CONDITIONS OF SALE
In these condi t ions a l l re feren ces to “the Company “ sha l l be construed as
mean ing P a cka ge Con trol (UK) Limited and the express ion “the Cus tomer”
sha l l be cons t rued as mean in g the p a rt y w ith whom the Comp any i s contra
cted for the s ale o f goods .
1. Appl icabi li ty
Unless othe rwise express ly a greed by the Company in wr i t ing, these Condi
t ions sha l l appl y to a l l contr acts for the sale of goods e ntered into by
the Compan y w ith the Cus tome r. An y attempt by the Cu s tomer to var y
these Condit ions or to subst itute a lte rnat ive condit ions whether in wr it -
in g or othe rwi se sha l l be o f no e f f e ct .
2. Orders
(1) Any ord ers re cei ved by the Company i n pursuance o f a
quotat ion or o therwise and whethe r made o ra l l y or in
wri t in g sh a l l be d eemed to be an o f fe r to contra ct and no
b inding and va l id cont ra ct shal l be ef fec ted un les s and unt i l
the Compan y a ccepts the Cus tomer ’s o f fer.
(2) Any ad vi ce or re commendat ion gi ven b y the Company or
its employees or a gents to the Cus tome r or its employee s
or agents as to the s tor age , app l i cat ion o r u se of the goods
whi ch i s not conf i rmed in w ri t in g by the Comp any i s
fol lowed or a cted upon en t irel y a t the Cus tome r’s own r i sk
and, accord in g l y, the Compan y sha l l not be l iabl e for any
such adv ice o r re commenda t ion whi ch is not so con fi rmed.
(3) Any typog raphi ca l , cler i ca l or other er ror or omi s ion in any
sale s l i tera ture , quot at ion, p r i ce l is t , a cceptan ce o f of fer ,
invoi ce or o ther document or informa t ion issued b y the
Compan y sh a l l be sub ject to corr ect ion wi thout an y l iab i l i ty
on the p art o f the Compan y.
(4) I f the goods are to be manuf a ctured o r any p rocess is to be
appl i ed to the goods by the Company i n a ccord ance w ith a
request submit ted or gi ven b y the Customer the Custome r
sha l l i ndemni f y the Compan y a ga ins t a l l los s , damages , cos ts
and expens es awar ded aga ins t or in curre d b y the in
conne ct ion with or p a id or ag reed to be p a id b y the
Compan y in se t t lement o f any cla im fo r i n f r ingement o f any
patent , cop yr ight , des ign or trademar k or other indus t r i a l or
in tel le ctua l p ropert y rights wh i ch di re ct l y or i nd ire ct l y a r i ses
from the Cus tomer ’s s a id reques t.
3. Pr ices
(1 ) Sa ve whe re express l y s t ated a l l p ri ce s s tated a re ex clus i ve
of Va lue Added Tax.
(2) Where a p ri ce h as been quoted b y the Company to the
Cus tome r th at sh al l be the p r ice p a yab le b u t othe rwise th e
pri ce char ged sh a l l be the p r i ce ru l i n g a t the date o f
despat ch o f the g oods.
4. Payment
(1) The Cus tomer sha l l p ay for the goods on col lect ion o r
del i ver y except whe re the Cus tomer h as p re viousl y been
grante d cred i t f a ci l i t ies by the Compan y i n wr i t in g . The
Cus tome r sha l l p a y the amount due under the cont ra ct to the
Compan y not la ter than 30 da ys form the date o f the in voice
from the Company (“the due d ate ”) . I f the Cus tome r fai ls to
mak e an y p ayment on the due da te then , w ithou t p re judi ce to
any othe r r ight o r remedy a va i l able to the Compan y, the
Compan y sh a l l be ent i t led to :
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(1 .1) suspend any fur ther d el ive ries to the
Cus tome r; or
(1.2) char ge the Cus tome r interes t both before and a fter
judgement on the amount unpaid a t the r ate of 4% per
annum above Lloyds Bank PLC’s b ase r ate from t ime to
t ime unt i l p aymen t i s made i n f u l l , a p art o f a mon th
being t reated as a fu l l month for the purposes of
ca l cu lat ing in te res t.
5. Da tes and Times
Any da tes quoted for de l i ve ry and a va i lab i l i t y of goods are e s t imated onl y
and shal l not form p a rt of the contr ac t u n less express ly s tated. Unless
otherwi se agr eed in w ri t in g t ime sha l l not be o f the e s sen ce.
6. Force Majeur e
The Compan y sha l l be under no l iabi l it y i f it is unab le to ca rr y out any order
( in clud ing d e l a ys in d e l i ver y and the pos tponement or cance l l at ion of
any ar rangements ) for an y re ason beyond i t s control i n clu din g , wi thout
prejudi ce to the gener al i t y of the fo regoin g , i l lnes s or i n capaci t y, Act of
God, f i re, in clemen t or ex cept ion al weathe r cond i t ion s , of f i cia l or un of f i -
ci a l i ndus tr ia l ac t ion, hos t i l i t ie s , sh ort age o f l abour , mate ria ls , powe r or
other supplies , me chani ca l b reakdown , governmenta l orde r o r inter vent ion
or any o ther cause whatsoe ver be yond the Comp any ’s control o r of an
unexpected n ature .
7. Titl e to Goods
(1) Ownersh ip o f and p ropert y in any goods supplied b y the
Compan y sh al l no t p ass to the Customer u n ti l p ayment in ful l
( in c lea red funds) for a l l goods due from the Cus tomer h a s
been re cei ved by the Company. R is k sha l l however pass to
the Cus tomer immed iat el y on de l i ve ry o r col le ct ion (as
appli cabl e ) .
