The Seller will sell and the person, firm or company ("Buyer") will purchase the goods ("Goods") in accordance with any written quotation of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer, or any order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller, subject to these terms and conditions, and all other terms and conditions to which the Buyer accepts or purports to accept the Seller’s quotation or places an order for the Goods are specifically excluded.

All Goods are subject to availability.

Any error or omission in any quotation, catalogue sales literature, invoice or other document issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction by the Seller without liability of the Seller.

The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for the accuracy of all orders.

All Buyer’s orders are subject to the Seller’s acceptance.

The Seller reserves the right to make changes in the specification of Goods ordered which do not materially affect quality of performance.

The price of the Goods shall be that shown in the Seller’s quotation, in the Buyer’s office if accepted by the Seller, or if no p[rice is stated the price listed in the Seller’s price list current at the time of acceptance, except that the Seller reserves the right by giving notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery to increase the price due to circumstances beyond its control including but not limited to currency fluctuations.

The Seller may amend the price of Goods shown in any price list or on any quotation by giving notice of such amendment to the Buyer before the time any order is accepted by the Seller, or any quotation is accepted by the Buyer.

Unless otherwise provided the price includes delivery by the Seller or its carrier to the Buyer’s premises together (subject to Clause 3.5) with packaging costs.

The price is exclusive of Value Added Tax and all other similar sales taxes.

The Seller reserves the right to a handling charge of £5 for all orders under a price of £30.00 and to charge for pallets and returnable containers or cages not returned undamaged.

The Buyer shall pay the price before the 20^th day of the month following the month during which the goods are delivered to the Buyer. The Seller reserves the right to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month from the date payment is due.

The Seller may invoice at or any time after delivery of the Goods or if the Buyer wrongfully refuses to take delivery of the Goods, at any time after the date on which delivery should have taken place and in which case the Seller may charge the Buyer with all storage and other out of pocket expenses incurred by the Seller and cancel or suspend all further deliveries of goods.

Delivery of goods shall be to the Buyer’s address in the UK as notified in writing to the Seller or its place of business in the UK.

Delivery dates are approximate only and shall not be of the essence of the Contract unless agreed between the parties in writing.

The Seller may deliver in advance of quoted delivery dates and each instalment of order shall constitute a separate Contract.

If the Seller fails to deliver Goods for any reason other than cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, then the Seller’s liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost to the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) of similar replacement goods to replace those not delivered.

Goods shall not be returned by the Buyer without with prior agreement of the Seller. The Seller reserves the right to change a 20% administration fee on returned goods.

Items purchased outside the range of products shown in the catalogue are subject to suppliers return procedure. In most cases these items are non-returnable.

Risk shall pass to the Buyer:

1. Where goods are to be stored by the Seller upon such Goods being stored: or
2. In all other cases upon delivery or attempted delivery (where the Buyer refuses delivery).

Property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until cash or cleared funds for the full price have been received by the Seller.

Until property has passed to the Buyer it will hold the Goods as bailee for the Seller and the Seller may collect or require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods.

The Buyer shall not pledge or charge the Goods or any part until property has passed to the Buyer.

Subject as mentioned below, the Seller warrants that the Goods will be free from defects in materials or workmanship at delivery and provided they are used in a proper way for a period of two months from delivery.

The above warranty is subject to the Seller being under no liability for a defect in the Goods resulting from the Buyer’s designs or requirements or arising from wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, failure to follow instructions, misuse, or if the price has not been paid to the Seller in full.

All other warranties and conditions expressed or implied are expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

All claims in respect of Goods must be notified in writing to the Seller within 4 days of delivery.

The Seller’s sole liability for defective or damaged Goods shall be to repair or at its option to replace the Goods or relevant part.

Except for death or personal injury caused by the Seller, the Seller shall not be liable by any reason of any representation, implied warranty, condition or other term or any duty at common law, for any consequential loss or damage, costs or expenses of whatever nature which arise from the supply of the Goods or their use or re-sale except as expressly provided in those Conditions

The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for breach of contract by reason of delay or failure to perform any of the Seller’s obligations if it was due to any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control.

The Seller will check before delivery to the Buyer all media upon which data is supplied to the Customer or other form of data interchange to ascertain that it is virus free. The Customer will check the media and data interchange upon receipt to ensure it is virus free. The Seller will not be liable for any consequential loss, damage, costs or expenses of any nature which may arise from any virus in electrical data provided by the Seller to the Buyer.

If the Buyer becomes insolvent, has an administration order made against it, makes a voluntary arrangement with its creditors, ceases to carry on business, has a receiver appointed or goes into liquidation, then without prejudice to the Seller’s other rights and remedies the Seller may cancel any contract with the Buyer without liability to either party or suspend deliveries, but any prices not paid shall become immediately due notwithstanding any other terms agreed.

Headings are for reference only and shall not affect interpretation.

Notices shall be served by first class post on the registered offices of the parties or principal place of business.

No waiver of a breach of contract by the Seller shall operate as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

If any provision of these conditions is held invalid or unenforceable in whole or part the validity or enforceability of the other provisions shall not be affected.

These conditions and the sale and purchases of the Goods shall be governed by the laws of England.

Every effort has been made to ensure that all details, descriptions etc, in this catalogue are accurate at the time of publication. Specifications, however, do change and we therefore offer this information as a guide only.