MERIDIAN
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03Our Story

The factory behind
the brands.

Since 2001, Meridian has built footwear in Jinjiang, Fujian — the town that makes one in five pairs of sports shoes on earth. Buyers come to us with a sketch, a sample or a best-seller to beat; we put it on a last, on a line, and on the water.

Since
2001
Home
Jinjiang · Fujian
Model
OEM · ODM
01Three ways to build a shoe

Cemented. Injection. Vulcanised.

Every construction Jinjiang is famous for, under one roof. The right process is the first sourcing decision — it sets the look, the feel, the price and the MOQ.

冷粘 · 注塑 · 硫化
A

Cemented 冷粘

Upper and sole bonded with precision adhesives — the workhorse of modern footwear. Most sneakers, casual shoes, sport sandals and boots are built this way. Maximum freedom in materials and sole units.

Sneakers · Casual · Sandals · Boots
B

Injection 注塑

EVA or PVC injected into a mold, fusing sole — or the whole shoe — in one seamless piece. Slides, clogs, garden shoes and rain footwear: light, waterproof, and highly efficient at volume.

Slides · Clogs · EVA · Waterproof
C

Vulcanised 硫化

Canvas upper wrapped with rubber foxing tape, then cured whole in a vulcanising oven. The classic skate and canvas-shoe construction — flexible, durable, unmistakably retro.

Canvas · Skate · Retro
02How an order runs

From your idea to your warehouse.

Design → Export
01
Design & Development设计 · 开发
You bring a reference, a tech pack or just a direction. We translate it into lasts, patterns and material boards — engineered for the target price from day one, so there are no surprises at quotation.
Tech packLast & patternMaterials
02
Sampling代加工 · 打样
Tooling is opened and confirmation samples are built and couriered to you. Fit, finish, colour and spec are locked on paper — and in photos — before bulk begins. Sample rounds are typically 7–15 days.
ToolingProto & fitApproval
03
Bulk Production生产 · 大货
The order is placed on the line best suited to its construction. Materials are booked, cutting begins, and you receive line photos and progress updates as standard — not on request.
SourcingLine mgmtCapacity
04
Quality Control验货 · 品控
In-line inspection during production and final AQL inspection before packing, each with a photo report. What leaves the floor is exactly what you approved — or it does not leave.
In-line QCFinal AQLPhoto report
05
Logistics & Export物流 · 出口
Consolidation, export documentation, customs and freight — FOB, CIF or door-to-door. One booking, tracked to arrival, documents in your inbox before the vessel sails.
DocsFreightDoor-to-door
03Working terms

Clear numbers, honest lead times.

The two questions every buyer asks first — answered up front.

MOQ · Lead time
CategoryPer colourPer style
Footwear (sneakers, casual, boots)1,200 prs2,400 prs
Sandals & slippers2,000 prs4,000 prs
ProgrammeLead timeNotes
Standard production90–120 daysFrom sample approval
Express / e-commercefrom 60 days+30% on order value
04Jinjiang

Built where the world’s shoes are built.

24.8106° N
Meridian sample — injection EVA slide
MER-005 · Sample room

Jinjiang is not near the footwear supply chain — it is the supply chain. Lasts, molds, outsoles, textiles, laces, cartons: everything an order needs is made within an hour of our door, which is how corrections that cost other factories weeks cost us days.

Meridian has grown here since 2001 — through the sneaker boom, the EVA revolution and the e-commerce turn — quietly building for brands you know, and for ambitious labels which are about to be.

Have a style in mind?

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