(2) Unt i l such t ime a s the p ropert y in the goods pas ses to th e
Custome r the Custome r sha l l hold the goods as the
Compan y’s f idu cia r y a gent and ba i l ee and sha l l keep the goods
separate f rom those o f the Cus tome r and an y th ird par t ie s
and properly s tored, prote cted and insured and ident i f ied as
the Compan y’s p rope rt y.
I f the Cus tome r incorpora tes the goods into any o ther p roduct s (b y the
addi t ion of i ts goods or thos e of any thi rd p art y) or the goods ar e a t ta ched
to any othe r i tems of propert y or mod i f ied i n any wa y be fore the propert y
in the s ame has passed t o the Customer the p rope rt y in a ny su ch ama lg ama
ted p rodu ct or i n any such add i t ion or mod i f i cat ion (“Modi f i e d Goods ”)
sha l l be and remain w ith the Compan y unt i l the p roper ty in the goods h ave
passed and a l l of the Compan y’s ri ghts unde r these condi t ions in re la t ion
to the goods sha l l extend to an y ama lg amat ed p rodu ct and/or to the addi -
t ions or modi f i cat ions . Unt i l such t ime a s the p roper ty in the goods pas ses
to the Cus tome r and whethe r or not the goods ha ve been a t t ached to any
other p rodu ct o r items , modi f ied or added to the se l le r s hal l be en t it l ed at
any t ime to requi re the Cus tome r to del iver up the goods or the Modi f ied
Goods to the Company and i f the Cus tomer f ai ls to do so forthwi th, the
Compan y s h al l ha ve the righ t to en t er upon an y p remis e s of the Cus tomer
or any thi rd pa rt y whe re the Goods or Mod i f ied Goods ar e s tored and to
repos s e s s the Goods and/or hold the Mod i f ied Goods as s ecur it y unt i l the
outstanding mon ies are p a id.
8. Warrant y
(1) Subje ct to the condi t ions set out below the Compan y
warr ant s th a t the goods w i l l be fre e f rom defects in
workmansh ip and mate ria ls at the t ime of del i ver y.
(2) The above wa rran ty i s g i ven by the Comp any subje ct to the
fo l lowin g cond i t ions:
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(2 .1) the Compan y sha l l b e under no l iabi l it y in respe ct of
any defe ct i n the goods aris in g from any drawin g ,
design or reques t s ubmit te d b y the Cus tomer;
(2 .2) the Compan y sh al l be unde r no l iab i l i t y in respe ct o f
any defe ct a ri s in g from an y fa i r wear and tea r, wi l fu l
damage , ne g l igen ce, abnorma l workin g cond i t ion s ,
fai lure to f ol low the Compan y’s instru ct ions or f rom
a lte rat ions or rep air o f the goods w ithout the
Compan y’s approva l ;
(2 .3) the Compan y sh al l be unde r no l iab i l i t y under the
above warr ant y or any other war rant y, condi t ion or
guarant ee i f the tot al p ri ce p aid for the goods h as not
been p aid b y the due da te for p ayment ;
(2 .4) the above w arr ant y does not ex tend to p arts ,
ma teri als o r eq u ipment not manuf actured b y the
Company.
(3 ) Subject as p rovided in these condit ions and except where the
goods a re sold under a consume r s ale as def ined b y the S ale
of Goods A ct 1 9 7 9 (as re vised o r amended from t ime to
t ime) a l l wa rran t ies , condit ions or o ther terms imp lied b y
s tatute or common- law ar e ex cluded to the fu l les t ex tent
permit ted b y l aw.
(4 ) Any l iabi l i ty f or b rea ch of the war rant y ref erred to in
condit ion 8 (1) above shal l be l imited to a refund of the
price pa id for the goods , or to the repl acement of the goods
at the Compan y’s opt ion .
9. Liabi l i ty
(1) The l iabi l i ty o f the Compan y in an y case (sa ve in the case of
death or person al injur y c aused b y the neg l i gence of the
Compan y) sh a l l be l imited to the va lue of the goods shown
on the Company ’s invoi ce .
(2 ) The Compan y s ha l l ha ve no l iab i l it y wha tsoe ve r for los s or
damage caused as a r esul t o f the Cus tomer f ai l i n g obse rve or
fo l low the i n s t ruct ions , ad vi ce and w arnin gs for the u se o f
goods issued b y the Compan y or the manu fa cture r or
suppl i e r of the goods .
(3 ) The Compan y s ha l l ha ve no l iab i l it y wha tsoe ve r for
consequent i a l or i ndi rect los s .
10. Return o f Goods
(1 ) Al l cl a ims i n respect of dama ge to goods or short ages mus t
be made b y the Cus tome r to the Compan y with in thre e ( in
respect o f s hort a ge s ) and ten ( in respect of dama ged or
defe cti ve goods ) workin g d ays o f d el i ve r y o r col lec t ion
whereupon the Compan y sha l l u se its reasonable endea vours
to mee t an y val id cl a im as soon as reasonabl y p ra ct icable .
(2) The Compan y w i l l not accept the return o f an y goods oth er
than i n a ccord ance w ith sub-clause (1) ab ove ex cept whe r e
the Cus tomer obt ains the p r ior consent of the Comp any to
the mak ing of such return and where su ch goods are
returned with in one month o f the ir supply b y the Compan y
and re turned in good cond i t ion . I n such cases the Company
ma y ( but s hal l not be ob l ig ed to) a ccep t re turns and wher e
accepted s ha l l credi t the Cus tomer wi th 85% o f the in voi ce
pri ce for such goods .
11. Apl icable Law
Al l cont ra ct to whi ch these Condit ions ap p ly sha l l al l res pect be governed
by and const rued in a ccordan ce with Engl ish L aw.