1
Interpretation
1.1 In these
Conditions:
'BUYER' means the person 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 parts
for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Conditions
'SELLER' means Flagpole Company part of the Windsock Company Limited (registered
in England under number 4367480) whose registered office is at 8 Emsons Close,
Linton, Essex CB1 6NB United Kingdom
'SERVICES' means the services (if any) to be provided by the Seller in any written
quotation of the Seller
'CONDITIONS' means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this
document and (unless the context 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
'WRITING' includes telex, cable, facsimile transmission electronic mail and
comparable means of communication.
2 Basis of the sale
2.1 All Goods sold by the Seller are subject to the Conditions, which shall
govern the Contract.
2.2 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in Writing
between the authorised officials of the Buyer and the Seller.
2.3 The Seller's employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations,
give advice or recommendations concerning Goods unless confirmed by the Seller
in Writing. In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does
not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations not
so confirmed.
2.4 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature,
quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other document or information
issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without any liability on
the part of the Seller.
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.
3.2 The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of
the terms of any order submitted by the Buyer.
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's order (if accepted by the Seller).
3.4 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, damages, 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.
3.5 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of
the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or statutory
requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller's specification,
which do not materially affect their quality or performance.
3.6 No order, which has been accepted by the Seller, maybe cancelled by the
Buyer, except on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all
loss (including loss of profit), costs, damages, charges and expenses incurred
by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
3.7 The Buyer accepts and acknowledges that:
3.7.1 Flags and similar fabric products are designed to fly or be displayed
in normal weather conditions and should not be flown or displayed in adverse
weather conditions.
3.7.2 Flags, windsocks and similar fabric products should be routinely inspected
and maintained particularly in extreme weather conditions.
4 Price of the Goods and Services
4.1 The price of the Goods or Services shall be stated in the Seller's price
list (or quotation relating to the Goods and Services) unless otherwise stipulated
in Writing by the Seller but the Seller reserves the right at any time before
the Contract is made to alter its prices. All prices quoted are valid for 30
days from the date of the Seller's quotation 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, 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 on an ex-works basis,
the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller's charges for transport, packaging,
insurance and, where appropriate, installation.
4.4 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer
shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
4.5 All quotations of the Seller are subject to receipt from the Buyer of correct
artwork suitable for reproduction of the design. The Seller reserves the right
to levy additional charges for complicated designs or where insufficient technical
artwork and/or references are provided by the Buyer
5 Terms of payment
5.1 The Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods
on or at any time after delivery or part 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 collection.
5.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods without any deduction within
30 days of the date of the Seller's invoice, 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.
5.3 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:
5.3.1 cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
5.3.2 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; and
5.3.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the
amount unpaid, at the rate of twelve per cent per annum until payment in full
is made.
6 Delivery
6.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the Goods at
the Seller's premises after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods
are ready for collection or, by the Seller delivering the Goods to some other
place agreed by the Buyer and the Seller.
6.2 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate and the Seller
shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods however caused. Time
for delivery shall not be of the essence of the Contract unless previously agreed
by the Seller in writing.
6.3 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods on the date of delivery
the Seller's shall be entitled at his own discretion to:
6.3.1 store the Goods at the Buyer's risk until actual delivery, and charge
the Buyer for the additional costs of storage; or
6.3.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting
all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the Buyer the excess
over the price under the Contract or charge the Buyer for any shortfall below
the price under the Contract.
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 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 to the
Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full
of the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller
to the Buyer for which payment is then due.
7.3 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer, and shall
be properly stored, separately from those of the Buyer, protected, insured and
identified as the Seller's property.
7.4 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided
the Goods are still in existence and have not 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.
7.5 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 moneys owing by the Buyer to the Seller
shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith
become due and payable.
8 Warranties and liability
8.1 Subject to the conditions set out below the Seller warrants that the Goods
and Services will correspond with their specification and will be free from
defects in material and workmanship at the time of delivery.
8.2 The above warranty is 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, adverse weather conditions,
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 Seller shall be under no liability in respect of minor deviations
from specified size, dimensions, weight or colour or for shrinkage or stretch.
8.2.6 light fastness of flags banners and similar products is not guaranteed
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), all warranties, conditions or other terms implied
by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8.4 Where the Goods are sold under a consumer transaction (as defined by the
Consumer Transactions (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976) the statutory
rights of the Buyer are not affected by these Conditions.
8.5 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 specification shall (whether
or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified to the Seller within 3
days from the date of delivery or (where the defect or failure was not apparent
on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time 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.
8.6 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 the price of the Goods
(or a proportionate part of the price), but the Seller shall have no further
liability to the Buyer.
8.7 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller's negligence,
the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation
(unless fraudulent), or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any
duty at common law, or under the express terms of the Contract, for any indirect,
special or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise),
costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever (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, and the entire liability of the Seller under or in connection
with the Contract shall not exceed the price of the Goods, except as expressly
provided in these Conditions.
8.7.1 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 any failure to perform,
any of the Seller's obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure
was due to any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control.
9 Insolvency of Buyer
9.1 This clause applies if:
9.1.1 the Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or (being
an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) becomes subject
to an administration order or goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the
purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction); or
9.1.2 a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer;
or
9.1.3 the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
9.2 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.
10 Export terms
10.1 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 Contract 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 Conditions, but if there is
any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms and these Conditions, the latter
shall prevail.
10.2 Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the provisions
of this clause 10 shall (subject to any special terms agreed in writing between
the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any other provision of these
Conditions.
10.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations
governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for
the payment of any duties on them.
10.4 The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for testing and inspection
of the Goods at the Seller's premises before shipment. The Seller shall have
no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would
be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of
any damage during transit.
10.5 Payment of all amounts due to the Seller shall be made in the manner specified
in the Seller's quotation or offer of sale or failing such specification in
sterling within 30 days of the date of invoice.
11 General
11.1 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.
11.2 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.
11.3 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 of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question
shall not be affected.
11.4 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England, and the Buyer agrees
to submit to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the English