
TRIMCRAFT (NOTTINGHAM) LTD
TERMS
& CONDITIONS OF SALE
1.
DEFINITIONS
(a)
“The Company” means Trimcraft (Nottingham) Limited.
(b)
“The Buyer” means the person, firm, company,
organisation or public authority specified in the order or purchasing the
goods.
2.
GENERAL
(a)
Unless otherwise agreed in writing signed by a director
of the Company, goods are supplied by the Company only on these conditions and
no variation of or addition thereto whether contained in any documents
emanating from the Buyer or made orally
by any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the Company shall have
effect. Should any of these conditions conflict with any conditions stated in
the Buyer’s order then these conditions shall prevail. The giving by the Buyer
of any delivery instructions for the goods or any part thereof or the
acceptance by the Buyer of delivery of the goods or any part thereof, or any
conduct by the Buyer in confirmation of the transaction set out on the basis
hereof after receipt by the Buyer of the document shall constitute unqualified
acceptance by the Buyer of these conditions.
(b)
The Company shall be deemed to accept the Buyer’s order
only on the sending by the Company of whichever shall be the first of:
i)
formal written acceptance or
ii)
a despatch or collection advice note or
iii)
invoice
3.
PRICES
(a)
The Company reserves the right to increase the price by
an appropriate amount to take account of any increased cost caused by the
alteration of the Buyer’s instructions or lack of them or any increase between
the date of the order and the date of delivery of the cost of any materials
comprised in the production of the goods or wages or any taxation, levy or
imposition borne by the Company or for any other reason.
(b)
The Company reserves the right to charge for carriage
and insurance on orders.
(c)
All prices quoted are exclusive of Value Added Tax (V.A.T.). V.A.T. will be
added to all invoices at the applicable rate.
4.
PAYMENT
Unless otherwise stated, invoices must be paid within 30 calendar days of their date. If the Buyer has not paid in full by the due date, the Company reserves the right to charge the Buyer interest at 4% above the current base rate of National Westminster Bank PLC, compounded daily, on the amount outstanding until paid in full, calculated from day to day from the date upon which payment became due to the date of actual payment.
In the event of the Buyer’s failure to pay on the due date as aforesaid, the Company shall be entitled at its absolute discretion, to withdraw credit facilities (if any) at any time by notice in writing to the Buyer and to suspend all further deliveries under this or any other contract with the Buyer and if such payment shall remain in arrears for more than seven days after written demand shall be made therefore The Company shall have the right to sell to third parties the outstanding balance hereunder or under any other contract and in any case without prejudice to any claim by the Company against the Buyer.
5.
DELIVERY AND COLLECTIONS OF GOODS
In normal circumstances.
(a)
The Company will deliver an order within the agreed
delivery period, but cannot be held liable for any loss caused by late
delivery. Late delivery does not constitute breach of contract.
(b)
Goods will be delivered to delivery address supplied to
the Buyer. The Buyer is considered to have given authority to accept a delivery
on your behalf to any person who accepts delivery at the address supplied.
(c)
If payment in full is not made to The Company within
our payment terms for orders which have already been delivered, future
deliveries will be withheld until such time the account has been settled in
full.
6.
TITLE
(a)
In
this Clause the expression “goods” shall mean any material or other thing
supplied by the Company whether in the form in which it was delivered or
subjected to processing or further processing and whether or not it has been
combined with any other material substance or thing.
(b)
The
property in any goods shall only pass to the Buyer when the Company shall have
paid therefore in full and the Buyer shall store such goods separately in such
a way so that they are readily identifiable as the goods of the Company.
(c)
In the
event of the Buyer becoming insolvent having a Receiver appointed of the whole
or any part of its property compounding with its creditors or going into
liquidation or in the event of payment for any goods being overdue then and in
any such event, it shall be lawful for its servants, officers or
representatives to enter upon the premises of the Buyer and recover possession
of any goods of the Company for which the Company shall not be paid and take
away such goods and the Buyer hereby grants to the Company all necessary rights
of entry.
(d)
In the
event of any goods being sold or otherwise disposed of by the Buyer before the
Company should have been paid for them in full, then the proceeds of sale
thereof shall to the extent required to pay the Company in full for such goods
be trust moneys held by the Buyer on behalf of the Company.
(e)
In the
event of certain goods having been paid for by the Buyer and other goods not
having been so paid for the onus of proof shall be on the Buyer to show that
any goods remaining in its possession are goods for which it has paid.
(f)
If any
goods supplied by the Company are added to combined with or formed into other
goods the Company’s rights against the original goods shall extend to and be
exercisable over any goods which the original goods have been added to combined
with or formed into.
7.
