1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these conditions:
“Buyer” means the person firm or company who accepts a quotation of the Seller for the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller.
“Goods” means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any part for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with the conditions.
“Seller” means Emuge UK Limited (registered in England and Wales under number 2239015) and any of its subsidiary companies.
“Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions of sale herein set out and (unless the content otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller.
“Contract” means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods incorporating these Conditions.
“Writing” includes facsimile transmission and comparable means of communication. [
1.2 Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
1.3 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
1.4 Words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular.
2. BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with any written quotation of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer or any written order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller, subject in either case to these Conditions which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions.
2.2 No variation of these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representative of the Buyer and Seller.
2.3 The Seller’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in writing. The Buyer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on behalf of the Seller which is not set out in the Contract.
3. ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed in writing by the Seller’s authorised representative or (if earlier) the Seller delivers the Goods in accordance with these Conditions.
3.2 The Buyer shall be responsible to the Sellers for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order, (including any applicable specification), submitted by the Buyer 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.
3.3 The quantity, quality and description of and any specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller’s quotation (if accepted by the Buyer) or the Buyer’ order (if accepted by the Seller)
3.4 The Seller retains all intellectual property rights of whatsoever nature in illustrations, drawings and other documents supplied by the Seller to the Buyer for the purposes of the Contract and the Buyer shall treat the same as confidential and not disclose it to any third party.
3.5 If the goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damage, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Seller in connection with or paid or agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of any claim for infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person which results from the Seller’s use of the Buyer’s specification.
3.6 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to confirm with any applicable statutory or EC requirements, or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance.
3.7 No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the agreement in Writing of the Seller and on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including the cost of all labour and materials used) damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
3.8 All samples, drawings, descriptive matter, specifications and advertising issued by the Seller and any descriptions or illustrations contained in the Seller’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Goods described in them. They shall not form part of the Contract and this is not a sale by sample.
4. PRICE OF THE GOODS
4.1 The prices of the Goods shall be the Seller’s quoted price (or if no price is quoted, the price set out in the Seller’s price list published on the date of delivery or deemed delivery). All prices quoted are valid for 30 days only or until earlier acceptance by the Buyer, after which time they may be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the Buyer.
4.2 The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to any factor 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 Buyer, or any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
4.3 Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any price list of the Seller and unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are given by the Seller on an ex works basis, and where the Seller agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller’s charges for transport, packaging, loading, unloading and insurance.
4.4 The Seller may provide samples to the Buyer, which the Buyer may purchase as Goods under these Conditions. All sample Goods supplied by the Seller will be invoiced to the Buyer at the price agreed or in accordance with clause 4.1. The Buyer must return such unpurchased sample Goods to the Seller in a saleable state and the Seller retains the right to charge the Buyer for any damage the Buyer causes to the sample Goods.
4.5 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay the Seller.
4.6 The Seller reserves the right to charge the cost of pallets and returnable containers to the Buyer in addition to the price of the Goods, but full credit will be given to the Buyer provided such pallets or containers are returned undamaged to the Seller before the due payment date.
5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collected or (as the case may be) the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
5.2 Unless any special terms are agreed payment shall be due within 30 days from the month of invoice. No payment shall be deemed to have been received until the Seller has received cleared funds.
5.3 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods within the time specified in clause 5.2 or at the date agreed between the Seller and the Buyer and the Seller shall be entitled to recover the price, notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and the property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of payment of the price shall be of the essence of the Contract. Receipts for payment will be issued only upon request.
5.4 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to:
5.4.1 cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
5.4.2 appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the goods supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller) as the Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriate by the Buyer); and
5.4.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgement) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of 4% per annum above HSBC base rate from time to time, until payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for the purpose of calculating interest). The Seller reserves the right to claim interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
5.5 The Buyer shall not be entitled to set off any sums claimed from the Seller under this contract or any other agreement between the parties from the sums to be paid for the goods.
