Our divisions

Two divisions. One supply chain.

Barbaras Development Inc. operates two divisions. DirecTex supplies components and materials. DirecSource develops, sources and delivers. Between them they cover everything from a raw material to a delivered product, and customers engage either division directly or both through BDI.

Components & materials

Components and materials, direct from the factory.

DirecTex is our components division. It works directly with US and Mexican manufacturers, without distributors, markups or delays, and supports customers with a dedicated account team, vendor-managed inventory and point-to-point fulfilment. Its West Coast hub in Santa Fe Springs covers 150,000 square feet.

Nylon, polyester, mesh, vinyl & industrial fabric
Nylon, polypropylene & polyester webbing
Plastic hardware: buckles, rings, loops, snaphooks
Metal hardware & tri-glides
Hook & loop, sew-on and adhesive
Bonded thread, elastics, cord & rope
Coil, moulded, metal & waterproof zippers
Custom fabrics & custom hardware
Material testing & compliance
Sub-assemblies & custom packaging

Sectors served: medical, tent and awning, pet products, equestrian, textile bags, sports and recreation, military specification.

Santa Fe Springs · Anniston · Oxford · Lafayette · Elgin · Guadalajara · Dongguan Visit directex.com

Sourcing · Development · Logistics

Development, sourcing and logistics, with full transparency.

DirecSource is our development and supply chain division. It represents the customer, not the factory: global sourcing, design, product development, compliance and production oversight, followed by consolidation, shipping and fulfilment to retailers and consumers.

Global vendor network, geographically diversified, certified and audited
Materials and process library
2D, 3D, VR and AR design for mass manufacture
International development team
Testing & global compliance at every stage
Production oversight with our own people in the plants
Digital inspection tools that capture data
Consolidation & shipping
Direct-to-consumer & EDI
3PL services to retailers and customers

California · Alabama · Mexico · China · Hong Kong Visit direcsource.com

Why one company

The handoffs are where products go wrong.

Most brands assemble a supplier here, a development shop there, a factory somewhere else and a logistics provider at the end. Every handoff is a place for a specification to drift, a lead time to slip or a cost to hide.

We built BDI to own the handoffs. DirecTex supplies the components DirecSource designs around. DirecSource oversees the production those materials go into. The same company ships the finished goods. One relationship, one management team, one line of accountability.

Customers still work with either division on its own, and many do. When a project needs the whole chain, it is already connected.

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