
- Textile-graduate inspectors
- Serving 30+ countries
From a single inspection desk to a full buying agency
DRIM began in 2009 with one inspector, one clipboard and a simple frustration: buyers were losing money on quality problems that a competent check could have caught at the cutting table.
Today we operate as a full-service inspection, audit and buying agency. Our team coordinates multiple factories, runs inline and pre-shipment checks, arranges accredited lab testing, supervises container loading and files compliance audits in the format our buyers’ customers demand.
What has not changed is the working method. Inspectors work to the buyer’s written check sheet, decisions follow the agreed AQL, and every finding reaches the buyer as a report with photographs — never as a phone call that leaves no record.
“Find it while it is still cheap.”
Our working principle, since day one.
Four principles behind every report
Accuracy over volume
We accept fewer bookings per inspector than the market average, because a rushed inspection is a useless inspection.
Evidence, not opinion
Every finding carries a photograph, a defect class and the sampling basis used to reach the decision.
Speed with discipline
Same-day reports and quick corrective action — never at the cost of a shortened check.
Buyer confidentiality
Your costs, suppliers and defects stay inside your account. No factory ever learns who paid for the inspection.
How the agency grew
The first inspection desk
DRIM starts as an independent inspection service for European and Japanese apparel buyers sourcing in North India.
Buying agency licence
Full buying agency capability added — sourcing, negotiation, vendor development and shipment coordination.
Compliance and audit division
A dedicated social compliance team formed to deliver BSCI, SA8000 and SMETA format audits.
Lab testing network
Long-term tie-ups with accredited NABL and ILAC laboratories for fabric, yarn and accessory testing.
Digital reporting
Photo-backed reports with defect statistics and factory score history delivered within 24 hours.
Buying houses across Asia
Home textiles, denim, sportswear and workwear programmes running across South Asia for buyers in 30+ countries.
The people who sign your report
Every inspection is reviewed by a senior inspector before it reaches you. Meet the structure behind that promise.
Managing Director
DRIM TeamHeads the agency and all client engagements. Twenty years in apparel merchandising across India and South-East Asia.
Head of Inspection
DRIM TeamTextile engineer. Builds every check sheet, trains inspectors and signs off difficult pass / fail decisions.
Compliance Lead
DRIM TeamRuns social compliance, factory capability and sustainability audits in buyer-standard formats.
Lab & Testing Coordinator
DRIM TeamManages accredited laboratory relationships, sample dispatch and test report verification.
Let us show you what a proper inspection looks like
Send us one order you are unsure about. We will inspect it, explain the findings, and tell you honestly whether a further check is worth the cost.