Terms and Conditions of Sale
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1. Definitions
"Goods" means
the Goods and Services including any installment of the Goods
or any parts for them
which the Seller is to supply in accordance with
these conditions.
"Purchaser" means
the person who accepts a quotation of the Seller for the sale
of the Goods
or Services or whose order for the Goods or Services
is accepted by the Seller.
"Seller" means
Titan Products Limited (company number 3217573) whose registered
office is
Unit 7 Southside, Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, Bredbury,
Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 2SP.
2. Applicable Conditions
(a) The Seller shall sell
and the Purchaser shall purchase the Goods in accordance with
any written quotation of
the Seller which is accepted by the Purchaser,
or any written order of the Purchaser which is accepted by the Seller,
subject in either case to these conditions, which shall govern
the contract entered
into between the Seller and the Purchaser ("the Contract") to
the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which any such
quotation
is accepted
or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to
be made, by the Purchaser.
(b) No variation to these Conditions shall be
binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives
of the Purchaser and the Seller.
(c) The Seller shall be under no liability, nor
shall the Purchaser be entitled to any remedy, by reason of the
provisions of the Misrepresentations Act
1967 except to the extent (if any) that the Court or any Arbitrator may
allow reliance
on it as being fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the case.
(d) Nothing in these Conditions shall affect any
right of the Seller against or in connection with the goods.
(e) Any advice or recommendation
given by the Seller or its employees or agents to the Purchaser
or its employees
or agents as to the storage,
application
or use of the Goods which is not confirmed in writing by the Seller
is followed or acted upon entirely at the Purchasers own risk
and accordingly the Seller shall not be liable for any such advice
or recommendation which
is
not so confirmed.
(f) Any typographical, clerical or other error
or omission in any sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance
of offer, invoice or
other document or
information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without
any liability on
the part of the Seller.
3. Orders and Specifications
(a) No order submitted
by the Purchaser shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller
unless and until confirmed
in writing by the Sellers
authorised representative.
(b) The Purchaser shall be responsible to
the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order
(including any applicable specification)
submitted
by the Purchaser and for giving the Seller any necessary information
relating to the Goods within a sufficient time to enable the Seller
to perform the
contract in accordance with its terms.
(c) The quantity, quality and description
of and any specification for the Goods shall be those set out
in the Sellers quotation (if accepted by the Purchaser)
or the Purchasers order (if accepted by the Seller).
(d) If any process is to be applied by the
Seller to Goods supplied by the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall
indemnify the Seller against
all loss,
damages,
costs and
expenses incurred by the Seller in relation to the Purchasers
Goods for any reason including but not limited to the Goods supplied
by the Purchaser
being
unsuitable for the order submitted or the quotation accepted by the
Purchaser.
(e) The Seller reserves the right to make
any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required
to conform with any applicable statutory
or EC requirements
or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Sellers specification
which do not materially effect their quality or performance.
(f) No order which has been accepted by the
Seller may be cancelled by the Purchaser except with the agreement
in writing of the Seller
and
on terms
that the Purchaser
shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including
loss of profit), cost (including cost of all labour and material
use), damages,
charges and
expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
4. Prices and Payment
(a) The price of the Goods shall be the Sellers quoted price, or where
no price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price
listed in the Sellers published price list current at the date of acceptance
of the order. Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom,
the Sellers published export price list shall apply.
(b) Quotations and offers are open for acceptance
within 60 days from the date thereof, and are subject to written
confirmation of acceptance. The Seller
reserves the right to withdraw any quotation or offer either verbally or
in writing and no liability whatsoever shall be incurred by such
withdrawal.
(c) Payment in full within 30 days from the
date of invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing by Sellers authorised representative.
(d) The Seller reserves the right, by giving
notice to the Purchaser at any time before delivery, to increase
the value of the Goods to reflect any increase
in the cost to the Seller which is due to any fact beyond the control of
the Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange
fluctuation, currency
regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour,
materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates, quantities
or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the Purchaser, or any
delay caused by any instructions of the Purchaser or failure of the Purchaser
to give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
(e) All prices are exclusive of any applicable
value added tax, which the Purchaser shall be additionally liable
to pay to the Seller.
