Conditions of Sale
1. Definitions
1.1 "Seller" means Airware International Limited.
1.2 "Buyer" means the person (which shall include an individual
a partnership company or any other legal entity) who orders or otherwise
contracts with the seller for any goods or services.
1.3 "Goods" means any products or materials that the seller
contracts to supply.
1.4 "Services" means any work undertaken advice given
or other service which the seller contracts to supply.
1.5 "Insolvency Event" means any one or more of the following
that means to say - any distress or execution being levied on the goods
of the buyer; the buyer entering into composition or arrangement with
its creditors; the buyer committing an act of bankruptcy or having a
bankruptcy petition presented against it; the presentation of a petition
to wind up the buyer; the buyer having a receiver or manager appointed
over the whole or any part of its business or assets or the presentation
of a petition for an administration order relating to the buyer.
1.6 "Group Company" means where the buyer is a company
any company which is a 51% subsidiary of the buyer or any company where
the buyer is a 51% subsidiary as defined by section 838 of the Taxes
Act 1988 and any company of which the buyer and such company are 51%
subsidiaries and any company which is an associated company of the buyer
as defined by section 13(4) and 416 of the Taxes Act 1988.
2 Interpretation
Masculine shall include the feminine and the singular the plural and
vice versa and where the Buyer comprises more than one person then
their liability shall be joint and several.
3 Application
These conditions shall apply to all contracts entered into by the Seller
for the supply of Goods and / or Services and no variation in the terms
of these conditions shall be effective unless in writing and signed
by a person duly authorised on behalf of the Buyer. The Seller shall
not be bound by any conditions of purchase or other contractual terms
put forward by the Buyer.
4 Quotations
Any quotations provided by the Seller is not to constitute an offer but
only an invitation to treat.
5 Prices
5.1 Unless otherwise stated in writing by the Seller the prices
to be paid for Goods and / or Services are as referred to in the Sellers
current price list at the time of performance of the contract and are
exclusive of Value Added Tax transport handling packaging and insurance
charges.
5.2 The Seller is entitled to adjust without prior notice the price
stated to correct errors and omissions in the contract and to take into
account of any alteration before the date of delivery in the cost to
the Buyer of labour materials sub-contracted services or transport which
directly affects the cost to the Buyer of manufacturing or supplying
the goods and / or services.
5.3 The Seller is entitled to increase the contract price where
extra expense is incurred by reason of the delay or the Buyer in giving
necessary instructions to the Seller or where work on the goods and /
or services is suspended in accordance with the Buyers instructions.
6 Payment
6.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing payment shall be due in full
for the Goods and / or Services within thirty days of the end of the
month of invoice.
6.2 The Buyer accept that it has no right of set off against the
price payable to the Seller in respect of any claim of the Buyer against
the Seller.
6.3 If the Buyer fails to make a payment on time, commits a breach
of these condition, or if an Insolvency Event occurs the Seller may without
prejudice to any other right which it may have
(A) suspend all future deliveries or supplies to the Buyer under
the contract or under any other contract which may be current between
the Seller and The Buyer or between the Seller and any Group Company.
(B) terminate any contracts as mentioned in (A) above or some part
of such contracts without any liability on the part of the Seller.
(C) call upon the Buyer to make advance payment for any further
deliveries or supplies and / or services.
(D) demand immediate payment of all sums owed by the Buyer or any
Group Company to the Seller whether or not payment at that time is due
and
(E) charge interest at 2% per month from the date payment became
or becomes due until actual payment whether before or after any judgement.
7 Delivery
7.1 Unless the contract otherwise provide the Buyer shall arrange
the collection of any Goods purchased from the Sellers premises within
a reasonable time of being advised that the same are available for collection.
7.2 Where the Seller is to arrange delivery to the Buyers premises
or some other place notified by the Buyer then the Buyer shall ensure
that the Goods can be conveniently delivered and unloaded at the time
and place agreed . The Buyer shall be responsible for unloading the Goods
when delivered.
7.3 Whilst the Seller will use all reasonable endeavours to keep
any despatch or delivery date the Seller accepts no liability whatsoever
for any loss or damage resulting from delay howsoever the same shall
have been caused.
7.4 The Buyer shall notify the Seller in writing within seven days
of any of delivery or collection of any Goods in the event of there being
any shortages or damage and the Buyer undertakes not to utilise part
or to otherwise dispose of all or any of the Goods without affording
the Seller a reasonable opportunity to inspect the Goods.
7.5 The Buyer shall have no claim against the Seller in respect
of any shortage damage of defect unless the requirements of the foregoing
clause have been complied with.
7.6 If the Buyer fails to collect Goods within seven days of being
notified that the same are available for collection or wrongly refuses
to accept delivery of any Goods then the Buyer shall be liable to pay
the Seller a reasonable charge for the storage of the Goods until the
same are collected delivered or disposed of.
8 Risk
8.1 The risk of any loss of or damage to the Goods shall be with
the Buyer from the time the same are collected from the Sellers premises
or if to be delivered by the Seller from the time the same leave the
Sellers premises and in the event of any loss of or damage to Goods after
the risk in the same has passed to the Buyer and shall not excuse the
Buyer from liability to pay all monies due to the Seller in respect of
the Goods.
8.2 The obligation to ensure the Goods from the time the risk passes
to the Buyer shall be with the Buyer unless otherwise agreed in writing.
