
Terms
and Conditions Of Sale - Installation
1. DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement the following words shall have the following
meanings:
“Agreement” the agreement between the Company and the
Customer for the purchase of the Equipment and Services to which
these terms and conditions apply;
[“Charges” where applicable the total aggregate Equipment
Price, Installation Fee and other Fees as specified in the Particulars;]
“Company” Greenwoods Communications Limited;
“Company’s Premises” the address of the Company
set out in the Particulars;
[“Consumer” as defined by Section 3(1) of the Consumer
Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000;]
“Customer” the person named as such in the Particulars;
“Customer’s Premises” the address or addresses
for delivery and/or where applicable, installation of the Equipment
set out in the Particulars;
“Equipment” the equipment specified in the Particulars;
“Equipment Price” the total purchase price of the Equipment
as specified in the Particulars;
“Installation” where applicable the installation of
the Equipment in the Plant;
“Installation Fee” where applicable the fee for the
Installation as specified in the Particulars;
“Installation Period” where applicable the period agreed
between the Company and the Customer for Installation as specified
in the Particulars;
“Order” an order by a Customer for the purchase of
such Equipment and Services as are specified in the Particulars;
“Particulars” the particulars overleaf [or if an Order
is placed in electronic form and received by the Company through
the Company’s email system the particulars therein contained];
“Plant” where applicable the building, machine, vehicle,
or other device in which the Equipment is to be installed.
“Services” where applicable the Installation, Training
and other services to be provided by the Company to the Customer
as specified in the Particulars;
[“Training” where applicable the training in the use
of the Equipment and the Software as specified in the Particulars;]
[“Training Fee” where applicable the fee for Training
as specified in the Particulars.]
2. ACCEPTANCE OF ORDERS
2.1 The Company will only be bound by an Order if it is in written
form when the Particulars have been signed by the Customer [or if
the Order is in electronic form when an acknowledgement of receipt
of the Order is given by the Company]. Quotations are for information
only and shall not be binding on the Company.
2.2 These terms and conditions shall govern the Agreement to the
exclusion of any other terms and conditions and no variation to
these terms and conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing
between the Customer and the Company.
2.3 The Company’s employees and agents are not authorised
to make any representations or warrants concerning the Equipment
or the Services unless confirmed by the Company in writing. In entering
into the Agreement, the Customer acknowledges that it does not rely
on any such representations or warranties which are not confirmed.
2.4 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in the
Particulars any literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of
offer, invoice or other document or information issued by the Company
shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part
of the Company.
2.5 The Customer shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy
and sufficiency of any Order shown in the Particulars and the accuracy
of any accompanying specifications. The Company shall not be liable
for the consequences of any inaccuracy, will not issue a credit
note in respect of an Order and will be entitled to charge the Customer
for the costs it incurs by any variations to an Order.
3. SALE OF THE EQUIPMENT
3.1 Subject to these terms and conditions, the Company shall provide
the Customer with the Equipment and such of the Services as are
provided in the Particulars.
3.2 Delivery of the Equipment shall be made by the Customer collecting
the Equipment at the Company’s Premises at any time after
the Company has notified the Customer that the Equipment is ready
for collection, or if Installation is to be provided, by the Company
delivering the Equipment to the Customer’s Premises, or if
some other place for delivery is agreed by the Company, by the Company
delivering the Equipment to such address.
3.4 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Equipment are approximate
only and the Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery
of the Equipment howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be
of the essence unless previously agreed by the Company in writing.
The Company reserves the right to deliver the Equipment in advance
of the estimated delivery date.
3.5 The Company reserves the right to deliver the Equipment by
instalments and in absence of written agreement to the contrary
each delivery shall constitute a separate contract to which these
Conditions shall apply. Failure by the Company to deliver any one
or more of the instalments of the Equipment in accordance with an
Agreement or any claim by the Customer in respect of any one or
more of the instalments of the Equipment in accordance with an Agreement
or any claim by the Customer in respect of any one or more instalments
shall not entitle the Customer to treat an Agreement as a whole
as repudiated.
3.6 If the Customer fails to take delivery of the Equipment or
fails to give the Company adequate delivery instructions at the
time stated for delivery (otherwise than by reason of any cause
beyond the Customer’s reasonable control or by reason of the
Company’s fault) then, without prejudice to any other right
or remedy available to the Company, the Customer shall indemnify
the Company in full against all loss, costs, changes and expenses
incurred by the Company as a result of such failure.
4. [INSTALLATION
4.1 Installation will be at the Customer’s Premises, or such
other address as is notified by the Customer to and approved by
the Company prior to Installation, during the Installation Period
subject to either the Company or its approved representatives or
the Customer giving to the other at least [24 hours] notice to postpone
Installation, in which case a new date shall be arranged. If the
Customer cancels an Installation on less than [24 hours notice],
a cancellation charge may be payable.
