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Conditions of Sale |
1.
(a) Any quotation or estimate or price list given
by the Company is an invitation to the Customer
to make an offer only and no order of the Customer
placed with the Company in pursuance of a quotation
or estimate or otherwise shall be binding on the
Company unless and until it is accepted by the
Company.
(b) Any contract howsoever made, between the Company
and the Customer shall incorporate and be subjected
to these conditions and receipt of goods by the
Customer shall be deemed to be conclusive proof
that the Customer has accepted these Conditions
in the absence of any express or other implied
acceptance of these Conditions by the Customer.
(c) Without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing all other te rms and conditions (except
those implied in favour of a seller which are
not inconsistent with these Conditions) are expressly
excluded. |
| Prices |
2.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing
(a) Goods are sold and will be invoiced at the
prices ruling at the date of despatch (orders
for €65 or less excluding carriage and surcharge
will not be accepted) and the Company reserves
the right to alter prices without notice in order
to reflect increases in the cost of materials,
labour, transport, energy and other costs which
it has to incur in manufacturing and supplying
goods.
(b) Prices on goods are stated exclusive of Value
Added Tax, which will be charged in addition at
the rate applicable at the appropriate tax point.
(c) For consignments having a net value (net of
Value Added Tax) of €320 or more, the cost
of carriage by normal road transport to the Customers
own Warehouse, in Ireland is paid by the Company.
Below €320 there will be a minimum carriage
surcharge of €10.00. If any other form of
transport or destination is stipulated by the
Customer, the cost of carriage will be paid by
the Customer.
(d) The cost of any variation or modification
in the design specification, materials or drawings
of goods requested by the Customer shall be borne
by the Customer. |
| Delivery
and Risk |
3.
(a) The risk in respect of all goods shall pass
to the Customer at the time of delivery and notwithstanding
such delivery, the property in the title to the
goods shall not pass to the Customer except as
provided in Condition 4. Except in the case of
goods collected by the Customer, delivery of goods
to the Customer will be made at the place agreed
between the parties but where the Company does
not deliver on its own transport (and unless otherwise
agreed in writing) the Company shall arrange for
the delivery of goods by carrier and special notice
is directed to the fact that in accordance with
the provisions of Section 32 of the Sale of Goods
Act 1980 delivery to the carrier will, in such
circumstances, constitute delivery to the Customer
if the Customer collects goods delivery shall
take place at the Company's own works imme-diately
prior to loading on to the Customer's transport.
Customers may collect their order from our warehouse
by previous arrangement only.
(b) The company shall be entitled to make delivery
of the goods by instalments and to invoice the
Customer for each instalment despatched. (c) Discrepancies
in the amount or description of goods supplied
and/or damage to or loss of goods in transit prior
to delivery will be remedied free of charge in
such manner as the Company consider appropriate
provided that:-
(i) the Customer marks the Delivery Note "contents
unexamined", and
(ii)the Customer gives written notice of such
damage loss or discrepancy with reasonable particulars
thereof to the Company and to the carrier (if
other than the com-pany) within 3 days of the
receipt of the goods or, in the case of total
loss or non delivery of consignments within 7
days of receipt of the Company's or carrier's
delivery advice, invoice or other notification
of despatch or in the case of loss or non-delivery
of consignments, Customers must notify within
21 days of date of invoice in writing. Notifications
later than these times cannot be entertained as
we will be unable to make the necessary claims
against carriers.
(iii)the Customer, if requested by the Company,
and at the Customer's cost returns any damaged
or incorrect goods to the Company's works within
one month of receipt thereof.
(iv)the goods when delivered shall be at the sole
risk of the Customer and the Customer shall be
bound to insure them for their full value. |
| Title |
4.
(a) Title and property in the goods supplied by
the Company shall remain vested in the Company
(notwithstanding the delivery of the goods and
the passing of the risk in them to the Customer)
until:-
(i) the price of the goods, and
(ii)all other money due from the Customer to the
Company on any other account has been paid or
satisfied in full.
(b) "Title to and property in goods supplied
by the Company to a carrier for transport shall
remain vested in the Company (notwithstanding
the delivery of the Goods and the passing of the
risk in them to the customer) until the price
of the goods has been paid or satisfied in full".
