Founded in 1962 and based in Stamford, CT, Lapine Associates, Inc. has been a major player in the USA housewares and hardware industry for three generations and more than 45 years. For the last 15 years Lapine has serviced some of the biggest names in the U.S. Fortune 100 by providing them with a wide range direct import products, primarily used as promotional giveaways. As an exclusive member of a select group of preferred premium product vendors, Lapine is relied upon to provide innovative and high quality products that drive the sales of some of the world?s best known product brands. To do this successfully, Lapine sources a wide range of products from Asia (everything from leather jackets to picture frames to small appliances). To insure that the highest ethical standards and strictest quality guidelines are consistently met by their various suppliers, Lapine requires a QC partner that has a wide range of product experience and a solid base of understanding with Asian manufacturers.
        For this reason, in early 2008 Lapine began working with InTouch as their exclusive third party inspection, audit and quality control consultant in Asia. Since that time, Lapine has: realized a huge savings by avoiding the high costs of defective product; has maintained their high ethical standards by insuring that they work exclusively with socially responsible manufacturers; and maintained their strong reputation for creativity, quality and reliability with their customer base who appreciates their investment in third party quality control. As our relationship with Lapine expands to embrace our full range of services in 2008, we are fully committed to a company we know will continue to strengthen their reputation and reap additional savings as a result of our services.
        Hear from Lapine's perspective why they are so delighted with our service: Testimonial from Seth Lapine, VP of Operations, Lapine Associates, Inc.