4.2 It shall be the Customer’s responsibility to ensure suitable
facilities are provided at the Customer’s Premises or such
other premises referred to in condition 4.1 to enable Installation
to be undertaken. The Company has the right to refuse an Installation
if a suitable location is unavailable.
4.3 The Customer will allow the Company or it’s approved
representatives to remove or otherwise disconnect any of the Customer’s
existing equipment or carry out such works at the Customer’s
Premises as is necessary to affect Installation and the Customer
shall give the Company or its approved representatives all necessary
assistance to enable such work to be carried out.
4.4 Although the Company will make every reasonable effort to ensure
Installation during the Installation Period, this period is an estimate
only and the Company will not be responsible for any consequences
of delay if Installation is not met during the Installation Period.
The Company reserves the right to procure Installation in advance
of the Installation Period.]
5. RISK AND OWNERSHIP
5.1 All risk in the Equipment will pass to the Customer upon delivery
or (if applicable) Installation.
5.2 The Equipment shall remain the sole and absolute property of
the Company until such time as the Customer shall have paid to the
Company the Charges and any other charges due from the Customer
in full.
5.3 The Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that in relation
to the Equipment:
5.3.1 the existence of an immediate binding fiduciary relationship
between itself and the Company in relation to the Equipment; and
5.3.2 the Customer is in possession of the Equipment solely as
fiduciary bailee for the Company until such time as the Charges
are paid to the Company in full.
5.4 The Company may at any time forthwith revoke the Customer’s
bailment of the Equipment by notice to the Customer given orally
or in writing and the Company may upon such revocation collect the
Equipment.
5.5 Further to sub-condition 5.4 hereof, the Customer’s bailment
of the Equipment and its right to the Licence shall immediately
cease if:
5.5.1 a receiver or administrator is appointed over any part of
the assets or of any part of the undertaking of the Customer;
5.5.2 the Customer goes into voluntary liquidation or if it convenes
any meeting of members or creditors or sends any notices relating
to any proposed voluntary liquidation;
5.5.3 a winding up order is made against the Customer or if a notice
under Section 123(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a creditor’s
petition is served upon the Customer;
5.5.4 the Customer calls any meeting or makes any arrangements
with Creditors or enters into any form of composition.
5.6 The Customer specifically agrees with and authorises the Company
to enter the Customer’s Premises or such other premises where
the Equipment is located to recover the same.
5.7 Until the Customer has paid the Charges to the Company in full,
the Customer shall not sell, hire, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise
dispose of the Equipment and shall keep the same in good condition,
properly stored, protected and insured and separately from all other
goods and products of the Customer and any third party in such a
way that they can be readily identified as being the property of
the Company.
6 TRAINING
Training shall be provided at the time of Installation and thereafter
by telephone, fax transmission or electronic mail.]
7 CHARGES
7.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the price
of the Equipment and/or Services shall be as stated in the Particulars.
7.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, payment
of the Charges is due within 30 days following the date of invoice
[and the Company shall be entitled to invoice the Customer on or
at any time after the Company has notified the Customer that the
Equipment or part thereof is ready for collection, or the Equipment
or part thereof has been delivered].
7.3 Unless otherwise expressly stated in the Particulars, all Charges
are exclusive of any applicable value added tax which the Customer
shall be additionally liable to pay the Company.
7.4 Notwithstanding sub-condition 8.2 any sums due to the Company
from the Customer if unpaid for more than seven days after the due
date shall bear interest at the rate of 2% above the base rate of
Lloyds TSB Bank plc from time to time calculated from the date the
payment was due until the date of actual payment. Without prejudice
to any other right the Company shall be entitled to recover from
the Customer all costs and expenses (including legal costs) reasonably
incurred in connection with the collection of overdue sums. [reserve
right to charge interest at max permitted by law]
7.5 The Customer will pay all sums due to the Company or to such
other person that the Company may specify by the method specified
in the Particulars.
7.6 The Company shall be entitled to increase the Charges to reflect
any increase in the cost to the Company which is due to any factor
beyond the Company’s reasonable control (such as, without
limitation, significant increase in the costs of labour or materials
or regulatory or legal changes), any change in delivery dates, quantities
or specifications for Equipment or Services which is requested by
the Customer, or any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer’s
or failure of the Customer to give the Company adequate information
or instructions [provided that the Company shall give the Customer
at least one months’ notice of such increase and further provided
that if the Customer deals as a Consumer the Customer may dissolve
this Agreement within 14 days of receipt of such notice (time to
be of the essence)].