(c) Until the title to and property in the goods
pass to the Customer the following provisions
shall apply:-
(i) The Company may at any time without prior
notice to the Customer repossess and resell the
goods if any of the events specified in Condition
15 occur or if any sum owned by the Customer to
the Company under this or any other contract or
any other account is not paid on the due date
for payment. For the purpose of exercis-ing its
rights under this subparagraph (i) the Company,
its employees or agents together with all vehicles
and plant considered by the Company to be necessary
shall be entitled at any time without prior notice
to the Customer to free and unrestricted entry
upon the Customer's premises and/or other locations
where any of the goods are situated.
(ii)The Customer shall store the goods in a proper
manner without charge to the Company and ensure
that they are clearly identified as belonging
to the Company. Without prejudice to paragraph
(b) of this Condition, the Company shall be entitled
to examine the goods in storage at any time during
normal business hours and upon giving the Customer
reasonable notice of its intention to do so.
(iii)The rights and remedies conferred upon the
Company by this Condition 4 are in addition to
and shall not in any way prejudice, limit or restrict
any other rights or remedies of the Company.
(d) Until the Company is paid in full for all
goods the relationship with the Buyer to the Company
shall be fiduciary in respect of the goods and
if the same are sold by the buyer the Company
shall have the right to trace the proceeds thereof
according to the principles in re Hallett's Estate
(1880) 13Chd 696, (1874-80) all England Re-ports
page 793. A like right for the Company shall apply
where the buyer uses the product in any way so
as to be entitled to payment from a third party.
(e) For the purpose of these Conditions and in
the absence of evidence to the contrary goods
supplied at any time by the Company to the Buyer
shall be deemed to have been resold, used, or
processed in the order in which they were supplied. |
| Perfomance |
5.
(a) The Company will use its reasonable endeavours
to comply with any date or dates for despatch
or delivery of the goods requested by the Customer,
but unless oth-erwise expressly agreed in writing,
such date or dates shall not be binding. If the
Company having used its reasonable endeavours
fails to despatch or deliver the goods by such
date or dates, its failure shall not constitute
a breach of contract nor shall the Customer be
entitled to repudiate or rescind the contract
in whole or in part or claim compensation for
such failure or for any consequential loss or
damage resulting therefrom.
(b) If the Company is prevented, or hindered from
performing the contract or any part thereof by
any circumstances beyond its reasonable control
including (but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing) strikes, lockouts or other industrial
action, inability to obtain materials or labour,
power or machinery breakdown or failure, fire
or other natural disasters, further performance
shall be suspended for so long as the Company
is so prevented or hindered;
(c) Where goods are delivered by instalments,
each such instalment shall be deemed to be sold
or supplied under a separate contract to which
these Conditions shall apply (mutates mutants)
and save as provided in Condition 9 no default
in respect of any one instalment shall affect
or prejudice due performance of the contract as
re-gards any other instalments:
(d) If performance by the Company is suspended
at the request of or delayed through default of
the Customer (including, without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing, lack of incomplete
or incorrect instructions or refusal to collect
or accept delivery of the goods) for a period
of 7 days the Company shall be entitled to pay-ment
for goods supplied or ordered and any other additional
costs thereby incurred including storage, insurance
and interest provided that if the Customer fails
to collect or accept delivery of the goods or
any part thereof within 28 days of written notification
from the Company that the goods are ready for
collection or delivery, the Company shall be entitled
(without prejudice to its other remedies for such
breach) to sell the goods and to apply the proceeds
of sale towards payments of all sums then due
by the Customer to the Company.
(e) The Company shall be entitled without the
prior approval of the Customer to assign, subcontract
or sublet the contract or any part thereof, but
the Customer shall not be so entitled without
the prior approval of the Company.
(f) Goods offered "ex stock" are offered
for sale subject to them being unsold on receipt
of the Customer's order. |
| Acceptance |
6.
Without prejudice to the Customer's rights under
Condition 13, the Customer shall be deemed to
have accepted the goods as being in conformity
with his order and shall be bound to pay for them
unless written notice of rejection is received
by the Company within 7 days of delivery. Save
in the circumstances referred to in Condition
13, goods accepted by the customer cannot subsequently
be returned and any claim which the Customer might
otherwise have shall be deemed to have been waived.
Products offered are designed for use on doors,
windows, cabinets and similar fittings for use
in normal building construction as recommended
in our literature, where a customer wishes to
use products outside the recommended criteria,
reference should be made to our technical dept
and instructions followed. |
| Cancellations
and amendments |
7.