DELIVERY BY INSTALMENTS
If the order is for delivery by installments, the cancellation or
rejection for any reason of any instalments shall not affect the remainder of
the contract, each instalments being deemed to be a separate contract except in
the case of cancellation by the Company for failure on the Buyer’s part to pay
for goods as delivered as provided in clause 4.
8.
STORAGE
(a)
If for any
reason the Buyer fails or refuses to accept delivery of the goods or any part
thereof at the time when the goods are due and ready for delivery, the Company
shall, if it’s storage facilities permit, store the goods and take reasonable
steps to safeguard and preserve them until their actual delivery;
(b)
Storage of the goods shall be at the Buyer’s risk and
expense;
(c)
If the Buyer shall fail to take delivery of the goods
within twenty eight days of notification that they are ready for delivery, or
having been stored that storage facilities are no longer available, the Company
shall have the right to sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with the goods and
the Buyer shall be liable to the Company for all loss including loss of profits
or damage which the Company shall suffer in consequence of the Buyer’s failure
to take delivery of the goods or of such sale.
9.
WITHOUT prejudice to other remedies the Company shall
in respect of all sums due from the Buyer have a general lien on all goods and
property of the Buyer in its possession and shall be entitled on the expiry of
14 days notice to dispose of such goods and property and apply any proceeds to
such debts.
10.
DESIGN
AND SPECIFICATION
The Company reserves the right to alter the
specification of any goods without prior reference to the Buyer provided that
the goods comply substantially in all other known respects with the Buyer’s
requirements.
11.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
If, in the Company’s judgement, the Buyer’s financial condition does not justify the terms of payment specified the Company may cancel any unfulfilled orders unless the Buyer shall upon written notice, pay for all goods delivered or shall pay in advance for all goods ordered but not delivered at the Company’s option.
12.
PRODUCT
DIMENSIONS
Actual dimensions and quantity of contents may vary
slightly from dimensions and contents indicated. The Company shall not accept
liability or be deemed to be in breach of contract provided that such
variations shall not exceed plus or minus ten per cent of those dimensions or
quantities.
13. RETURNS
(a)
Except by prior written agreement the Company will not
accept the return of any goods ordered by the Buyer;
(b)
Where the Company agrees to accept the return of the
goods it will only accept those goods which are undamaged and in a marketable
state;
(c)
The Company will only accept the return of the goods
upon the payment by the Buyer of a handling fee of twenty five per cent of the
total invoice + carriage costs if applicable.
(d)
The Company ensure every package leaves in excellent condition
and do not accept responsibility for goods damaged/missing in transit if a
clean signature is obtained by the carrier.
14. WARRANTY
(a)
Goods sold by the Company are warranted free from
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of six months from the date
of delivery;
(b)
Unless the Buyer notifies the Company of any such
defects in materials or workmanship within six months of the delivery of goods,
this warranty shall not apply. If such notification is given and the goods are
found to be defective, then the Company will report or (at its option) replace
the defective goods.
PROVIDED THAT warranty shall not apply
to any goods.
(i)
which have been tampered with in any way outside the
Company’s premises;
(ii)
which have been stored in unsuitable conditions or for
an excessive period or which have been processed by the Buyer or agents;
(iii)
have been subject to misuse, negligence or accident.
15. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
(a)
Except as expressly stated all other warranties,
conditions and representations express or implied statutory or otherwise are
(to the extent that they may in Law be excluded) hereby excluded and the
Company shall not be liable in contract tort or otherwise for any loss, damage,
expense or injury arising out of or in connection with the use or failure of
goods or any defect in them provided always that it shall accept.
(b)
The limitation of liability herein contained shall in
no way affect such consumer rights (if any) as the Buyer may have under the
Sale of Goods Act 1893 is amended.
16. DEFAULT OR INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
(a)
If the Buyer defaults in any way in its commitments
with the Company or suffers any distress or execution upon its property or
assets or makes or offers to make any arrangement or composition with its
creditors or commits an act of bankruptcy has a Receiver appointed over all or
a substantial part of its assets or a resolution passed or petition filed for
winding up then the Company shall have the right (without prejudice to any
other remedies) to cancel any uncompleted order or so withhold or
suspend delivery.
(b)
In the event of an order being cancelled by the Company
in the above circumstances or being cancelled by the Buyer the Buyer shall
indemnify the Company against all loss (including profits) costs (including
labour, materials and overheads) and all other expenses and damage incurred by
the Company in connection with the order and its cancellation (the Company
giving credit for the value of any materials sold or utilised for other
purposes).
17. ENGLISH LAW
Every contract to which these Terms and Conditions shall apply shall be construed in accordance with and governed in all respects by the Laws of England and the Company and the Buyer submits irrevocably to the jurisdiction of the English Court.