5.6 All payments payable to the Seller under the Contract will become due immediately on its termination despite any other provision.
6. DELIVERY
6.1 Delivery of the goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller’s premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or, if some other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller, by the Seller delivering the Goods to that place.
6.2 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in Writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
6.3 Where delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in bulk, the Seller reserves the right to deliver up to 10% more or 10% less than the quantity ordered without any adjustment in the price, and the quantity so delivered shall be deemed to be the quantity ordered.
6.4 Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
6.5 If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods for any reason other than any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, and the Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Seller’s liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost of the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) or similar goods to replace those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
6.6 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or fails to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions as the time stated for delivery (otherwise than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control or by reason of the Seller’s fault) then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:
6.6.1 store the goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable cost (including insurance) of storage; or
6.6.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the Buyer for the excess over the price.
7. RISK AND PROPERTY
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer:
7.1.1 in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for collection; or
7.1.2 in the case of the Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, at the time of delivery or if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
7.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other amounts owing by the Buyer to the Seller on any account whatsoever.
7.3 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer, the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer and third parties and properly stored, protected and insured and identified as the Seller’s property. Until that time the Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business at full market rate, but shall account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods, whether tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds, and shall keep all such proceeds separate from any monies or property of the Buyer and third parties and in the case of tangible proceeds, property stored, protected and insured.
7.4 Should the Goods be converted into a new product whether or not such conversion involved the mixture of any goods or thing whatsoever the conversion shall be deemed to have been effected on behalf of the Seller and any proceeds from the disposal of such new product shall be held on trust for the Seller absolutely.
7.5 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided the Goods are still in existence and have been resold), the Seller shall be entitled at any time to require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.
7.6 The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which remain the property of the Seller, but if the Buyer does so all monies owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.
7.7 The Buyer grants to the Seller an irrevocable licence at any time to enter upon the Buyer’s premises in order to inspect or repossess any of the Goods pursuant to this clause.
7.8 On termination of the Contract, howsoever caused, the Seller’s (but not the Buyer’s) rights obtained in this condition 7 shall remain in effect.
8. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
8.1 The Seller warrants that (subject to the other provisions of these conditions) on delivery the Goods shall:-
8.1.1 be of satisfactory quality within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
8.1.2 be reasonably fit for their purpose and
8.1.3 be reasonably fit for any particular purpose for which the Goods are being bought if the Buyer had made known that the purpose to the Seller in writing and the Seller has confirmed in writing that it is reasonable for the Buyer to rely on the skill and judgment of the Seller.
8.2 The above warranties are given by the Seller subject to the following conditions:
8.2.1 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 Buyer;
8.2.2 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 Seller’s instructions (whether oral or in writing), misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods without the Seller’s approval;
8.2.3 the Seller shall be under no liability under the above warranty (or any other warranty, condition or guarantee) if the total price for the Goods has not been paid by the due date for payment;
8.2.4 the above warranty does not extend to parts, materials or equipment not manufactured by the Seller, in respect of which the Buyer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Seller;
8.2.5 the Buyer must give written notice of any defect to the Seller, and, if the defect is as a result of damage in transit to the carrier, within 7 days of the time when the Buyer discovers or ought to have discovered the defect; and
8.2.6 the Seller is given a reasonable opportunity after receiving the notice referred to in clause 8.2.5 of examining such Goods and the Buyer (if asked to do so by the Seller) returns such Goods to the Seller’s place of business at the Seller’s cost for the examination to take place there.
8.3 Subject as expressly provided in these Conditions, (and except where the goods are sold to a person dealing as a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977) and the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979), all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by the status or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8.4 Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond with specifications shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified to the Seller within 8 days from the date of delivery or (whether the defect or failure was not apparently on reasonable inspection) within 7 days after discovery of the defect or failure. If delivery is not refused, and the Buyer does not notify the Seller accordingly, the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Seller shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Buyer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract.