Cancellation of order will only be accepted after
written approval from the Company. The seller
reserves the right to refuse cancellation of an
order if it has been party or wholly made, alternatively,
to claim from the buyer the cost of the work already
completed. Amendments to orders must be agreed
in writing subject to the conditions govern-ing
cancellations. Any alterations in price resulting
from a change in order will be advised at the
time of acceptance. |
| Return
of Goods |
8.
Goods may only be returned for credit after agreement
by the seller in writing and, if accompanied by
an advice note. A 20% handling charge will be
made as standard, and any other costs incurred
in getting the goods in a re-saleable condition.
A repackaging charge may also apply. Any offer
of credit by the seller will be discretionary,
subject to the condition and re-saleability of
the goods on arrival back at the works. The invoice
number and date relating to the purchase must
be stated on the accompanying advice note. |
| Payment |
9.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing.
(a) Payment for goods supplied shall be made not
later than 30 days after the end of the month
of invoice.
(b) Time of payment shall be of the essence of
the contract. Payment of the price shall be made
within the period after delivery specified in
the relevant invoice or agreed trading terms without
reduction or deferment on account of dispute,
cross claims or any other reason whatsoever. If
the Customer shall fail to make payment on the
due date for goods ordered or delivered under
this or any other contract the Customer may have
with the Company, the Company may suspend further
deliveries under this or any other such contract,
and if payment or any part thereof shall remain
in the arrest for 7 days after written demand
shall have been made therefore, the Company may
cancel this or any other contract, and in either
case without prejudice to any other right the
Company shall have. The Company shall be entitled
to charge interest at the rate of 2 per cent per
month on any overdue account. |
| Drawings
and Specifications |
10.
(a) Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing,
all illustrations and dimensions shown in the
Company's catalogues and other sales literature
are approximate. The Company gives no guarantee
or representation that the goods will in all cases
be identical with the illustrations and dimensions
specified in such catalogues and literature due
to improvements and modifications to the goods
or their specifications that may be made from
time to time.
(b) The Customer shall be solely responsible for
satisfying itself that the goods are suitable
or fit for the specific purpose for which they
are required and all implied conditions and warranties
to this effect are excluded. |
| Repair
Work |
11.
When Engineers or Representatives of the seller
are requested to attend a location by the buyer
for the purpose of carrying out repair work, and
it is found that no fault lies in the manufacturing
of the sellers products, then the seller reserves
the right to charge the buyer for any expense
incurred as the result of a visit. |
| Warranty
and Limitation of Liability |
12.
(a) Where any goods are shown, to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Company, to be defective by
reason of faulty materials or workmanship within
a period of 6 months from the date of the original
despatch or supply; except where the products
are covered by the company's five year guarantee,
(fair wear and tear excepted) the Company shall
deliver replacement goods to the Customer free
of charge provided that -
(i) the Customer notifies the Company in writing
within 14 days of becoming aware of any such defect,
and
(ii)all defective goods are first returned to
the Company's premises with carriage paid by the
Customer, and
(iii)the goods have been properly and correctly
stored, used and/or fitted; The liability accepted
by the Company under this paragraph
(a) shall be accepted by the Customer in substitution
for and to the exclusion of any other claims (whether
in contract or in tort) for direct injury loss
or damage which the Customer has or may have for
defective goods;
(b) The liability of the Company for any claim
or claims other than those falling within paragraph
(a) of this Condition for direct injury, loss
or damage made by the Customer against the Company
whether in contract or in tort arising out of
or in connection with any act, omission, neglect
or default of the Company its servants or agents
in the performance of the contract (including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
breach of any condition or warranty whether express
or implied by statute, common law or otherwise
howsoever) shall not exceed a sum equal to 10%
of the invoice value (net of Value Added Tax)
of the goods supplied or to be supplied under
the relevant contract.
(c) The Company shall not be liable for any claims
for economic loss, loss of production, loss of
profit, loss of opportunity, loss of bargain or
other indirect or conse-quential injury loss or
damage made by the Customer against the Company
whether in contract or in tort arising out of
or in connection with any such act, omission,
neglect or default referred to in paragraph
(b) of this Clause;
(d) Nothing in these Conditions shall:-
(1)limit or exclude the liability of the Company
in respect of death or personal injury resulting
from the negligence of the Company, its employees
or agents; or
(2)exclude the conditions and warranties implied
by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1980. |
| Special
Goods |
13.
In respect of goods made or adapted specifically
to the Customer's design and specifications ("Special
Goods"):-
(a) the Company shall be entitled to reject any
materials supplied or specified by the Customer
which the Company in its judgement considers unsuitable.
