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1. Definitions
1.1 “Company” means Nabishi UK Limited;
“Customer” means jointly and severally the party in whose name Goods are
ordered or (if different) invoiced; “Goods” means the supply of
goods/materials; “Contract” means the contract between Company and Customer
constituted by the Quotation and/or the Invoice and/or delivery note;
“Order” means any order from Customer to Company; “Quotation” and “Invoice”
means any quotation/invoice” from Company to Customer.
2.Quotations, Orders and Specifications
2.1 A Contract only arises on receipt by
Customer of an Invoice or a delivery note. Company will not be bound by any
terms incorporated by Customer into its Order or by any telephone or other
acceptance of the Order except as expressly agreed by Company on the basis
of an Invoice or a delivery note.
2.2 Company’s current price list and any
Quotation are based on costs of materials and labour when issued, excluding
VAT. They are subject to review at any time until receipt by Customer of an
Invoice.
2.3 Customer cannot cancel the Contract
except with Company’s prior written consent whereupon Customer shall pay 50%
of the contract price and any additional charges incurred and loss of
bargain.
2.4 Goods may any time be the subject of
alteration in design or specification and Company may without prior notice
supply Goods conforming to such altered design or specification in
fulfilment of an order for Goods of a previous design or specification.
3.Price and Delivery
3.1 The price of Goods shall be that set out
in the Invoice and VAT payable by Customer shall be at that rate applicable
at the time of the taxable supply of Goods.
3.2 Delivery of Goods shall be deemed to take
place as soon as possible but no responsibility can be accepted for any
delays.
3.3 If Customer refuses to take delivery of
Goods in accordance with 3.2 Company may raise its Invoice for the full
price together with an appropriate charge for storage pending actual
delivery or Company may dispose of Goods and treat the Contract as
repudiated by Customer. Any Customer’s deposits will be forfeited without
prejudice to Company’s rights to recover damages from Customer.
3.4 Company will use reasonable endeavours to
ensure that Goods are delivered on the intended delivery date specified in
the Invoice but Company shall not be liable to any person for late delivery
or for any consequential loss caused by late delivery.
3.5 If Company cannot for reasons beyond its
control supply Goods it may cancel the Contract by written notice to
Customer whereupon any deposit paid by Customer shall be refunded. Company
shall not be liable to Customer for any resulting direct or indirect loss or
damage incurred by Customer.
3.6 If Company delivers by instalments, a
separate Invoice may be tendered for each instalment shall constitute a
separate Contract and late delivery of or failure by Company to deliver any
instalments shall not entitle Customer to treat the whole or any part of the
Contract as repudiated.
3.7 Goods will be accompanied by a delivery
note. Customer will inspect Goods to check that they are complete and
undamaged. Customer’s signature of a delivery note confirms that Goods
listed on it have been received in good condition and are unconditionally
accepted by Customer as complying with the Contract. Customer shall not make
any claim for incomplete delivery or damage to Goods against Company after
Customer signs the delivery note and Customer confirms that any of its
servants or agents are duly authorised to sign the same. If Goods are
incomplete or were damaged prior to delivery, any claim by Customer will
only be valid if received in writing by Company within 5 days of actual
delivery.
3.8 Subject to 3.7, Company will credit the
price of any Goods damaged or incorrectly supplied provided they are
returned within 7 days of delivery properly packaged and in the same
condition as when delivered to Customer.
4.Payment
4.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing
between Customer and Company, Customer shall pay to Company the price of
Goods within the timescale as agreed at the point of sale and detailed in
the invoice.. The time of payment of the price shall be essence of the
Contract.
4.2 If Customer fails to make payment in
accordance with 4.1 then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy to
Company, Company shall be entitled to (I) cancel the Contract or suspend any
further deliveries (under the Contract or any other Contract with Customer)
to Customer; (ii) appropriate any payment by Customer to such of Goods (or
Goods supplied under any other contract with Customer) as Company may think
fit and (iii) charge Customer interest (both before and after any judgement)
on the amount unpaid at the rate of 4% pa above Natwest Bank PLC’s base rate
until payment in full is made. Customer shall have no rights of set-off or
counter-claim against Company and the price of Goods must be paid in full
without deduction or withholding for any reason whatsoever.
5.Risk and Title
5.1 Risk in Goods passes to Customer on
delivery in accordance with 3.2.
5.2 Until Company is paid in full for Goods,
full legal and beneficial title in Goods shall remain vested in Company and
such title only pass to Customer upon payment in full to Company.
5.3 Until title passes under 5.2 (a) Company
can recover and resell Goods and may enter upon Customer’s premises for that
purpose and (b) Customer shall (i) hold Goods on trust for Company; (ii)
hold any proceeds from the sale or hire of Goods on the trust for Company in
a separate bank account and (iii) not assign to any other person any rights
arising from a sale or hire of Goods without Company’s prior written
consent.
5.4 When risk passes under 5.1 Customer shall
keep Goods insured for the invoice price against all insurable risks. If
Goods are destroyed by uninsured risk before title passes, Customer shall
receive the insurance proceeds as trustee for Company.
6.Installation
6.1 Where the Contract specifies that
installation shall be carried out, Customer shall allow Company or it’s
agents reasonable access to Customer’s premises for installation. If
Customer’s premises need preparation before installation of Goods, Customer
shall complete such preparations at its expense before delivery. Company has
no liability to Customer in respect of late or partial delivery as a
result of customer’s failure to prepare premises as aforesaid.
6.2 If the Company or its agents arrives at
Customer’s premises to carry out installation and Company or its agents is
for any reason prevented from carrying out the installation, Customer shall
indemnify Company and its agents against any costs, losses and liabilities
resulting from such delay.
7.General
7.1 The terms of the Contract shall not be
altered unless confirmed in writing by duly authorised representative of
Company. If any Contract term is held to be invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part by any competed authority, the validity of other terms and
the remainder of the terms shall not be affected. The Contract shall be
governed by English law.
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