FocusPod Solo™
FocusPod Solo Plus™
FocusPod Duo™
FocusPod Team™
FocusPod Meet™
FocusPod Max™What to Check Before You Sign a Pod Quote
Buying guide
Nine things to check before you sign.
Ten minutes with a quote in front of you. These are the lines that decide whether the number you were shown is the number you pay.
Before signing an office pod quote, check nine things: whether delivery is to your floor or the dock, whether installation is included, whether furniture is included, the lead time in writing, the acoustic standard and report number, the airflow figure, New Zealand electrical compliance, the warranty term and where parts are held, and whether multi-unit pricing has been applied. Most quotes are silent on at least four of them. Ours answers all nine.
The nine checks
Ten minutes, several thousand dollarsIs delivery to your floor, or the dock?
The most common gap. Overseas sellers and some local suppliers quote to the loading dock, which leaves you booking a lift and moving 300 to 970 kg of pallet through a building you may not control. Ours is to your floor, and we book the dock and lift with your building manager.
Is installation included or extra?
Both are legitimate — just know which you are looking at. Ours is listed separately from $1,145 ex GST so you can choose, because two people genuinely can assemble a one-person pod in an afternoon with the tools supplied.
Is there furniture in it?
Pods ship as empty shells. A quote without a furniture line is a quote for a box. Packages start at $515 ex GST.
What is the lead time, in writing?
Twelve to sixteen weeks is standard for built-to-order imports, and it rarely appears prominently. Ask what is physically in New Zealand today, in what colours. Stocked FocusPods dispatch the three-week lead time.
What standard is the acoustic rating measured to?
Class A under ISO 23351-1 is the answer you want, with a report number. A decibel figure with no standard attached can be measured any way the supplier chooses.
What is the airflow, in m³/h?
The most under-asked question in the category and the reason perfectly good pods sit unused. Also ask whether ventilation runs when the booth is empty. Ours cycles for five minutes every half hour.
Are the outlets New Zealand?
Get it in writing, along with wiring to AS/NZS 3000. Units configured for other markets cannot legally be used here without a licensed electrician reworking them.
What is the warranty, and where are the parts?
The term matters less than the location. Parts held in New Zealand is a two-day fix; parts shipped from overseas is a two-month one. Ours are on the Queensland, with ten years structural and three electrical.
Has multi-unit pricing been applied?
Most suppliers hold a discount back for the second and third pod and will not offer it unprompted. We apply it automatically, but ask whoever you are buying from.
Refuse the bundled total
One number is not a quoteIf a quote is a single figure with no breakdown, ask for the lines. Bundled totals are not comparable between suppliers and that is usually why they exist. Pod, freight, installation and furniture, separately, on one page.
It also helps internally: finance can approve part of a request that is itemised, and cannot approve any of one that is not.
What ours looks like
Published, for comparison| Model | Solo | Solo Plus | Duo | Team | Meet | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1 person | 1 person | 2 people | 2 people | 4 people | 6 people |
| Exterior W×D×H | 1080 × 1000 × 2338 mm | 1600 × 1375 × 2338 mm | 1600 × 1375 × 2338 mm | 2300 × 966 × 2338 mm | 2300 × 1785 × 2338 mm | 2600 × 2605 × 2338 mm |
| Interior W×D×H | 942 × 960 × 2146 mm | 1462 × 1335 × 2146 mm | 1462 × 1335 × 2146 mm | 2162 × 926 × 2146 mm | 2162 × 1745 × 2146 mm | 2462 × 2565 × 2146 mm |
| Floor space | ~1.0 m² | ~2.2 m² | ~2.2 m² | ~2.2 m² | ~4.1 m² | ~6.77 m² |
| Weight | 290–335 kg | 442–502 kg | 442–502 kg | 504–564 kg | 635–700 kg | 852–970 kg |
| Ventilation | 0–70 m³/h | 0–110 m³/h | 0–110 m³/h | 0–110 m³/h | 0–218 m³/h | 0–327 m³/h |
| Air change | ~1.6 min | ~2.3 min | ~2.3 min | ~2.3 min | ~2.2 min | ~2.4 min |
| Power draw | 40 W | 52 W | 52 W | 60 W | 120 W | 120 W |
| Price from | $10,730ex GST, delivered | $14,505ex GST, delivered | $14,625ex GST, delivered | $15,630ex GST, delivered | $17,605ex GST, delivered | $20,335ex GST, delivered |
| Installation | + $1,145 ex GST | + $1,490 ex GST | + $1,490 ex GST | + $1,610 ex GST | + $1,725 ex GST | + $2,070 ex GST |
Delivery included to main centres nationwide, with a freight quote for rural and remote addresses in every figure. Installation is the bottom row and is optional.
Common questions
What should an office pod quote include?
Pod, freight, installation and furniture as separate lines, plus the lead time and the acoustic rating with its standard. A single bundled figure is not comparable against anything and usually exists for that reason.
Is delivery normally included in an office pod price?
It varies, and it is worth checking whether delivery means to your floor or to the loading dock. FocusPod delivery is free nationwide across New Zealand, included in the published price, and goes to your floor with dock and lift access coordinated with your building manager.
How do I compare two office pod quotes?
Break both into the same four lines — pod, freight, installation, furniture — then compare the acoustic standard and report number, the airflow figure, and what the real lead time is. Two quotes that look thousands apart often converge once freight and installation are added to the cheaper one.
Should installation be included in the price?
Either is fine as long as you know which. Self-assembly is realistic: two people, two to four hours, tools supplied. Professional installation from $1,145 ex GST covers delivery to your floor, assembly, connection and testing.
Do office pod suppliers discount for multiple units?
Most do, from the second pod, and most will not mention it unless asked. We apply multi-unit pricing automatically on quotes.
Next: how to get it approved internally. Or see every price published and the full buyers guide.
Want it itemised?
Send us the space and you will get a fixed quote with pod, delivery, installation and furniture as separate lines — which is usually exactly what finance asks for.