SOAK.it | Sourcing Agency & Garment Development
Soak is a Dutch clothing sourcing agency based in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, offering value-added services in garment development.
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Sourcing Agency

Soak is a clothing sourcing agency, offering valuable services in supply chain & materials management, garment development and sustainable production.

Sustainable Consultancy

Together with Noble Achievers, I help my customers to be able to adapt to changes flexibly. Guiding them on a sustainable path forward.

Thought through Development

I focus and help clients on supply chain & materials management, product and garment development, after being active in the field for more than 15 years.

SERVICES

I COLLABORATE WITH NOBLE ACHIEVERS AND A GLOBAL NETWORK OF DESIGNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, FABRIC MILLS AND PRODUCTION AGENCIES; ALLOWING ME TO OFFER CUSTOMERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP BUILD THEIR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER. I AM DEVELOPING A SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM (SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS CASE) WHICH INVOLVES PLANNING SOURCING STRATEGIES, PRODUCTION EXECUTION, PRODUCT DELIVERY, AND FOLLOW-UP BASED ON THE BEST SUSTAINABLE AND FINANCIAL OUTCOME. TOGETHER WITH THE UC GROUP AND THE IMPACT INSTITUTE (TRUE PRICE) WE HOPE TO OFFER CUSTOMERS A DURABLE AND VIABLE SOURCING ALTERNATIVE, GIVING CUSTOMERS INSIGHTS INTO THERE CHOICES.
  • Research

  • Consulting

  • Design

  • Development

  • Feedback

Consulting

Throughout the last 15 years, I have seen a high level of innovation and an enormous variety of applications characterise the textile industry. In order to remain relevant in this industry we need to look at sourcing alternatives. This could be in all aspects of the supply chain. We, the Noble Achievers go further than consultancy. We are your advisors, your mentors, your sparring partner. Corporate responsibility is a mentality. A mentality that we share within our own organisation and with everyone involved in its own way. Our passion for sustainability and responsible business is deeply rooted in our DNA. Together we ensure that this also becomes part of your own way of working. Together we go for positive impact. The right balance between economic success and responsible business.

Think ahead

This could be with market research, sourcing strategies or production planning. It goes without saying that textile know-how and consulting services will create bigger and better productivity and returns to your business. Supplier Compliance and Governance, Audits, Supply Chain Transparency, Traceability, Visibility, and Supplier Development are the silver lining in each and every one of the goals companies should strive towards. By putting our heads together and visualising your supply chain we can not only help you think ahead but also get ahead.

Are your suppliers still living up to your standards? Have you been able to achieve your responsible sourcing goals? Does your process for realising responsible sourcing still hold true, or does it need to be tweaked? Data Visualisation and Reporting will be crucial to understand the development of your supplier base, and your own sourcing efforts, over time; across categories, projects, products, and commodities. Lets us help you identify your needs with a 2 day QuickScan of your organisation.

Responsible Commercial Success

Your goal is for your business to remain commercially successful. In the meantime, your customers, the government and your stakeholders ask you whether you conduct your business in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Is your organization sufficiently fit and flexible in order to meet this expectation?

Noble Achievers teaches you how to integrate sustainability and corporate responsibility in your business strategy and proposition, in order for you to remain commercially successful and meet the expectations and requirements of the market and society in general, both today as well as in the future.

Mission & Vision

Vision

We envision a thriving economic culture based on planetary stewardship, social justice and ethics. Retailers, brands, importers and their stakeholders will be the agents of change that the world so desperately needs. Therefore, business can and will be the crucial driving force behind positive change. Only through corporate responsibility will companies guarantee their success and maintain their credibility.

Mission

Our mission is to teach companies to do business responsibly, thus enabling them to grow a successful business in a responsible manner that embodies respect for human rights, ethical conduct and planetary stewardship.

The way Noble Achievers works

Noble Achievers is aware of the challenges within the retail sector. We know that these vary for each type of company. Depending on your wishes and the current shape of your organisation, we will design a tailor-made approach for your company.

From organisational change towards a sustainable business strategy

We provide insight on how your organisation and your employees currently work and which improvements can be made in order to achieve your sustainable goals. Together with you and your team we determine which strategy is needed to embed sustainability and responsible business in your company strategy in a way that is attainable for everyone within your team.

Product and Development

Denim development

I travel the world for inspiration that will breed new designs that meet our customer’s specifications. Our aim is to add value to our customer’s design teams and enhance their product, while keeping true to their brand identity.

