A UK-Based Partner for Sourcing in China

The Bridge Sourcing helps UK businesses turn product ideas into well-managed China supply projects — bringing together UK-side communication and supplier coordination in China.

Built to Make China Sourcing Easier to Manage

Sourcing from China can be highly effective—but only when product requirements, supplier communication and quality expectations are kept aligned.

The Bridge Sourcing was built to give UK businesses a clearer way to manage that process. We combine a UK-facing point of contact with supplier coordination in China, keeping each stage practical, visible and focused on your brief.

How We Work: Clear From Brief to Delivery

Share Your Brief

Tell us what you need, your target quantity and delivery requirements. We’ll help clarify the practical next steps.

Step 1

Source, Sample & Approve

We coordinate suppliers, quotations, specifications and samples so you can make informed decisions before production.

Step 2

Produce, Check & Deliver

We support production follow-up, quality checks, packaging and shipping coordination through to delivery.

Step 3

Why Businesses Choose The Bridge Sourcing

UK-Side Communication

One clear contact for updates, questions and decisions.

Supplier Coordination in China

We work directly with suppliers on specifications, samples and production progress.

Quality Built Into the Process

Sample and production checks help identify issues early.

From Brief to Delivery

Practical support across sourcing, development, packaging and shipping.

Fanglin Han

Founder, The Bridge Sourcing
Based near Birmingham, UK · BNI member

Meet the Founder

From China to the UK

Hi, I’m Fanglin Han, founder of The Bridge Sourcing.

I grew up in China and moved to the UK in 2019 to study for a master’s in International Business Management. I’ve been based here ever since, and now work just outside Birmingham.

Every region in China has its own manufacturing speciality. In my home city, it’s eyelashes, so that’s where I started: building my own lash brand on a supply chain I knew well. I later launched a second brand, The Boxer Co, a men’s bamboo underwear brand sold on subscription across the UK. Running my own brands taught me what really matters once a product reaches the UK: what end customers care about, and how details like packaging shape the way a brand is seen.

Then I joined BNI (Business Network International), a business networking group where local business owners meet every week and refer work to one another. Other members began asking if I could help them source different products. One request led to another, and The Bridge Sourcing grew from there. Today I help UK businesses with custom garment accessories, custom squishy toys and own-brand clothing, from pattern-making and samples through to bulk production.

A recent brief

Many of my clients are small businesses facing high minimum order quantities, or urgent briefs their UK suppliers can’t meet. One client needed 3D logo trims for a clothing order that weren’t available in the UK, and needed them within a week. We delivered the full order on a one-week lead time.

Unlike many sourcing agents, I’m based here in the UK, so you deal with someone in your time zone, while our team in China visits factories and follows production on the ground.

When I’m not working, you’ll usually find me out on a hike with my dog, planning my next trip, lost in a good book or hunting down somewhere new to eat, while my cat keeps an eye on things at home. I’m a people person at heart, and that’s what this job is really about: getting to know you and your business, and listening until I understand exactly what you need.