InTouch

InTouch was a Chinese quality control company based in Shenzhen that was acquired by Asia Quality Focus in 2019.^[1][2] The company provided quality control services in factories across China to several foreign firms.^[1][3][4]

InTouch Manufacturing Services

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Quality control
Founded	2008 (2008)
Founder	Andrew Reich[1]
Defunct	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Asia Quality Focus (AQF)
Headquarters	Shenzhen , China[1]
Services	Inspect merchandise, analyse production facilities
Owner	Asia Quality Focus
Website	intouch-quality.com

History

InTouch was founded by an American citizen, Andrew Reich in Shenzhen, in 2008. Reich grew up in Long Island, New York, had been working in a quality control firm in Shenzhen since 2003.^[1] During this time, he observed many industrial issues arising from integrity and communication in the QC sector,^[5] which led him to start this company with the help of a few American investors.^[1][4]

In 2019 the company was acquired by Asia Quality Focus (AQF) based in Hong Kong that operates in 14 Asian countries, the InTouch brand was merged and became the knowlegde hub for AQF.^[6]

Operations

As a quality control firm, InTouch visits factories across China to inspect merchandise and analyse production facilities for quality and consistency.^[3] The company claims its clients include some of America's largest house-ware and cookware brands.^[3]