Additional costs incurred by the Company if such
materials are judged to be unsuitable will be
charged to the Customer. Quantities of materials
supplied by the Customer shall be adequate to
cover normal spoilage;
(b) the Company accepts no responsibility for
the accuracy or suitability of patterns, designs,
tools drawings, particulars or specifications
relating to Special Goods which are supplied by
the Customer and the Company shall be entitled
to accept the same as being without defect. The
Company shall have no responsibility for the quality
or fitness of Special Goods for any particular
purpose whether or not such purpose is made known
to the Company and all implied conditions and
warranties as to suitability and/or fitness for
purpose are excluded. The Customer undertakes
to indemnify the Company and to keep the Company
fully indemnified against all action proceedings,
claims, costs, loss damage or expense whatsoever
whether arising in contract or in tort which the
Company may suffer or incur as a result of any
defect in Special Goods whether due to quality,
design, fitness for purpose or in any other way
whatsoever unless the same is due directly to
the negligence of the Company, its employees or
agents;
(c) The Customer represents and warrants to the
Company that neither the Special Goods nor the
manufacture thereof by the Company will infringe
any patent, copyright, registered design, trade
mark, or other proprietary right of any third
party and the Customer further undertakes to indemnify
the Company and keep the Company fully identified
against all actions, proceedings, claims costs,
loss, damage or expense whatsoever in respect
of any infringement by the Company of any patent,
copyright, registered design, trademark or any
other proprietary right which the Company may
suffer or incur in connection with the execution
and performance of the con-tract and such indemnity
shall extend to any amount including costs paid
by the Company (including legal advice) in settlement
of any claim out of Court;
(d) products manufactured to customer specification
cannot be returned for credit. |
| Lien |
14.
(1) Without prejudice to any other rights and
remedies which the Company may have, the Company
shall in respect of all debts of the Customer
to the Company have a general lien on all tools,
goods and other property belonging to the Customer
in the Company's possession (whether worked on
or not).
(2) The Company shall be entitled, upon the expiration
of 14 days notice to the Customer, to dispose
of such tools, goods or property as it thinks
fit and to apply any proceeds of sale thereof
towards the payment of such debts. |
| Insolvency
and Breach of Contract |
15.
If any of the following events occur, are threatened,
or in the opinion of the Company are reasonably
likely to occur:-
(a) The Customer shall commit any breach of the
contract and shall fail to remedy such breach
(if capable of remedy) within a period of thirty
days from receipt of no-tice in writing from the
Company, requesting such breach to be remedied,
or
(b) Any distress or execution is levied upon any
of the goods or property of the Customer, or
(c) The Customer (or where the Customer is a partnership
any partner thereof) offers to make any arrangements
with or for the benefit of its or his creditors
or commits any act of bankruptcy, or
(d) The Customer (being a limited company) has
a Receiver appointed of the whole or any part
of its undertaking property or assets or an order
is made or a resolution is passed or analogue
proceedings are taken for the winding up of the
Customer (save for the purpose of reconstruction
or amalgamation without insolvency and previously
approved in writing by the Company). The Company
shall be entitled (without prejudice to its other
rights hereunder) forthwith to suspend further
performance of the contract (and any other contract
between the Company and the Customer or any unfulfilled
part thereof or to make partial supplies of goods.
Notwithstanding any such termination the Customer
shall pay to the Company for all work done, materials
used and goods delivered up to and including the
date of termination and shall in addition indemnify
the Company against any resulting loss damage
or expense incurred by the Company in connection
with the non-performance of the contract including
the cost of any material plant or tools used or
intended to be used therefore and the cost of
labour and other overheads including a percentage
in respect of profit. |
| Severance |
16.
If at any time, any one or more of these Conditions
(or any paragraph or any part thereof) is held
to be or becomes void or otherwise unenforceable
for any reason under any applicable law, the same
shall be deemed omitted herefrom and the validity
and or enforceability of the remaining provisions
of these Conditions shall not in any way be af-fected
or impaired thereby. |
| Waiver |
17.
The rights and remedies of the Company shall not
be diminished waived or extinguished by the granting
of any indulgence, forbearance or extension of
time by the Company nor by any failure of or delay
by the Company in asserting any such rights or
remedies. |
| Law |
18.
These Conditions and each and every contract made
pursuant thereto shall be governed by and construed
in all respects in accordance with the Laws of
Ireland and the Company and the customer irrevocably
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish
Courts. |
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