Standard Conditions of Trade under which all transactions for the supply of goods of services
are conducted by First Graphic Machinery Ltd ("the Company")
1. Definitions
In these conditions "the end user" shall mean the person, firm or-company that uses the goods following finalisation of the transactions referred to herein, 'the Finance Company" shall mean any hire purchase, leasing, hiring or other company providing similar financial services to which the Company supplies goods at the request or direction of the end user and "the Customer" shall mean the end user when the contract of sale is between The Company and the end user and shall mean The Finance Company when the contract of sale is between the Company and the Finance Company,
2. Acceptance and Limits of Contract
a) No quotation made by the Company shall constitute an offer by the Company
b) No order will be accepted except upon the Company's acknowledgement of
order form which incorporates these Conditions. Any terms and conditions proffered by the Customer are hereby excluded. Any order placed by a Customer whether in writing, verbally or by fax shall be deemed to constitute an offer by the Customer to enter into a contract upon these Conditions of Trade which shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Company when the Company despatches an acknowledgement of order form. The Customer shall not transfer his rights to any third party.
c) The Company reserves the right to vary the price of the goods by any amount
attributable to:-
i) a suspension of or an alteration to work by reason of a change in
instructions Or lack of instructions.
ii) any variation in the cost of materials, labour, transport, duties, taxes, exchange rates or any other costs of whatsoever nature between the date of The contract and the date of delivery or completion of payment.
3. Hire Purchase and similar transactions
If the sale of the goods proceeds by way of a sale by the Company to the Finance Company and the Company agrees to deliver the goods to the end user the provisions hereof shall so far as relevant apply to any relationship between the Company and the end user and for the avoidance of doubt the end user hereby agrees that the Company shall not be liable to the end user for negligence, misrepresentation (negligent or otherwise) breach of contract (collateral or otherwise) or breach of warranty (express or implied).
4. Despatch
The Company will use its best endeavours to despatch or complete by the estimated date set out in the Company’s acknowledgement or order form but time is not of the essence of the Contract and the Company shall not incur any liability whatsoever for failure to despatch or complete by such date.
5. Delivery and passing of property
a) Except as otherwise specifically agreed in writing the price does not include the
cost of transportation, erection or installation
b) Should delivery of the goods by the Company its servants or agents or carrier
be affected at the end users premises the Customer shall be responsible for and
indemnify the Company against all damage to properly or injury to persons
resulting there from and occasioned on those premises save and except for death
or injury incurred by the negligence of the Company its servants or agents. It shall
be the responsibility of the end user-
i) to provide unimpeded access to the position in his premises where he wishes the goods to be installed and adequate labour for the loading and unloading of all goods
ii) to prepare the site for the erection and installation of the goods.
iii) to provide all necessary mains services and connection of the same to the goods.
c) Goods shall remain the property of the Company until the whole of the contract
price has been paid but after delivery the Customer shall be responsible for and
shall indemnify the Company against the loss of or damage to the goods from
whatsoever cause occurring:
d) In the event of the Customer making any sale of the goods the property in which
has not passed to the Customer the following terms shall apply:-
i) all monies received by the Customer from such sale shall be held in trust for the Company absolutely and shall be placed to the credit of a separate bank account and until properly in the goods has passed to the Customer in accordance with these Conditions such monies shall not be withdrawn or charged.
ii) the customer shall take such action steps or proceedings arising out of any such sale as the Company may consider appropriate for the recovery of any sums due to the Customer in respect of any such sale.
e) The Company is irrevocably authorised to enter upon any premises where the
goods are situated and take possession of and remove the goods at the
Customers expense -
at any time after the purchase price (or any part thereof) has become due
and has not been received in fullif the purchase price has not been received in full (whether or not the purchase price has become due) upon the appointment of a receiver of the whole or any part of the Customers undertaking or upon the Customer entering into liquidation or upon the Customer compounding with itscreditors or taking or suffering any similar action in consequence of debt.