(f) Subject to any special terms agreed in
writing between the Purchaser and the Seller, the Seller shall
be entitled to invoice the Purchaser for the price
of the Goods on or at any time after despatch of the Goods, if the Goods
are to be collected by the Purchaser or the Purchaser wrongly
fails to take delivery
of the Goods in which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Purchaser
for the price at any time after the Seller has notified the Purchaser the
Goods are ready for collection or the Seller has notified the
Purchaser that the
goods have been dispatched.
(g) The Purchaser shall not be entitled to
make any deduction from the price in respect of any set-off or
counter-claim unless both the validity and the
amount therefore have been admitted by the Seller in writing.
(h) If payment of the price, or any part
thereof, is not made on the due date the Seller shall be entitled:
(i) To refuse to make delivery of any further
consignment of Goods whether ordered at the due date or not without
incurring any liability whatsoever to
the Purchaser for any delay in the delivery.
(ii) To terminate the contract.
(iii) If the Purchaser fails to make payment
on the due date then the Seller shall be entitled to charge interest
at the rate of 3 per cent per month above
NatWest base rate, until payment is made in full.
(iv) Unless otherwise stated prices are Ex
Works from the Sellers UK
Warehouse. If the Seller has undertaken to provide or arrange carriage to a
destination agreed with or specified by the Purchaser such carriage shall be
charged in addition to the price of the Goods unless otherwise expressly agreed
by the Seller in writing.
5. Passing of Property
The property in the Goods shall remain in the Seller until the payment of the
total price thereof. If payment of the total price is not made on the due
date, the Seller may require the Goods to be returned to them and if this
requirement is not immediately complied with, the Seller shall have the right
(with or without prior notice) at any time to retake possession of the whole
or any part of the Goods (and for that purpose to go upon any premises occupied
by the Purchaser and sever the Goods from anything they are attached to without
being responsible for any damage caused) without prejudice to any of our
other remedies.
6. Delivery
(a) Where the Goods are to be delivered by
the Sellers carrier to an
address designated for delivery thereof by the Purchaser, the risk will pass
when the Goods have been so delivered. Where the Goods are to be collected
by the Purchasers carrier from an address agreed between the Seller
and the Purchaser, the risk will pass when the Goods have been collected
from that
address.
(b) Seller shall make every endeavour to
adhere to agreed delivery schedule. Such schedule is not however,
guaranteed or to be deemed of the essence of
the contract and the Seller shall in no case be liable for any delay in delivery
and any such event shall not be sufficient cause for cancellation by the
Purchaser.
(c) If the Seller is prevented (directly
or indirectly) from making delivery of the Goods or any part
thereof by reason of acts of God, war, strikes, lockouts,
trade disputes, fires breakdowns, interruption of transport, Government action,
delays in or failures of delivery to the Seller of any Goods or Materials
or any cause whatsoever (whether or not of the like nature to
those specified
above) outside his control the Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever
of the Purchaser and shall be entitled at his option either to cancel his
contract or to extend the time of his performance by a period
equivalent to that during
which his performance has been prevented by the circumstances herein before
referred to.
(d) Scheduled Orders will only be accepted
when the period of the scheduling does not exceed 12 months.
Rescheduling charges will be made at the discretion
of the Seller.
(e) Where the Goods are to be delivered in
installments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract
and failure by the Seller to deliver any one
or more of the installments in accordance with these conditions or any
claim by the Purchaser in respect of any one or more installments
shall not entitle
the Purchaser to treat the contract as a whole as repudiated.
