General

Any Terms on Buyer's order forms at variance with or additional to these Conditions of Sale shall not apply unless explicitly agreed in writing by us.

1. ACCEPTANCE. Our offer is open for acceptance for 30 days. Your acceptance of our offer includes agreement to the following terms and conditions.

2. AVAILABILITY. All materials are offered subject to being unsold.

3. PRICES. We reserve the right to amend prices in accordance with any current government counter-inflation legislation and to invoice at prices ruling at the date of despatch.

4. ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. Every care is taken in the preparation of documents, but we reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions should they occur.

5. DELIVERY. Every effort will be made to deliver within the period stated. No responsibility will be accepted for any loss or other consequence caused by failure to deliver by the stated date. We reserve the right to despatch any part order as it is completed and to invoice such deliveries in accordance with the terms stated.

6. DELAYED DESPATCH. We reserve the right to make an additional charge if requested to delay the delivery of the goods, or if delay arises due to you failing to send forwarding instructions properly.

7. DAMAGE IN TRANSIT. Notification must be made in writing to us and the carrier within three days of receipt otherwise no claim can be accepted.

8. NON DELIVERY. We must be notified in writing within 14 days from the date of advice note otherwise no claim can be accepted.

9. TERMS OF PAYMENT. Unless otherwise agreed, settlement terms are nett 30 days. Amounts are payable in English currency.

10. CREDIT APPROVAL. All orders are accepted subject to credit approval.

11. PERFORMANCE. Whilst every care is taken in manufacture we accept no responsibility for any consequential loss (however caused) through the failure of any of our products to operate accurately and correctly.

12. PACKING. Packing and carriage will be charged in addition to the quoted prices.

13. PATENTS & REGISTERED DESIGNS. We give no warranty that the goods will be free from any claim of third parties by way of infringement or any undertaking with respect to patent or trademark infringement. When work is done in accordance with your specifications, you shall indemnify us against all damages, penalties, costs and expenses to which we may become liable arising out of any action for infringement of any patent, trademark or registered design resulting from such work.

14. SAFETY. You undertake to ensure compliance by your employees with any safety precautions or instructions given by us for the safe use of our products.

15. CANCELLATION. We reserve the right to recover from you all costs incurred in relation to the order up to the time of cancellation.

16. RISK IN PROPERTY. a) Risk of loss or damage to the Goods passes to you when the goods have been delivered to you or you arrange collection from our premises. b) The ownership of the goods shall not pass to you until we have received payment in full for these goods and any other outstanding items for which payment is due. c) Until the time the goods become your property we shall be entitled to recover the goods either by you delivering them on request, or failing this, by our entering the premises containing the Goods to recover them.

Terms and Conditions of Purchase

1. GENERAL. This order is subject to the following conditions of Order which are in addition to and without prejudice to our rights as buyers. Acceptance of this order is to be regarded as acceptance of the conditions.

2. OFFICIAL ORDER. The Buyer will not be responsible for any goods supplied or work carried out unless same is authorised by a printed official order form duly signed by, or on behalf of the buyer.

3. ENQUIRIES. The Buyer accepts no costs in respect of any quotation submitted and no legal commitment attaches unless accepted by a Purchase Order.

4. DELIVERY. All goods to be delivered carriage paid to these works or elsewhere as directed unless mutually agreed otherwise. No responsibility will be accepted for damage, loss or delay in transit. Failure to deliver by the date specified and agreed will render the order liable to cancellation by the buyer without notice.

5. ADVICE OF DESPATCH. Advice note must be forwarded on the day the goods are despatched.

6. FREE ISSUES. The Seller is to remain liable for any material forwarded by the Buyer for the purpose of this order; in the event of loss, howsoever caused, replacements must be arranged.

7. ACCOUNTS. Invoices quoting our Order No. and Advice Note No. must be sent as soon as possible but must reach us not later than the 10th of the following month.

8. PRICE. The price must not exceed that specified on the order without written agreement. You must advise price against an Unpriced Order when acknowledging order (as stated on the face). Such order will be subject to our written acceptance of price following notification of same by you.

9. QUANTITY. The quantity ordered must not be exceeded without written consent and deliveries in excess may not be accepted. Short deliveries do not complete the order unless agreed by us.

10. QUALITY. All goods to be supplied to specification, drawing, sample or description given by us and goods not in accordance with same will be returned to supplier at his risk. Any rejection must be replaced and the buyer is to be indemnified against any action brought by his customer caused by later delivery.

11. PATTERNS. All patterns supplied by the Buyer shall be returned on completion of the Order unless otherwise agreed. Dies, Moulds, etc. become the Buyer’s property and are to be retained in good condition for use against the Buyer’s orders; it must be understood that these are not to be used for the execution of orders other than those placed by the Buyer.

12. CONFLICT OF CONDITIONS. In the case of conflict between the conditions printed on this order form and any conditions printed on quotation forms, advice notes, invoices or similar documents issued by the Seller the Conditions on this order form shall prevail.