6. Loss or damage in transit
No liability will be accepted by the Company for any discrepancy in the quantity of goods or damage thereto in transit unless notification is received by the Company in writing in the case of end users within the United Kingdom within fourteen days of delivery and in the case of other end users within twenty-eight days of delivery. Goods damaged during transit must be kept together with the packing for inspection by or on behalf of the Company
7. Terms of payment
a) Unless otherwise specified by the Company in writing the purchase price
of goods sold to a Customer within the United Kingdom is payable.
i) 30% with order
ii) 60% on notification that the goods are available for delivery, and
iii) 10% within 30 days of receipt of invoice
For goods sold to a customer outside the United Kingdom the purchase price is
payable.
i) 30% with order
ii) 70% by means of an irrevocable letter of credit confirmed by a United
Kingdom Bank payable at sight against presentation of shipping
documents.
b) No discount or allowance will be made unless specifically stated and agreed by
the Company in writing. Interest will be charged on all outstanding accounts at
the rate of one and a half per cent per month.
c) In the event of the customer failing to comply with the Company’s terms of
payment the Company reserves the right to cancel this and any other contract
without prejudice to the Company’s rights to recover any monies then owing to
the Company by the Customer.
8. Undertakings and Warranties
a) Save in the cases hereinafter set out the Company undertakes that if within the
written specified guarantee period any part of the goods becomes defective
(other than through fair wear and tear) and notice in writing thereof is received by the Company within fourteen days of such discovery and if between the date
of delivery and the receipt by the Company of such notice the goods have at all times been used with reasonable care and by competent persons and nobody
has attempted to repair or alter or otherwise interfere with the goods (without
the consent of the Company) the Company will send a replacement for the
defective part. All labour transport and packing costs incurred in sending and
installing such replacement shall be paid by the Customer
b) The above warranty and undertaking are not given and are specifically excluded
in the following cases -
i) where the goods are new and a manufacturers guarantee is available
whether taken up by the Customer or not
ii) where the goods are second hand and are bought "as is" that is in the condition in which the goods are at the date of contract including any defects and available for inspection either at the premises of a third party or at the premises of the Company, whether in fact the end user or the Finance Company so inspects or not.
9. Limitation of liability
Save as set out in paragraph 8 above:-
a) The Company shall not be liable in any way whatsoever from any failure to
comply with the terms of this Contract which is due to circumstances out of the
Company’s control.
b) The Company shall not be liable in any circumstances for loss of profits, interest
paid or payable by the customer, loss of orders, consequential loss, loss of
profits or loss or expenses consequent upon disruption of business.
c) The Company shall not be liable for any damage to anything arising from the goods or any defects in them or use made of them and the Customer
indemnify the Company against any claim in respect thereof.
d) The Company shall not be liable for negligence by itself its servants or agents
either arising from any matters in the course of pre-contract dealings with either
the end user or the Finance Company or in regard to the performance of the
Contract
e) All conditions representations warranties or undertakings in connection with
the goods whether implied by statute, common law, customer or for
any reason whatsoever and whether as to quality, condition, fitness for use or otherwise whatsoever are herby excluded.
f) The sale or supply of goods is strictly on the terms that the customer has had
every opportunity to examine the goods and has satisfied himself as to their
condition and suitability and the Customer acknowledges that all specifications
and details in catalogues quotation acknowledgements of order or similar
documents or by word of mouth and all dates of manufacture, dates on which
goods were first used and specific forecasts of performance howsoever given
are approximately only and do not form par! of the contract between the
Customer and the Company
g) The Company shall not be liable for any misrepresentation negligent or otherwise
10. Health and safety regulations
When it is necessary to alter or add to the goods so that they comply with all applicable health and safety regulations such alterations or additions will be carried out by the Company but all costs and expenses incurred by the Company therein shall be borne by the Customer and paid to the Company on demand.
11. Legal Construction
Any contractual relationship between our two respective Companies is governed by the laws applicable at the time in England and the contract is deemed to have been made in England. If any dispute arises concerning those contractual terms then the English courts have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with such matters. No other jurisdiction is entitled to deal with any dispute between the Company and the end user