What you get
£2,700saved in year one
- £600 a month, not £700, for 12 months
- Half-price onboarding, both factories
- DPPs for every product, included
- Fairtrade-aligned wage tracking
What's included
One tool, four parts, the same payroll data
- 1
Wage Tracker
Every connected factory measured against ARI and WageIndicator living wage benchmarks, updated as payroll comes in.
- 2
Cost to Close
The per-garment uplift needed to close the gap, live at the point of FOB negotiation.
- 3
Supplier & Factories
One record per factory, aligned to the Fairtrade Standard review, so compliance sits next to wage data.
- 4
Ask The Chain
A built-in AI agent. Ask a plain question about your supply chain and get an answer from your live numbers.
Our cost should never add to the burden of closing the wage gap. That's why we price by factory count, not a flat platform fee.
Also included: Digital Product Passports
A DPP for every product
- 1
CO2 calculator
Product and factory CO2, calculated per product and shown on the passport.
- 2
Product lifecycle
Materials, origin, care, repair and end-of-life, kept current across every reorder.
- 3
Chemical impact
Chemical and water data, with substances of concern held for the authority tier.
- 4
Market access
Built to ESPR and ready for the EU DPP Registry, so selling into the EU stays open.
And more: one QR per SKU and three-tier access. What we need from you: a GTIN per product (via GS1) and a batch code on every care label.
For comparison
Wage Intelligence vs Full Package
| Live factories | Wage Intelligence | Full Package |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | £300 | £700 |
| 6–20 | £550–£1,000 | £2,200 |
| 21–50 | £2,300 | £4,200 |
| 51–100 | £4,500 | £9,000 |
Monthly platform fee. Wage Intelligence ranges cover its narrower bands.
Your proposal
Two factories, everything included
| Year one | List price | Yes Friends rate | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | £700 | £600 | £100 |
| Annual fee | £8,400 | £7,200 | £1,200 |
| Onboarding × 2 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,500 |
| Year one total | £11,400 | £8,700 | £2,700 |
How billing works: £1,800 a quarter in advance for the platform. Onboarding invoiced as each factory goes live. Standard band pricing applies from month 13.
Fair use: up to 4 payroll uploads and 1 human flag review per factory, per month (AI checks). Extra uploads £5 each, extra reviews £50/hr.
Fairtrade partnership
Testing the Fairtrade route together
The Chain supports the Fairtrade Textile Standard. Let's test that route end to end with your two factories.
What we ask
FEEDBACK30 mina month, for 6 months
- A monthly feedback call or survey
- Notes on onboarding in Turkey and India
- Feedback on the Fairtrade workflow
- A case study at month 6, your sign-off
Platform pricing
One fee per band, paid by the brand
| Live factories | Per factory at full band | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | £60 | £300 | £3,600 |
| 6–10 | £55 | £550 | £6,600 |
| 11–20 | £50 | £1,000 | £12,000 |
| 21–50 | £46 | £2,300 | £27,600 |
| 51–100 | £45 | £4,500 | £54,000 |
How billing works: your band is agreed at signing and invoiced quarterly in advance. Add factories freely within it. We review against your maximum active factories each quarter; if you go above the band, you move up from the next quarter.
Fair use: up to 4 payroll uploads and 1 human flag review per factory, per month (AI checks). Extra uploads £5 each, extra reviews £50/hr.
Onboarding
Getting each factory live
One-off, per factory, chosen factory by factory. Both options include a payroll test.
Half onboarding
£500per factory
- Onboarding call with the factory
- Resource pack on what to submit
- Light training on payroll upload
- Payroll test
Full onboarding
RECOMMENDED£1,500per factory
- Everything in half onboarding
- Baseline report: wage position and gap size
- Red flags identified up front
- GeoScreen factory-level human risk screen
Optional extras
Add more support when you need it
| Full support add-on | Per month |
|---|---|
| 1–50 factories | £1,000 |
| 51–100 factories | £3,000 |
Hands-on factory and onboarding support from our team, on top of self-service.
GeoScreen full
Scoped per site
Human rights risk mapping for higher-risk sites: community, crime and access to services. 6+ months.
Factory Deep Dive
Priced per factory
A close look at one factory: non-compliances, overtime patterns and gender pay gaps.
Half-yearly report
On request
Where the network stands and how far the gap has closed.
Yearly report
On request
The full-year view, built for external reporting.
Full factory review
Scoped separately
Run only on factories where red flags are found.
Our cost should never add to the burden of closing the wage gap.
Frankie Hewitson, Founder & CEO, The Frank Co. · thefrankco.com