8.5 Where any valid claim in respect of any of the Goods which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the goods or their failure to meet specification is notified to the Seller in accordance with these Conditions, the Seller shall be entitled to replace the Goods (or the part in question) free of charge, or, at the Seller’s sole discretion, refund to the Buyer and price of the goods (or a proportionate part of the price), but the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer.
8.6 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence, or for any matter which it would be illegal for the Seller to include or attempt to exclude its liability the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation, any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the Contract for any consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise), cost, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, except as expressly provided in these conditions.
8.7 The Seller’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Contract shall be limited to the Contract price.
8.8 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of the Seller’s obligation in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following shall be regarded as caused beyond the Seller’s reasonable control: (a) act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident; (b) war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbances or requisition; (c) act restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measure of any kind on the part of any governmental parliamentary or local authority; (d) import or export regulations or embargoes; (e) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third party); (f) difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel parts or machinery; (g) power failure or breakdown in machinery.
8.9 In relation to clause 8.8, if the event in question lasts for more than [30] days, then either party may terminate the contract by notice in writing to the other party.
9. INDEMNITY
9.1 If any claim is made against the Buyer that the Goods infringe or that their use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design, trademark or their industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person, the Seller shall indemnify the Buyer against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Buyer in connection with the claim, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Buyer in settlement of the claim, provided that:
9.1.1 the Seller is given full control of any proceedings or negotiations in connection with any such claim;
9.1.2 the Buyer shall give the Seller all reasonable assistance for the purposes of any such proceedings or negotiations;
9.1.3 except pursuant to a final award, the Buyer shall not pay or accept any such claim, or compromise any such proceedings without the consent of the Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
9.1.4 the Buyer shall do nothing which would or might vitiate any policy of insurance or insurance cover which the Buyer may have in relation to such infringement and this indemnity shall not apply to the extent that the Buyer may have in relation to such infringement, and this indemnity shall not apply to the extent that the Buyer recovers any sums under any such policy or cover (which the Buyer shall use its best endeavours to do);
9.1.5 the Seller shall be entitled to the benefit of, and the Buyer shall accordingly account to the Seller for, all damages and costs (if any) awarded in favour of the Buyer which are payable by, or agreed with the consent of the Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to be paid by, any other party in respect of any such claim; and
9.1.6 without prejudice to any duty of the Buyer to take such steps as the Seller shall be entitle to require the Buyer to take such steps as the Seller may reasonably require to mitigate or reduce any such loss, damages, cost or expense for which the Seller is liable to indemnify the Buyer under this clause.
9.1.7 Such claim does not arise from the breach by the Buyer of the Contract; in which case the terms of this clause will not apply.
10. INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
10.1 This clause applies if:
10.1.1 the Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or
10.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver and/or manager, administrator or administrative receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer;
10.1.3 the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
10.1.4 the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer accordingly.
10.2 If this clause applies then without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.
11. SPECIAL TERMS FOR MACHINING ORDERS (FINISHING, REDRESSING, REDESIGNING AND RECONDITIONING OF TOOLS)
11.1 The following terms and conditions shall be applicable to this applicable to these conditions for machining orders and shall supplement or replace such terms of the Conditions as will necessarily appear from the context (1) Invoices shall be due and payable immediately and without deduction; (2) The Seller shall not be liable for the properties of the material provided to it and its claim for remuneration shall not be affected; (3) In the event of the materials becoming unserviceable during the machine process through the gross negligence of the Seller his claims for remuneration as well as any claims for compensation by the Buyer shall be excluded; (4) The Seller will not be liable for any defects in any machining orders.
12. GENERAL
12.1 The Seller may perform any of its obligations or exercise any of its rights hereunder by itself or through any other member of its group, provided that any act or omission of any such member shall be deemed to be the act or omission of the Seller.
12.2 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving notice.
12.3 No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
12.4 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions in these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.
12.5 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
12.6 The parties to the Contract do not intend that any term of the Contract will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person that is not a party to it (save for the situation referred to in clause 13.1).
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EMUGE U.K. Limited
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S60 1RU
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