Partner pack
The commercial detail, in full.
Minimums, lead times, volume tiers, materials and shipping — published in full, and packaged as a PDF you can forward to a buying team without asking us first.
Minimum order quantities.
Trade prices exclude VAT. Mixed cases are welcome above the order minimum.
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum order value | £500 excl. VAT on first order, £350 on repeat orders |
| Minimum per colourway | 12 units (6 units on Limited Drops) |
| Inner case | 6 units per case, single colourway |
| Private label | 500 units per colourway, 8–10 week lead time |
| Payment terms | Pro forma on first order, 30 days on approved accounts |
| Tier | Units | Trade discount |
|---|---|---|
| Opening order | 24 – 95 units | Trade list price |
| Core stockist | 96 – 299 units | 5% off trade |
| Key account | 300+ units | 10% off trade + free UK delivery |
Partner colourways sit outside the stock tiers: 500 units per colourway, or 250 on a numbered limited edition.
Lead times.
| Programme | What it covers | Lead time |
|---|---|---|
| Stock range | In-stock colourways from UK warehouse | 2 – 4 working days |
| Repeat colourway | Existing tooling and artwork on file | 6 weeks |
| New partner colourway | Palette lock through delivery | 8 – 10 weeks |
| Numbered limited edition | Includes laser marking and edition cards | 10 weeks |
| Retail kit handover | Packaging, POS, cutouts and video | 2 weeks before ship date |
Palette lock
You send colour references — Pantone, hex or a kit photo. We return a two- or three-colour palette matched to our pigment library, with a physical colour chip set posted within five working days.
Panel design
Our studio lays your palette onto the panel architecture: channel lines, panel blocks, wordmark placement and any approved graphic. You get flat artwork plus a 3D render from three angles.
Sample round
Two physical samples per colourway, made on the production tooling — not a mockup. One round of revisions is included; further rounds run at £180 per sample set.
Numbered run
Sign-off locks the run size. Every ball is laser-marked with its edition number and a serial that resolves on our public verification page.
Delivery & merchandising
Palletised delivery to your DC or stores, with the retail kit — packaging, POS, cutouts and vertical video — handed over two weeks before ship date.
Partner terms.
- Minimum run
- 500 units per colourway (250 on numbered limited editions)
- Lead time
- 8–10 weeks from palette lock to delivery, 6 weeks on repeat runs
- Colours
- Up to three custom colours plus one metallic or glow accent
- Marking
- Laser edition number, serial code and partner mark on panel four
- Sampling
- Two physical samples included; £180 per additional set
- Sizes
- Full size grid available on football, basketball and volleyball
- Territory
- Exclusive colourway rights for 12 months in agreed territory
- Artwork
- Partner supplies vector marks; SWERVE supplies panel architecture
Build and testing.
| Component | Spec | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| SW-Tack 2 grip compound | Butyl-blend composite cover, 1.6 mm | Grip retention 92% after 2,000 dribble cycles |
| Lumen-X glow pigment | Strontium aluminate, layered under clear coat | Visible glow up to 90 minutes after a 10-minute charge |
| Butyl air-lock bladder | Wound butyl, nylon carcass | Under 6% pressure loss over 30 days |
| Thermo-bonded panel seam | Heat-fused, zero stitch penetration | Water uptake under 0.4% in a 250-rotation immersion test |
| Deep-channel architecture | 3.2 mm channel depth | Consistent channel depth across all print colourways |
| UV-stable ink system | Four-colour plus metallic and glow | Less than 5% colour shift after 500 hours UV exposure |
| Test | Method |
|---|---|
| Rebound | Dropped from 1.8 m onto concrete, 100 cycles, tolerance ±3% |
| Abrasion | Rotary abrasion to 2,000 cycles on outdoor builds |
| Seam strength | Pull test to 220 N on every production batch sample |
| Circumference & weight | Checked against the size grid on 1 in 50 units |
| Safety | EN 71-3 and REACH compliant inks and materials |
| Inflation | 24-hour pressure hold on every batch sample |
Full detail on every component sits on the materials and tech page.
UK shipping.
| Destination | Cost | Transit |
|---|---|---|
| UK mainland | £12 flat per pallet-free consignment | 2 – 4 working days |
| Orders over £1,500 | Free of charge | 2 – 4 working days |
| Highlands, Islands & NI | £28 per consignment | 3 – 6 working days |
| Republic of Ireland | Quoted per order | 4 – 7 working days |
| Pallet delivery (300+ units) | Quoted per order | 3 – 5 working days |
Ready for internal review.
The PDF carries everything on this page in the SWERVE house style. When you are ready, send us a colourway brief and we will come back with a costed programme and a sample date inside two working days.
Next drop closes
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Panel Block Volley · run of 300 · Trade allocation opens 1 Oct