Buyer's guide
One quote, four divisions — how our group quoting works.
If your job spans Mouldings and Products, or Culinary and Construction, you don't get four quotes on four letterheads. Here's how the one-quote model actually works.
Intro
One quote, four divisions — how our group quoting works.
Most of what we quote sits inside a single division. But roughly a third of the enquiries we get on the group line span two or more brands. Instead of pretending they're separate jobs, we quote them as one.
This is what a group quote looks like, and how the paperwork behind it flows.
One document, four line groups
The quote is one PDF or one email chain. Inside it, the line items are grouped by division so you can see who's doing what. Each group has its own subtotal. A single grand total sits at the bottom.
Tooling and unit cost, always split
Whether the job is one division or four, tooling and unit cost are separate lines. We don't roll tooling into the first parts to make order one look cheap.
PO options
You raise one PO covering the whole quote, or one per division, or one for tooling and one for parts. Whatever your finance team likes best. We accept all three.
Lead times per division
Some parts of the job are faster than others. We show lead time per line, not one number for the whole job, so you can plan against the slowest step.
Change orders
Anything that changes after the quote is agreed comes as a written change order. Priced, dated, signed off. Same discipline whether it's a single-brand or cross-brand change.
Invoicing
Invoices can come consolidated (one from the group) or split (one per division). Common request from procurement teams reconciling into an ERP.
Quick reference
A one-glance version of the guide above.
If you want one supplier record
→ One PO, consolidated invoicing
If your ERP wants per-division records
→ One PO per division, split invoicing
If tooling and parts go to different budgets
→ Split by tooling and parts
If you want to see it all before deciding
→ Ask for both formats — we'll send them
In closing
One more thing.
The behind-the-scenes complexity is ours to hold, not yours. Whichever format you take the quote in, the workshop sees the same job.
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The group
Where this fits in the group
Four specialist teams share our workshop, our engineering bench and a single quality system. Pick a doorway, or ring us and we'll route you.
At a glance
The ideas in pictures.
Five brands, one team
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One enquiry, the right team
- 01One enquiryTell us what you need
- 02Right divisionWe bring in the specialists
- 03One quoteCovering every part of the job
- 04Named contactOne person keeps it moving
- 05DeliveredMoulds, parts or both
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Get in touch
Not sure which division? Tell us what you're making.
Send us a sketch, a photograph, or a paragraph. We'll come back with the right division, the right route, and an honest sense of what it will take.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Group, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Five brands, one teamMoulds, culinary, construction and contract products, all run from Bidford-on-Avon. See the divisions.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
TheodoreEmployee Welfare