VELNUZ SPORTS · BUYER GUIDE
Most squash court quotations are not comparable, because each supplier draws the line around “the package” in a different place. This page sets out the line items a complete glass squash court package should contain, what moves the price, and which documents an overseas buyer should insist on before paying a balance.
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SCOPE
The final bill of materials depends on the venue, the country and the installation plan. Defining the scope before sourcing is what makes two quotations comparable.
Front, side and back wall systems, the glass back wall and door where specified, structural profiles, fixings and the tin. This is where specification differences hide, so panel type, thickness and system are worth writing into the order.
The court floor build-up, sub-structure, finish and line marking. Flooring is frequently quoted by a different trade than the court walls, which is how it ends up in neither scope.
Fixtures, mounting method and the lighting level appropriate to the intended level of play. Competition venues and recreational clubs are not specified the same way; decide which one you are building before pricing.
Scoring, seating, wall protection, cleaning equipment, and — the item most often forgotten — spare glass panels and fixings. Replacement glass sourced separately after opening costs several times what it costs in the original container.
Crating designed for the actual journey, not for a domestic truck run. Glass moving by sea over a long distance needs a packing method specified in advance and checked before the container is sealed.
Approved drawings, bill of materials, packing list, inspection record, installation instructions and warranty terms. A court is not delivered when it arrives; it is delivered when the venue can operate and maintain it.
COST DRIVERS
A single glass back wall, three glass walls or an all-glass show court are very different projects. Fix this first — it changes the structure, the lighting and the freight.
Ex-works, FOB, CIF and delivered are not small differences on a container of glass. Insist every quotation states its term before you compare totals.
Two courts rarely cost twice one court. Shared freight, shared spares and a single mobilisation change the per-court figure materially.
Slab flatness, wall clearance, ceiling height and power supply decide whether installation is straightforward or becomes remedial work charged on site.
HOW VELNUZ SUPPLIES IT
VELNUZ Sports works from the venue brief rather than from a factory catalogue. We define the court scope and bill of materials, compare suppliers capable of meeting it, hold the approved specification as the reference for the order, check goods, packing and documents before shipment, and coordinate export and delivery to site.
Contracting, payment and warranty sit with the Singapore entity, so the buyer has one counterparty for the whole package rather than a chain of separate vendors.
FAQ
A turnkey package usually covers the court structure (glass back and side walls or panel walls, front wall system, door and fittings), the sports floor, court lighting, the tin, line marking, and the fixings and profiles that hold it together. Court accessories, spare glass panels and export packing are quoted as separate lines so the buyer can see what is and is not in the price.
Installation is quoted separately from supply, because labour cost, site access and local contractor availability vary by country. Ask any supplier to state clearly whether the figure they gave you is ex-works, FOB, CIF, or delivered and installed. Comparing an ex-works price against a delivered-and-installed price is the most common costing mistake on court projects.
Production and export lead time is the part a supplier controls; site readiness is usually what moves the date. Confirm the slab tolerance, wall clearances, ceiling height and power supply before the order is placed, because a court that arrives before the building is ready still incurs storage and rehandling cost.
World Squash Federation equipment certification is voluntary, not mandatory. It matters when the venue intends to host sanctioned competition. If certification is relevant to your project, ask the supplier to show the certificate, its expiry date, and exactly which product it covers — certification attaches to a specified product, not to a company in general.
A proforma and final invoice, packing list with case numbers and weights, bill of lading or air waybill, certificate of origin where required, the approved drawing set and bill of materials, installation and maintenance instructions, the warranty statement, and a pre-shipment inspection record with photographs.
