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SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Company number: 01647362

Reporting period:
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020

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This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

This report was filed on 29 July 2020

and approved by Nicholas Cammack

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 56 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 23%
• in 31 to 60 days: 36%
• in 61 days or more: 41%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 32 %

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment period

65 days

Longest standard payment period

95 days

Standard payment terms

Provided that the invoice submitted is correct and contains the information as required under the
Contract, and save where the Parties have agreed other payment terms which are set out in the
Supplier Terms Sheet, SGBD shall pay for Goods and Services in the first week following the end of
the second month following the month in which the Goods are delivered or Services provided and
accepted as conforming to the standards required by SGBD under the Contract.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

120 days

Foreign invoices - 120 days from date of invoice
UK invoices - 3 months's credit from end of month following date of invoice

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Disputes are communicated via electronic written communication and where necessary followed up
with the supplier by the dedicated accounts payable team.

Other payment information

Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?

For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.

No

Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts? This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It’s not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.

No

Does this business offer supply chain finance? This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.

No

Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No