Operating-location check
Confirm the existence and observable activity of a stated location, office, warehouse, workshop or facility.
For international buyers that need a practical local check before investing more time in a prospective supplier, contractor or counterparty.
VFS does not try to replace procurement, legal or technical due diligence. We handle the local operational layer: whether a supplier appears to operate where stated, what can be observed on site, and what evidence can be gathered within a defined assignment.
Confirm the existence and observable activity of a stated location, office, warehouse, workshop or facility.
Review basic materials supplied by the client or counterpart, or retrieve locally obtainable documents where appropriate.
Deliver photographs, observations and unresolved points against the client’s checklist.
Use VFS when one or two local facts would determine whether a supplier deserves a deeper commercial, technical or compliance review.
Financial audits, sanctions screening, legal due diligence, engineering qualification, technical QA/QC and formal vendor approval remain outside VFS scope unless performed by separate qualified specialists.
A focused site visit can answer a basic question that may not be clear from websites or remote calls.
VFS can document observable conditions without converting the visit into an engineering or certification exercise.
Where practical and lawful, VFS can help retrieve or compare selected information against the assignment checklist.
A preliminary operational check can help decide whether deeper work is justified.
No. VFS provides local observations and evidence. Supplier approval remains with the client and its procurement, technical, legal and compliance functions.
Potentially, yes, subject to location, access, permissions and the agreed scope.
That is one of the strongest use cases: a limited independent check can help determine whether a later visit is worth the time and cost.