8.3 The Seller undertakes to provide to the Buyer all such assistance
as shall be reasonably requested to enable the Buyer to pursue any claim
against carriers or otherwise in relation to loss of or damage suffered
by any Goods after the risk has passed to the Buyer.
9 Title to Goods
9.1 The Seller and the Buyer expressly agree that until the Seller
has been paid in full for the Goods supplied:
(A) The Goods remain the property of the Seller although the risk
therein passes to the Buyer at the point where delivery is made.
(B) The Seller may recover those Goods at any time from the Buyer
in his possession if the Seller judges that the amount outstanding from
the Buyer on the general statement of account between the Seller and
the Buyer or any group company of the Buyer is in excess of the credit
limit that the Seller is willing to accord the Buyer; and for that purpose
the Sellers servants and agents may enter upon any land or building on
which the Goods are situated.
(C) If the buyer incorporates such Goods into other products with
the addition of his goods or those of others or uses such Goods as materials
for other products with or without such addition then the property in
those other Goods is upon such incorporation 'ipso facto' transferred
to the Seller and the Buyer as bailee of them for the Seller will store the
same for the Seller in a proper manner without charge to the Seller.
(D) The Buyer has the right to dispose of the Goods or such other
products in the course of his business for the account of the Seller
and to pass good title to the Goods his customer being a 'bona fide'
purchaser for value without notice of the Sellers rights.
(E) In the event of such disposal the Buyer has the fiduciary duty
to the Seller to account to the Seller for the proceeds but may retain
therefrom an excess of such proceeds over the amount outstanding and
due to the Seller and the Seller has the additional right to recover
the Buyers price from the Buyers customer to the extent unpaid; if the
Seller avails itself of this right it will account to the buyer for any
excess less any expenses incurred by effecting recovery.
10 Other Liabilities
10.1 Any Goods or materials included in this contract which are
not manufactured by the Seller are sold with the benefit of such warranties
as the manufacturer gives the Seller and which the Seller can enforce
without incurring legal expenses but the seller does not in any way guarantee
such materials or Goods.
10.2 The Seller warrants that all goods supplied which are manufactured
by the Seller are free from defects in materials and workmanship for
a period of six months from the date of the Sellers invoice but unless
expressly stated in writing the Sellers liability under the warranty shall
be limited to making good without charge or repair or (at the Sellers
discretion) replacement. Defective Goods must be returned to the Seller
carriage paid together with a written report within 30 days of such defect
becoming apparent. If in the opinion of the Seller the Goods are defective
in materials or workmanship then the Seller will refund the Buyer the
carriage.
10.3 The warranty contained in paragraph(s) above of this contract
of conditions of sale is given in lieu of and shall be deemed to exclude
all other warranties of conditions whether express or implied and whether
arising by common law statute or otherwise.
10.4 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss injury or damage
of any nature whatsoever whether direct of consequential arising out
of or in connection with any Goods supplied.
10.5 Notwithstanding the provision of this clause where the Buyer
deals as a consumer as defined in section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms
Act 1977 none of the statutory rights of the Buyer shall be excluded
by the terms of these conditions.
10.6 The Seller shall not be liable for any economic or consequential
loss or damage suffered by the Buyer howsoever caused and whether foreseeable
or not and without prejudice to the generality of the sub-clause the
Seller shall have no liability for any loss of profits revenue goodwill
or overhead expenses suffered by the Buyer.
11 Use of Goods by the Buyer
Where the Goods are supplied by the Seller with instructions for their
installation and use or where the installation and use of the Goods
is subject to national or local legislation the Buyer agrees that the
Goods will only be installed and used in accordance with those instructions
and in conformance with such legislation and then only by suitably
trained personnel.
12 Patents and Intellectual Property
12.1 The Buyer warrants to the Seller that any instructions plans
designs or other intellectual property provided to the Seller shall not
constitute an infringement of any patent copyright registered design
or trademark of any other person and undertakes to indemnify the Seller
against all claims costs charges and liability incurred by the Seller
as a result of any breach by the Buyer of this clause.
12.2 The intellectual property rights in any Goods drawings specifications
or designs prepared by the Seller shall at all times remain vested in
the Seller and the Buyer shall not be entitled to reproduce or utilise
the same except as expressly authorised by the Seller.
13 Catalogues and Exhibitions
13.1 The Seller reserves the right without prior notice to the Buyer
to change all specifications illustrations performance data prices and
other information contained in any catalogues advertisements drawings
or other documents supplied by the Seller.
13.2 Save with the prior consent of the seller in writing the Buyer
shall not exhibit the Goods or allow them to be exhibited either directly
or indirectly at any public exhibition.
14 Force Majeure
The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to or sustained
by the Buyer arising out of any non performance or delay in performance
by the seller of its obligations under any contract with the Buyer
to the extent that the same is occasioned by any cause whatever which
is beyond the reasonable control of the Seller including without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing any act of God war civil commotion
strikes lock outs trade disputes shortages of materials breakdown of
machinery fire accident or explosion and in the event of any such occurrence
the Seller shall be entitled to cancel or suspend performance of this
contract.
15 Each of the clauses and each of the sub-clauses of each of the
clauses contained in these conditions shall so far as the context allows
be read and construed independently of all other clauses and sub clauses
so that if one or more of the clauses or sub-clauses contained in these
conditions shall be held to be invalid this shall not affect the validity
of and enforceability of the remaining clauses and sub-clauses.
16 Law
These conditions shall be governed by English law and the parties submit
themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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