(f) If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods
(or any installments) for any reason other than any cause beyond
the Sellers reasonable control or
the Purchasers fault then the Seller is accordingly liable to the Purchaser,
the Sellers liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the
cost to the Purchaser (in the cheapest available market) of similar Goods to
replace those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
(g) If the Purchaser fails to take delivery
of the Goods or fails to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions
at the time stated for delivery (otherwise
done by reason of any cause beyond the Purchasers reasonable control
or by reason of the Sellers fault) then, without prejudice to any other
right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:-
(i) store the Goods until actual delivery
and charge the Purchaser for the reasonable costs (including
insurance) of storage; or
(ii) sell the Goods at the best price readily
obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling
expenses) account to the Purchaser for the
excess over the price under the contract or charge the Purchaser for any
shortfall below the price under the contract.
7. Manufacturers' Specification
The Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from variations
in or from the specifications or technical data, and will not be responsible
for any loss or damage resulting from curtailment of supplies following such
variation.
8. Warranty
(a) Unless otherwise specified or agreed
in writing with the Purchaser, Seller will at his option either
repair or replace, without charge, any part or
parts of the Goods which are shown to the Sellers satisfaction to be
defective (other than as a result of fair wear and tear) within twelve calendar
months of the date on which the original Goods shall first have been dispatched
from the Sellers warehouse and which are carefully packed and returned
at the Purchasers expense to the Sellers warehouse, clearly
marked with a Goods Return Note (GRN) number obtained from the Seller prior
to return
provided that the defect is not due to mistreatment, lack of proper maintenance
or failure to observe any operating instruction issued by the Seller in
connection therewith. Returns should be sent to
Titan Products Ltd, Unit 7 Southside, Bredbury
Park Industrial Estate, Stockport SK6 2SP England.
(b) The Warranty in the above sub-clause
is given by the Seller subject to the following conditions:-
(i) The Seller shall be under no liability
in respect of any defect in the Goods arising from any drawing,
design or specification supplied by the Purchaser.
(ii) The Seller shall be under no liability
in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, wilful
damage, negligence, abnormal working conditions,
failure to follow the Sellers instructions (whether oral or in writing)
misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods without the Sellers approval.
(iii) The Seller shall be under no liability
under the above warranty (or any other warranty, condition or
guarantee) if the total price of the Goods has
not been paid by the due date for payment.
(iv) The above warranty does not extend to
parts, material or equipment not manufactured by the Seller in
respect of which the Purchaser shall only be
entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee as is given by
the manufacturer to the Seller.
(c) Subject as expressly provided in these
conditions all warranties, conditions or other terms implied
by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
(d) Any claim by the Purchaser which is based
on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their
failure to correspond with the specification
shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Purchaser) be notified to
the Seller within 7 days from the date of delivery or (whether defect or
failure was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable
time after discovery
of the defect or failure. If delivery is not refused and the Purchaser does
not notify the Seller accordingly, the Purchaser shall not be entitled to
reject the Goods and the Seller shall have no liability for such
defect or failure,
and the Purchaser shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been
delivered in accordance with the contract.
(e) Except in respect of death or personal
injury caused by the Sellers
negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Purchaser by reason of any
representation (unless fraudulent) or any implied warranty, condition or other
term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the contract,
for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss
of profit or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever
(whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees agents or otherwise)
which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods or their use
or resale by the Purchaser, and the entire liability of the Seller under or
in connection with the contract shall not exceed the price of the Goods, except
as expressly provided in these conditions.
(f) The Seller shall not be liable to the
Purchaser or be deemed to be in breach of the contract by reason
of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform
any of the Sellers obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay
or failure was due to any cause beyond the Sellers reasonable control
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following shall be
regarded as causes beyond the Sellers reasonable control.
(i) Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest,
fire or accident.
(ii) War or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection,
civil disturbance or requisition.
(iii) Acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws,
prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental
parliamentary or local authority.
(iv) Import or export regulations or embargoes.
(v) Strikes, lockouts or other industrial
actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the
Seller or of the third party).
(vi) Difficulties in obtaining raw materials,
labour, fuel, parts or machinery.
(vii) Power failure or breakdown in machinery.
