7th September, 2026 - Topo, a comprehensive quality management platform, today announced the release of a new case study detailing its partnership with test GLOBAL PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE (test GPQA), an Italian-owned quality assurance and compliance specialist serving premium and luxury brands across high-end leather goods, clothing and footwear categories. Since implementing Topo's Quality Management Module, test GPQA has achieved an 80% increase in reporting visibility, along with significant gains in inspection speed, data accessibility and operational consistency across its global manufacturing network.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Hong Kong, test GPQA operates across key hubs in Asia, Europe and North Africa, managing more than 15,000 inspection reports and bookings on Topo platform. The company provides customized quality control, inspection, auditing and compliance services - including raw material inspections, in-line and final product inspections, and technical and social audits - helping brands mitigate supply chain risk and improve product quality through a tailored, customer-focused approach.
"Topo has changed the way we communicate quality results to our customers," said Riccardo Montagnino, Managing Director of test GPQA. "One of the biggest advantages is the ability to share detailed inspection reports containing photos, comments, measurements and even videos when needed. Since many of our customers are located far from the production sites, this level of visibility helps them clearly understand quality issues and make faster decisions with confidence. At the same time, the flexibility of the platform allows us to customize inspection templates and workflows to meet each customer's specific requirements, while significantly reducing the time to prepare and distribute inspection reports."
Before adopting Topo, test GPQA relied heavily on spreadsheets and manual processes for inspection management and reporting — creating time-consuming workflows, inconsistent reporting standards, and limited visibility into factory performance across its global supplier network. The company sought to consolidate operations into one integrated system connecting inspectors, factories and customers with standardized, real-time data.
"Speed and consistency are critical in our business," said Massimo Palazzi, COO of test GPQA. "Before Topo, preparing and distributing inspection reports could take up to a full day. Today, our reports are standardized and can often be shared with customers within an hour of inspection completion. The platform is intuitive, easy for new inspectors to learn, and provides a scalable foundation as we expand into new countries and grow our operations. From a management perspective, Topo's Insights dashboards provide clear visibility into defect trends, factory performance and quality results across customers and regions, helping us make faster, more informed decisions. Topo helps us maintain the same quality processes across teams, regardless of location."
"test GPQA needed a way to bring consistency and speed to inspection reporting without sacrificing the flexibility their customers demand," said Tobias Grabler, COO of Topo. "By digitizing checklists, automating report generation, and centralizing performance data, their teams can now deliver faster, more transparent results to brands located thousands of miles from the production floor."
Key highlights from the case study include:
- 80% increase in reporting visibility
- 60% faster access to inspection and defect data
- 40% improvement in reporting effort through digitized and standardized inspection workflows
- 96% reduction in report delivery time - from up to 24 hours to approximately one hour
- 100% shift from spreadsheet-based processes to digital workflows
The full case study details how test GPQA transformed its inspection and reporting operations, the specific digital workflows deployed, and the measurable gains in speed, accuracy and scale that followed.
Download the complete test GPQA case study here
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