8 CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS
The Customer agrees during the continuance of an Agreement:
8.1 not to adjust, reset, repair or alter the internal workings
or set-up of the Equipment in any way without the prior written
consent of the Company; and
8.2 to allow the Company, its employees or representatives full
and free access to the Equipment during normal working hours, and
at other reasonable times required, to enable the Company to perform
any repairs or adjustments; and
8.3 to notify the Company immediately of any loss of the Equipment
and to comply with any reasonable security and other checks.]
9 CANCELLATION/TERMINATION
9.1 Following acceptance by the Company of the Customer’s
Order, no cancellation and/or suspension, either in whole or in
part, may be made by the Customer other than with the prior written
consent of the Company and upon terms that the Customer shall indemnify
the Company in full against all loss (including without limitation
loss or profit) damages, costs expenses and other liabilities awarded
against or incurred by the Company as a result of or in connection
with the cancellation and/or suspension.
9.2 Without prejudice to any other claims or remedies which the
Company may have against the Customer the Company may (subject to
the provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, if applicable) terminate
the Agreement immediately in any one of the following circumstances
by written notice:
(i) if the Customer fails to comply with any of the terms of this
Agreement including failure to pay any Charges when due; or
(ii) if the Customer makes or offers to make any arrangements or
composition with creditors or commits any act of bankruptcy, or
if a petition in bankruptcy is presented or made against the Customer,
or if the Customer is a limited company and any resolution to wind
up that company is passed, or if any receiver or administrator is
appointed over the whole or any part of such company’s assets;
or
(iii) if the Customer convenes any meeting to discuss any proposal
or application is made for the appointment of an administrator,
receiver, liquidator or similar official in respect of the Customer
or any of it its assets; or
(iv) if the Customer does or allows to be done anything which in
the Company’s reasonable opinion will or may have the effect
of jeopardising the Customer’s ability to pay the Charges.
9.3 Upon termination the Customer shall pay on demand all Charges
outstanding at the time of termination. [In addition, the Customer
shall pay to the Company a sum equal to the minimum sum for all
charges which would otherwise have fallen due for payment by the
Customer had the Agreement continued, discounted to take account
of early payment at a rate of 2% below Lloyds TSB Bank plc base
rate at the date of termination.]
10 LIABILITY
10.1 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement all warranties,
statements terms and conditions or undertakings which may be implied
by statute, common law, custom of the trade or otherwise are hereby
excluded and this Condition 10 specifies the entire liability of
the Company including liability for negligence.
10.2 The Company does not exclude liability:
(i) for fraudulent misrepresentation or death or personal injury
resulting from its negligence or that of its employees;
(ii) where a Customer deals as a Consumer for any breach of any
obligation implied by statute to use reasonable skill and care in
the provision of the Equipment and the Services;
(iii) for direct physical damage to or physical loss of the property
of the Customer resulting from the Company’s or its employees
negligent acts or omissions provided that the Company’s liability
under this sub-condition 10.2(iii) shall not exceed in aggregate
a sum equal to the total aggregate sums payable by the Customer
to the Company under the Agreement and provided further that the
Company is notified of any alleged damage or loss within 14 days
of the date the Customer discovers or ought reasonably to have discovered
such damage or loss (time to be of the essence).
10.3 Subject to Condition 10.2, the Company will not be liable
to the Customer for any:
(i) direct, loss, damage or injury; and/or
(ii) indirect, consequential or special loss, damage or injury
(including but without limitation) financial loss, loss of profits,
loss of business or contracts, loss of operating time or loss of
use:
whether foreseeable or not to the Customer or to the Customer’s
property howsoever, whensoever or wheresoever arising whether by
reason of any representation or any implied warranty, condition
or other term or duty at common law or under statute or under the
express terms of the Agreement (and whether caused by the negligence
of the Company or otherwise) or otherwise in respect of or in connection
with the provision of the Equipment and to the Services.
10.4 Except to the extent as provided by sub-condition 11.2(i)
the Customer shall indemnify and keep the Company indemnified against
any liability (including liability for negligence) no matter when
or how arising out of any claim by any third party against the Company
in respect of or in connection with the use of the Equipment or
the provision of the Services together with all legal and other
costs relating to any such claim except that in so far as the claim
relates to direct physical damage to or physical loss of property
resulting from the negligence of the Company or it’s employees,
this indemnity shall only apply if and to the extent that the said
liability and all costs exceeds the sum for which the Company is
liable pursuant to sub-condition 11.2(iii).