9. Export Terms
(a) In these Conditions Incoterms means
the international rules for the interpretation of trade terms
of the International Chamber of Commerce
as in force at the date when the Contract is made. Unless the context otherwise
requires, any term or expression which is defined in or given a particular
meaning by the provisions of Incoterms shall have the same meaning in these
Conditions, but if there is any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms
and these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.
(b) Where the Goods are supplied for export
from the United Kingdom, the provisions of this clause 11 shall
(subject to any special terms agreed in writing between
the Purchaser and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any other provision of
these Conditions.
(c) The Purchaser shall be responsible for
complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation
of the Goods into the country of destination
and for the payment of any duties on them.
(d) Unless otherwise agreed in Writing between
the Purchaser and the Seller, the Goods shall be supplied Ex
Works from the Sellers warehouse.
(e) The Purchaser shall be responsible for
arranging for testing and inspection of the Goods at the Sellers premises before shipment. The Seller shall
have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which
would be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect
of any damage during transit.
10. Cancellation
(a) The Purchaser may not cancel the contract without the consent of the Seller
which if given shall be deemed to be on the express condition that the Purchaser
shall indemnify the Seller against any loss, damage claims or actions arising
out of such cancellation unless otherwise agreed in writing.
(b) In the event Purchaser or any representative
of the Purchaser shall alter or modify the Goods without Sellers prior written consent and
any claims are asserted against the Seller by reason of such alteration
or modification.
Purchaser shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller harmless against any and
all damages. Liabilities, expenses and costs in connection therewith or resulting
therefrom.
11. Lien
Without prejudice to any other remedies the
Seller shall in the event of default by the Purchaser or any
of the situations set out in clause 4. arising have
a general lien on all Goods and property in its possession (whether worked
on or not) and belonging to the Purchaser in respect of any sums due from
the Purchaser and shall be entitled to 14 days written notice to
the Purchaser to dispose of such Goods or property as it thinks fit.
12. Indemnity
The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller in respect of all damage injury or
loss occurring to any person or property against all actions, suits, claims,
demands, charges or expenses in connection therewith arising from the condition
or use of the Goods in the event and to the extent that the damage, injury
or loss shall have been occasioned partly or wholly by the carelessness of
the Purchaser or his servants or agents or by any breach by the Purchaser
of its obligations or any warranties made to the Seller thereunder.
13. Patents, Design and Copyright
(a) The Goods are sold and/or supplied subject to the rights of any person,
whether in respect of any patent, trademark registered design, copyright,
confidential disclosure or otherwise howsoever to prevent or restrict the
sale or use of the Goods in any part of the world, and the Purchaser will
in this respect accept such title to the Goods as the Seller may have.
(b) Where the Goods have been manufactured
according to designs and configurations or by processes specified
or supplied by the Purchaser, the Purchaser represents
and warrants to the Seller that the Goods so designed or configured and the
processes used do not infringe the rights of any person, whether in respect
of any patent, trademark, registered design, copyright, confidential disclosure
or otherwise howsoever to prevent or restrict the sale or use of the Goods
or materials or the use of such processes in any part of the world. The Purchaser
shall indemnify the Seller against all actions, suits, claims, demands, losses
charges, costs and expenses which the Seller may suffer or incur in connection
with any claim by any third party alleging facts which if established would
indicate breach of the representations and warranties contained in this paragraph.
14. Representations
Any advice or representations made by the Seller, its employees or agents shall
be provided for guidance only and no liability shall be attached to such
advice or representations. Where expert advice is sought by the Purchaser
for a particular project or Goods or of the use of Goods, no liability shall
attach to such expert advice requested unless full disclosure of the relevant
facts relating to the use of the Goods is made in writing by the Purchaser
to the Seller and the advice given under these circumstances, then the liability
of the Seller shall be limited as set out in clause 10b above.
15. Proper Law
This contract shall be construed and governed in all respects by English Law
and, unless otherwise stated in writing, Goods shall not be required to comply
with any provisions of any other law. All disputes arising under or relating
to this contract shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England.
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