Sportswear development

I have asian and Portugese partners specialised in outer- and sportswear pieces. This agency provides not only fantastic, efficient service, but also a technical team, facilities, sourcing, and knowledge of the products and materials.

Knit & Woven development

I represent one of the largest production agencies in Portugal. I can offer a complete range of knits and wovens, from garments to accessories, and an integrated quality department present on each production site.

Sourcing and Production

Sustainability is created at the source of our products and services. It’s created when we know who we’re buying from, where we’re buying from, and why we’re buying from them. It’s created at our suppliers.

I have over 15 years of consultancy experience in this area of business and strive to achieve the following: conscious development, empower, enable and maintain. I source customer’s needs by providing the highest quality and timely deliveries from my suppliers. The strength of me and my partners is anchored in our technical teams, facilities, sourcing, and knowledge of the products and materials. My goal is focused development within our customer’s target budget. We work with you and carry out research to understand your needs and the needs of your customers. And together with Noble achievers we can provide you with a full Noble Journey

By having a majority of the agencies I work with based in Portugal and Asia, I’m able to source production effectively and efficiently. We are able to manufacture small or big quantities in premium quality that best fit our customer’s price specifications. We provide our customers with the most suitable factories depending on their product and order.

Production Control

With experienced and skilled on-site Quality Control teams, we are able to provide our partners with the visibility and control needed to measure the progress and quality of each order. Every detail is taken care of by my team.

Quality

We have experienced technicians who monitor and control the quality at factories and discuss with customers the technical developments and opportunities for gaining optimal efficiency. We ensure that all necessary tests of materials are done on time with reputable test institutes or internally.

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Who am I

As a child I grew up in South Africa; I was born and raised in Cape Town. When I was twelve years old, my parents decided – due to the unstable political climate in the early 1990s – to move to the Netherlands. I exchanged the eternal sun, the outdoors, the mountains and the sea for a new life in the “full” Alphen aan den Rijn. At least, that’s how I experienced my new home. No more uniform but every day in a different outfit to school. A difficult period for me as a teenager.

Through my years in Cape Town I have learned to look at the world and the people around me with an open mind. And adding that value to a sustainable life cannot always be expressed in terms of money. Partly due to my studies and work in the Netherlands, I have noticed that the same actually applies to business. During an entrepreneurial meeting that I recently visited, an entrepreneur talked extensively about how sustainable his organisation is. With his story, he made it clear to me and the people around me that sustainable business and corporate social responsibility (CSR) does not necessarily require integrated business management. As long as you don’t rush into action, implement a (new) sustainable initiative step by step and keep an eye on the people around you. Once the first step has been successfully taken, the rest often follows automatically.

Sustainable entrepreneurship has become a fundamental principle in my life – both private and business – and no longer for idealism alone. I make my own sparkling water and have solar panels installed on the roof, because I am convinced that even simple actions can bring about a (small) change. If you are also commercially sustainable from the heart, you are credible for your employees, partners and customers. They gain and retain confidence in the organisation, and will eventually even become ambassadors. I also saw that happen at Italvega, the sustainable bicycle brand that I set up in 2016. “Life is all about the ride”; I firmly believe in that. Enjoy and appreciate what you have, and not just look at the outcome. If you can do something for someone today and thereby have a positive impact, why not do it?

In the current market and retail sector, it’s mostly about margin and maximum profit, and sometimes we put long relationships aside for that. That’s too bad. I believe that it is precisely those human relationships that are of great importance and that every company benefits from a sustainable existence. Ultimately, sustainability creates profit for the environment, people and the wallet!
Sustainable business often goes hand in hand with transparency and innovation. As a result, new ideas and developments get a better and faster footing on the (business) ground. The investment you make as a company may not pay for itself immediately, but it does yield new opportunities and customers who consciously choose you because of your CSR vision.

I want to help my clients to understand how they do business and which resources (water, energy and financial) they use. I see myself as a stepping stone, a push in the right direction and help from a different perspective. Because if you can guide people on the first part of the trail, you will soon see that they can find the rest of the way alone. And that’s what I do it for.

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Contact

If you have any questions and need help developing or sourcing your product, please feel free to send me an email. If you don’t get an answer immediately, I might just be traveling through the middle of nowhere. I will get back to you as soon as possible with all the answers to your questions.

Lireweg 10, 2153 PH, Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands

+31(0)648313789

nicholas@soak.it

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