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Outsourcing partners

Work the factory sends out — tempering, powder coating, lamination — plus backup transport. See what is out, when it comes back and what we owe.

4 partnersJob-work orders open: 23
Gulf Tempered Glass: AED 5,880 waits for approval. Four September orders (JW-MG-26-005 to 008), all returned on time with tempering certificates. Paying on Monday keeps our slots on 5 and 8 Oct.
NCR-MG-26-006 · ColorShield shade mismatch. 12 window lengths for Blue Wave came back off-shade (RAL 9016). ColorShield re-coats them free with JW-MG-26-010, back Mon 5 Oct. Their AED 2,520 bill is held until Ali Raza passes the re-coat. QC log
Out at partners now
2 orders
TS shopfront glass back 6 Oct · door frame back 5 Oct
+1 booked for Thu 8 Oct
Job-work, September
AED8,000
Tempering 5,600 · coating 2,400 · 8% of sales
We owe partners
AED8,400
Gulf Tempered 5,880 · ColorShield 2,520
Average turnaround
4.6 days
4 of 5 back on timeSept returns

Partners

Rates agreed for 2026 · excl. VAT

Gulf Tempered Glass Co.

Tempering & heat-soak · Dubai Investments Park 1
1 open2 open
Rate, AED55 / m²
Heat-soak+100a batch
Turnaround3–5 days
September4 orders100 m²
Rating 4.54 of 4 on time
Owed, AED5,880awaiting approval
Fragmentation certificate (BS EN 12150) with every batch · contact Ravi Shankar, +971 4 885 2210

ColorShield Powder Coating LLC

RAL powder coating · Al Quoz Industrial Area 2
NCR open
Rate, AED18 / m
Colour change+60an order
Turnaround5 days
September2 orders166 m
Rating 3.6late once, NCR once
Owed, AED2,520on hold for NCR
JW-MG-26-004 came back 2 days late and off-shade · re-coat in progress (JW-MG-26-010)

LamiGlass Processing

PVB lamination · Sharjah Industrial Area 13
Next 12 Oct
Rate, AED95 / m²
Minimum450an order
Turnaround5–7 days
20261 order6.2 m²
Rating 4.2on time
Owed, AED0
Planned: TS balustrade glass (SO-MG-26-023) after tempering · 24.2 m² ≈ AED 2,299

Swift Cargo Transport

Backup 3-ton truck with A-frame · Al Quoz
On call
Rate, AED450a trip
BookingSame daybefore 10 AM
AreaDubaiand Sharjah
September2 tripsAED 900
Rating 4.0on time
Owed, AED0paid
Used only when two sites need glass the same morning · own truck L 38821 firstDispatch

Job-work orders

Every piece that leaves the factory goes out on a JW note and comes back against it
Board
OrderPartner · jobOut → backAEDStatus
JW-MG-26-011NewJC-26-0453 · SO-MG-26-023
Gulf Tempered · temperingTS balustrade, 16 plies · 48.4 m² · heat-soak
Thu 8 Oct → Mon 12 Octslot booked
2,762 Booked
JW-MG-26-010JC-26-0452 · SO-MG-26-021 · NCR-MG-26-006
ColorShield · RAL 9005Door frame & shopfront 36 m × 18 · + 12 lengths re-coated free
Wed 30 Sep → Mon 5 Octcollect 1:30 PM
648 At partner
JW-MG-26-009JC-26-0451 · SO-MG-26-021 · for TS-26-017
Gulf Tempered · temperingShopfront glass 12 mm, 6 pieces · 14.6 m² × 55
Thu 1 Oct → Tue 6 Octcollect 9:00 AM
803 At partner
JW-MG-26-008JC-26-0447 · SO-MG-26-022
Gulf Tempered · tempering14 shower enclosures 8 mm, 28 panels · 36.0 m²
24 Sep → 28 Sepcertificate on file
1,980 Returned
JW-MG-26-007Cedar Interiors partitions, part 2
Gulf Tempered · tempering + heat-soak10 mm partitions · 20.0 m² + heat-soak batch
17 Sep → 21 Sepcertificate on file
1,200 Returned
JW-MG-26-006Cedar Interiors partitions, part 1
Gulf Tempered · tempering10 mm partitions · 20.0 m²
10 Sep → 14 Sepcertificate on file
1,100 Returned
JW-MG-26-005SO-MG-26-017 · LHP TS, Al Noor Medical
Gulf Tempered · tempering12 mm partitions & doors · 24.0 m²
3 Sep → 7 Sepcertificate on file
1,320 Returned
JW-MG-26-004SO-MG-26-019 · Blue Wave windows · NCR-MG-26-006
ColorShield · RAL 9016Series 45 profiles 130 m × 18 + colour change 60
15 Sep → 22 Sep2 days late · 12 lengths off-shade
2,400 Returned with NCR
JW-MG-26-003SO-MG-26-012 · LHP TS, Bean Theory Café
LamiGlass · laminationLaminated canopy glass · 6.2 m² × 95
12 Aug → 18 Augon time
589 Returned
Total10,04012,802
Job-work cost is charged to the job card, so every order shows its true cost.JC-26-0451 costing

Tempering slots held

Gulf Tempered keeps two slots a week for us
Plan
  • Mon 5 Oct · SO-MG-26-025
    TS glass for Bay View Tower · 86 m² · if PR-TS-26-0142 is approved today
    4,730Held
  • Thu 8 Oct · SO-MG-26-023
    TS balustrade glass, Arabian Ranches 2 · 48.4 m²
    2,762OpenBooked
Slots not confirmed 48 h ahead go to other customers.

Keep tempering outsourced for now

Tempering costs about AED 5,600 a month. An own furnace costs well over AED 1 million and needs four times today's volume to pay back — review again after six months of launch sales.

What we owe

Matched to returned JW notes
All payables
Gulf Tempered · JW-005 to 0085,600.00
ColorShield · JW-0042,400.00
VAT 5%400.00
TotalAED 8,400.00
Already paid in 2026 · AED 3,589
Gulf Tempered2,100JW-001 & 002, Aug
LamiGlass589JW-003, Aug
Swift Cargo9002 trips, Sept
Approve 5,880ColorShield due 30 Oct, held for NCR
JW-MG-26-011 sent to Gulf Tempered Glass
16 plies, 48.4 m², heat-soak · out Thu 8 Oct, back Mon 12 Oct · AED 2,762. The JW note is ready to print and the return is on the production plan.