1. Definitions
1.1 The "Seller" means Clevtec Ltd.
1.2 The "Buyer" means the person, firm or company to whom the Goods are supplied by the Seller.
1.3 The "Goods" means the engineering products, fasteners, equipment or other products to be sold by the Seller under the Contract.
1.4 The "Contract" means the contract for the sale by the Seller to the Buyer for Goods the terms ofwhich shall be based on the Conditions except to the extent (if at all) amended in writing by the Seller.
1.5 The "Conditions" shall mean the terms and conditions set out in this document.
2. Applicable Terms
2.1 The supply of all Goods by the Seller are, unless otherwise agreed in writing by an authorised representative of the Seller, made on these terms and conditions and no other terms submitted by the Buyer shall apply.
2.2 In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on and waives any claim for breach of any representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller other than those expressly contained in the Conditions.
2.3 All intellectual property rights of whatever nature in Goods and all related drawings, specifications and documents at all times remain vested in the Seller. No authority is given under the Contract for the Buyer to use the same without the Seller's prior express written consent.
2.4 In the event of any conflict between the Conditions and any written terms contained in any quotation or other documents signed by the Seller which may form part of the Contract then the latter shall prevail.
2.5 The Buyer shall not be entitled to cancel the whole or any part of the Contract.
3. Quotations
3.1 All quotations issued by the Seller are an invitation to the Buyer to place an order with the Seller for the Goods referred to in the quotation. No Contract arises until an order from the Buyer has been accepted in writing by the Seller. Without limiting the foregoing the Seller shall not be liable for withdrawing or altering the terms of its quotation at any time prior to the date of Contract.
3.2 The Seller reserves the right to correct stenographic, typographical and clerical errors in the quotation.
3.3 Any quotation is valid for a period of 28 days unless a different period is stated in the quotation.
4. Price
4.1 All prices are ex-works and unless agreed otherwise in writing in the Contract by the Seller such prices shall be those prevailing at the date of delivery.
4.2 All prices exclude value added tax and any other duties payable thereon and the Seller reserves the right to charge for packaging the Goods.
4.3 Any sums paid by the Buyer in advance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to be paid as a deposit and without limitation of the Seller's rights shall be forfeited in the event of cancellation of the Contract by the Buyer.
5. Payment
5.1 The Buyer shall pay the Seller for the Goods not later than the 28th day following the end of the month in which delivery of the Goods takes place.
5.2 The Seller reserves the right at any time to increase or reduce the level of credit given by it to the Buyer. The Seller may at its option refuse the supply of any Goods on order or require immediate payment of outstanding sums due if at any time the credit level of the Buyer is exceeded.
5.3 Without prejudice to any other rights of the Seller, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller interest on any overdue amounts at the rate of 4% per annum above the base rate from time to time of Lloyds TSB Bank.
6. Ordering
6.1 If agreed in writing by the Seller the Buyer may request deliveries of the Goods on a scheduled basis over an agreed period of time. The Buyer shall however remain liable to buy the minimum quantity of Goods (if any) specified in the Contract. Any delivery date agreed to by the Seller is an estimate only and in no event shall the Seller be liable for inability to meet scheduled delivery dates.
7. Specifications
7.1 Other than with respect to Goods made specifically to the Buyer's own specifications, all Goods shall meet the specifications from time to time published by the Seller who reserves the right to make improvements to the same from time to time without notice in writing to the Buyer.
7.2 Where the Goods are made to the Buyer's own specifications, (which expression shall be deemed to include without limitation any samples and drawings) the Buyer shall ensure that such specifications are delivered to the Seller by such date as the Seller may specify and in the event of any defect in the Buyer's specifications the Buyer shall keep the Seller indemnified against losses, costs, claims and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result.
7.3 The Buyer represents and warrants that any specifications supplied by it will not infringe any third party rights. The Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all actions, claims, costs and proceedings which arise due to the manufacture and/or supply of Goods to the Buyer's specification and in such event the Seller reserves the right to terminate its obligations to supply without prejudice to its rights under the Contract.
8. Quantity Tolerance
8.1 The Seller shall have the right to supply plus or minus 10% of any quantity of Goods ordered where the Goods are in the nature of consumable as opposed to capital Goods and as determined by the Seller. A pro-rata charge at the quoted price will be made to cover any such variations.
9. Delivery Risk Installation And Acceptable Terms
9.1 The risk in and to the Goods shall pass to the Buyer on delivery as defined in sub-Clause 9.2 hereof.
9.2 Delivery shall be deemed to be at the Seller's factory except in those cases where the Seller has agreed in writing that the Goods are subject to acceptance testing (which expression shall include without limitation installation and commissioning of the Goods) at the Buyer's premises then delivery shall be deemed to take place when the Goods have been physically delivered to the Buyer's premises as specified in the Contract.
9.3 The Buyer may request the Seller to arrange on behalf of the Buyer for onward delivery of the Goods to a destination specified by the Buyer and the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all costs incurred including without limitation the transportation costs, insurance and packaging. In no event shall the Seller be liable for any delays in arranging such transportation and insurance nor for the risks and level of cover arranged by the Seller.
Clevtec Ltd
11 Reddicap Trading Estate
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands B75-7BU
Registered No. 7239703