11 WARRANTY
11.1 Any Equipment which is found to the Company’s reasonable
satisfaction to be defective within 12 months from the date of purchase
(“the Warranty Period”) due to faulty design or manufacture
will, at the sole discretion of the Company, be replaced free of
charge or repaired free of charge provided that:
(i) notice of the defect in question has been received by the Company
from the Customer or the supplier of the Equipment no later than
the expiry of the Warranty Period; and
(ii) the Equipment has not been misused, mishandled, modified or
repaired other than with the written consent of the Company
(iii) the Equipment is made available for inspection at a time
and place reasonably arranged by the Company;
(iv) the defect in the Equipment does not arise from any instructions
or specifications supplied by the Customer; and
(v) the Charges for the Goods have been paid by the due date
save that in no circumstances shall the Company be liable for:
(i) any defect arising from fair wear and tear;
(ii) any parts and materials or equipment not manufactured by the
Company in respect of which the Customer shall only be entitled
to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee as is given by the manufacturer
to the Company.
12 EXCUSABLE EVENTS
12.1 The Company will not be liable to the Customer for any breach
of these terms and conditions or failure on the Company’s
part to perform any obligation as a result of act of God, governmental
control, restrictions or prohibitions or any other government act
or omission whether local or national, act or default of any supplier,
agent, sub-contractor or industrial disputes of any kind or any
other similar or dissimilar cause beyond the Company’s control.
13 EXPORT TERMS
13.1 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 Agreement 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 terms and conditions,
but if there is any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms
and these terms and conditions, the latter shall prevail.
13.2 Where the Equipment or Services are supplied for export from
the United Kingdom, the provisions of this condition 13 shall (subject
to any special terms agreed in writing between the Company and the
Customer) apply notwithstanding any other provision of these conditions.
13.3 The Customer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation
or regulations governing the importation of the Equipment into,
or the provision of the Services within the country of destination
and for the payment of any duties on them.
13.4 Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and
the Customer, the goods shall be delivered ex-works and the Company
shall be under no obligation to give notice under section 32(3)
of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended).
13.5 The Customer shall be responsible for arranging for testing
and inspection of the Equipment at the Company’s Premises
before shipment. The Company shall have no liability for any claim
in respect of any defect in the Equipment which would be apparent
on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of
any damage during transit.
13.6 Payment of all amounts due to the Company shall be made by
irrevocable letter of credit opened by the Customer in favour of
the Company and confirmed by a London clearing bank acceptable to
the Company or, if the Company agreed in writing on or before the
Company signing the Particulars to waive this requirement, by acceptance
by the Customer and delivery to the Company of a bill of exchange
drawn on the Customer payable 60 days after sight to the order of
the Company at such branch of Lloyds TSB Bank plc in England as
may be specified in a bill of exchange.
13.7 The Buyer undertakes not to offer the Equipment for resale
in any other country, or to sell the Equipment to any person if
the Customer knows or has reason to believe that that person intends
to resell the Equipment in any such country.
14 MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Consumers
In the event the Customer deals as a Consumer, nothing in these
terms and conditions excludes or purports to exclude, a Consumer’s
statutory rights
14.2 Representations
These terms and conditions represent the complete agreement between
the Company and the Customer and supersede all representations or
other communications between them relating to the subject matter
of the Agreement.
14.3 Notices
The Customer must promptly advise the Company of any change of
address. Any notice hereunder sent by the Company to the Customer
shall be deemed to be served within 48 hours of posting. Any notice
hereby sent by the Customer to the Company shall only be deemed
to have been validly served on the Company if the Company shall
have received the same.
14.4 Severable Contract
In the event of any of the provisions set out in these terms and
conditions being unenforceable or void for any reason whatsoever
each condition (including each sub-condition) shall be deemed to
be severable from the remaining conditions and such remaining conditions
shall remain in full force and effect.
14.5 Subsequent Contract
If subsequent to the execution of the Agreement the Company agrees
(whether in writing, orally or otherwise) to provide the Customer
with equipment and services similar to the Equipment and the Services
in respect of any other plant or apparatus, except to the extent
otherwise agreed, such contract shall be deemed to be a separate
and severable contract which incorporated these terms and conditions.
14.6 Other Agreements
The termination of any other agreement with any person, firm or
company by which the Customer hires, leases or rents equipment shall
not effect the Agreement.
14.7 Waiver
Failure by the Company at any time to enforce provisions of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any such provision
or in any way effect the validity of the Agreement or any part hereof.
14.8 Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in
accordance with English Law.
14.9 Headings
The headings for these terms and conditions are for convenience
only and do not form part and shall not affect the construction
of these terms and conditions or any part hereof.
14.10 Joint and Several
Where the Customer is more than one person all of the Customer’s
obligations under these terms and conditions shall be joint and
several.
14.11 Authority
Any person signing the Particulars on behalf of the Customer warrants
to the Company that he is authorised to do so.
14.12 Assignment
The Agreement is personal to the Customer and may not be assigned
to anyone else. The Company may assign, transfer or novate the Agreement
to any third party.
14.13 Third Parties
A party who is not a party to these terms and conditions or the
Agreement has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Agreement but this does not
affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart from that Act. |