Bret Rasmussen

“TLD is truly a one-stop-shop for Product Development, Commercialisation and Production needs in China. Their top-notch Development experience with some of the best footwear brands provides depth and experience available in a no-hassle, no-headache, sleep-well-at-night service. TLD understands the Western footwear industry, consumers and business needs. They are the ideal liaison to the Far East. In addition they have the foresight and vision to invest time and resources to work with new and promising brands, as they have with us.
Thanks!” - Kuru

Brian Chaney, President

“Prior to hiring TLD we had spent three years and countless amounts of money trying to get three innovative new products to market. As a small company with relatively limited resources and small production volumes we had been struggling to get the attention we needed from a factory in order to get our projects completed. It seemed the only way to make significant progress was to travel to China and work one-on-one with the factory, however our company did not have the luxury of being able to keep personnel in China for extended periods of time. Luckily, during one of those trips to China we met and hired TLD. Since then we have seen dramatic improvements in communication, quality control and project management.
They literally took our project which had already been in process for over three years and finished it within three months time; something other development groups and personnel were not able to accomplish. I highly recommend TLD for any company looking to enhance or streamline their development efforts in Asia.” - Korkers Products LLC

John Chaney

“Omnitrax Inc. is the maker of patented Omnitrax Interchangeable Sole Technology. The system is a concept brand new to footwear with some very complex design details and many different moulded components which need to interact. Many of the components that make up the system have to be made in varied and unrelated specialist factories that are spread throughout China. After interviewing several potential development partners, it was clear that TLD was the only company that could meet our high standards. Not only does TLD have the experience in overseeing production and sourcing of highly technical moulds and components, they also have the ability to create and maintain long-lasting relationships with new factories and to co-ordinate all the details that make working in Asia difficult. The value and experience that TLD offers is unparalleled. There is absolutely no way our company could have proceeded with our business plan and objectives without the help of TLD.” - Omnitrax Inc.

Ruth Szybiak and Graham Vollans

“CAD/CAM is now an essential part of the footwear manufacturing process, especially if you want to get an edge on your competitors. Companies need to be more creative, more responsive and reduce their development costs. This is why Crispin Dynamics software products can help.

Crispin is proud to be able to provide TLD with the CAD/CAM tools required to help maximise their creativity and response to their customer base. TLD have embraced Crispin CAD/CAM into their development and manufacturing process and fully utilised the technology to a level that allows TLD to easily maintain a lead over their competitors.” - Crispin Dynamics

Mark Kerns, Project Manager

“It is with little to no hesitation that I recommend TLD Asia Pacific to fellow footwear companies in need of assistance with any aspect of footwear sourcing in China. It is easy to recommend TLD to our customers due to their high level of expertise with all types, categories and constructions of footwear. Versatility in our partners is a key component for us and having an honest contact that can execute at a consistent standard on a variety of projects is vitally important to not only us but our customers too and TLD have not let us down in our relationship with our clients. They have the knowledge to implement and innovate with our system across a broad and diverse range of footwear products with a wide variety of end-uses. Their exemplary track record gives us a lot of confidence when recommending TLD to our customers. We have always been impressed with their abilities and look forward to co-operating further in the future.” - Boa Technology

Michael Steszyn, Partner

“Working with TLD has helped i-generator provide reliable, high quality products for such customers as Under Armour, Scott and Doc Martens. TLD's combination of technical expertise and flexibility has allowed new product introduction and significant technical innovation on in-line timelines. TLD's local presence allows us to quickly address concerns whether they be material, development, quality control or production questions. TLD staff has helped us transform our expertise into profitable products.” - I-Generator

Mark Kilgore, General Manager

“From upper to outsole, from concept to commercialization, and from simple to highly technical construction, TLD is (without a doubt)the place to go.

Their wealth of experience and versatility in shoe construction, tooling design, materials, and technical support was extremely important when we started the Verdero project. We didn't have the infrastructure nor the means to bring our concept to reality. TLD became our infrastructure and helped us get what we wanted in a relatively short period of time. Their staff is highly skilled, extremely efficient, and a pleasure to work with. I know that TLD went above and beyond for us” - Verdero

Tor Petersen, CEO

“A very professional company with a great depth of talent in regards to technical shoe making. Our dealings with TLD have been very much the reason our product has enjoyed heightened technical and end-user appeal. We are very happy we made the choice to employ TLD and will continue to use them.

I have no hesitation in recommending TLD Asia Pacific to fellow footwear companies. You know, it really is a relief to find a set-up in Aisa that gives you EXACTLY what you want. Thank goodness you guys recognised the need for this type of service! Thanks to the team at TLD Asia Pacific, our products are technically more superior, interpreted correctly and on time. True experts in shoe making - you're a credit to this industry and the standard of your work has been outstanding.” - ENO

Bob Africa, Director of Merchandising-Footwear

“In today's competitive marketplace creating authentic, performance driven footwear is no easy task.

Partnering with the TLD group has been extremely instrumental in putting Pearl Izumi on the map as a globally recognized performance footwear brand. TLD is a professional company with an immense amout of footwear industry experience and knowledge. Not only are they excellent technicians when it come to designing, developing, commercializing and producing footwear in Asia but they have a deep understanding of the global marketplace, sales performance and financial planning.

TLD is a great partner and I would highly recommend them to any group looking to venture into the footwear category or jump start their existing footwear business.” - Pearl Izumi

Mikal Peveto, SVP

“Having known Simon from his work at Nike and Adidas, I had no hesitation in reaching out to TLD to help launch our custom-fit technology, Fila Adatto. Our timelines were ridiculously short and the stakes were equally high, but needless-to-say we launched the project on time. Eventually, we decided to bring the project in-house and hired our own equally talented staff member in China. However, having our own employee, no matter how experienced, was stressful because of the varied load he had to carry---from advanced material development to prototype management to sample confirmation to commercialization to production planning while TLD offered multiple people to handle these multiple roles.

Plus, as an outsource, I rarely felt the guilt of pushing too hard for results!” - Fila Footwear

Red Hovis, Group Vice President

“We have been working with TLD Asia Pacific from the inception of the company, and would wholeheartedly and without any reservations recommend TLD to any other footwear company in need of assistance in China. Due to their long experience in the shoe industry and neutrally honest dependability we have drawn on their services for many varied tasks, all of which have been key company initiatives and all of which have been deemed successful on completion. Their respected accomplishments with the many other Brands they are working with gives us an assurance that we're with the right team. I have enjoyed the relationship over the past almost 3 years and I am looking forward to continuing and possibly extending our association with TLD in the future. ” - American Sporting Goods Corporation

Chip Zielke, EVP Sales and Marketing

“TLD has been an outstanding resource for the sourcing, commercialization, quality control and ultimate delivery of our footwear products to market. The staff at TLD is very helpful and extremely knowledgeable for all facets of the footwear business. It has been a pleasure working with TLD and our team would all recommend TLD for any footwear project. Thanks TLD!” - Columbia Industries, Inc.