Terms & Conditions
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1. Interpretation
‘Buyer’ means the person or company whose Order for the Products
is accepted by the Company;
‘Company’ means Delavan Limited;
‘Contract’ means any contract between the Company and the Buyer
for the sale and purchase of the Products;
‘Incoterms 2000’ means the international rules for the interpretation
of trade terms of the International Chamber of Commerce 2000.
‘Order’ means the written purchase order by the Buyer;
‘Products’ means any products which the Company is to supply
to the Buyer (including any of them or any part of them). The dimensional
and other data published by the Company in respect of the Products is for
guidance only and is subject to change without notice. If such data is
critical to requirements, please contact the Company.
2. Basis of Sale
2.1 All contracts for sale of products made by or on behalf of the Company
will be on these terms and conditions (the ‘Conditions’)
to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms
and conditions which the Buyer purports to apply under any purchase orders,
confirmation of order or similar document).
2.2 Orders are in all cases subject to written acceptance by the Company. No addition to or variation of these Conditions and no oral stipulation or representation shall be binding on the Company unless expressly agreed to in writing and signed by a director or the secretary of the Company on its behalf.
2.3 Save as otherwise provided no Order may be cancelled by the Buyer
once it has been accepted by the Company except with the written agreement
of the Company and on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Company
in full against all losses (including loss of profit), costs, damages,
charges and expenses suffered or incurred by the
Company as a result of such cancellation.
2.4 Save as otherwise provided the Buyer may in writing amend an Order only if the amendment is given within 24 (twenty four) hours of it being placed by the Buyer.
3. Price
3.1 Prices of all Products shall be those agreed or quoted by the Company.
The Company shall have the right to change its prices or withdraw any
Products from the range of Products offered by the Company without notice,
except where the Company has expressly stated in writing that a price
is firm and during what period the price will be
held firm.
3.2 Except as otherwise expressly stated, all prices quoted are (i) exclusive of any value added tax or any other applicable tax which the Buyer shall pay in addition when it is due to pay for the Products. All Orders are subject to minimum charge of £50.00.
4. Payment
4.1 The Company may invoice the Buyer for the Products at any time after
delivery. Time for payment shall be of the essence. Unless otherwise
expressly stated in writing, prices are due and payable to, and at such
address or bank accounts as may be designated by the Company, without
set-off, withholding, abatement, discount or counterclaim in Pounds Sterling
in England in immediately available funds 30 days from the date of the
Company's invoice. Payment by cheque or other negotiable instrument is
ineffective until it is honoured and the Company's bank account is credited
with the amount due.
4.2 If the Buyer fails to make any payment under this Contract on the due date the Company shall be entitled (without prejudice to any other rights or remedy it may have) to cancel or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer under any Order and charge the Buyer interest on the amount unpaid from the due date until payment is made in full at the rate of 3% p.a. above the base rate for the time being of HSBC PLC. All payments payable to the Company under this Contract shall become due immediately upon termination of this Contract despite any other provision.
4.3 The Company shall at any time be entitled to appropriate any payment made by the Buyer in respect of any Products or services in settlement of such invoices or accounts in respect of such Products or services as the Company may in its absolute discretion think fit notwithstanding any purported appropriation to the contrary by the Buyer.
5. Delivery
5.1 Delivery of the Products shall be made ex-works (Incoterms 2000). If
carriage is required the Products shall be delivered by such means as
the Company thinks fit unless the Buyer has specified in its Order the
details of the contract with the carrier which it reasonably requires
having regard to the nature of the Products and the other circumstances
of the case. The costs of such transport shall be borne by the Buyer.
Where the Buyer arranges for carriage the Buyer will take delivery of
the Products within 3 days of the Company giving it notice that the Products
are ready for delivery.
5.2 The Company shall endeavour to comply with delivery dates quoted by it but time for delivery shall not be of the essence and the Company, subject to the other provisions of these conditions, shall not be liable for any failure delay or error in delivery nor shall it be liable for any consequential loss (including loss of profit) costs, damages, charges or expenses arising directly or indirectly therefrom however caused.
5.3 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of any
Products when they are ready for delivery or to provide adequate instructions,
documents, licences or authorisations required to enable the Products
to be delivered on time (except because of the Company’s fault)
the Products will be deemed to have been delivered and accepted (without
prejudice to its other rights) the Company may:
(a) store or arrange for the storage of the Products until actual delivery
or sale and charge the Buyer for all related costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, storage and insurance); and/or
(b) following written notice to the Buyer, sell any of the Products at
the best price reasonably obtainable in the circumstances and charge the
Buyer for any shortfall below the price under the Contract
5.4 If the Buyer orders incorrect Products the Company will at its discretion
accept the return of such Products provided that:
(a) the Products are returned unused and, in the Company’s
opinion, are in good condition; and
(b) the Company will charge a 25% restocking fee; and
(c) the Buyer will pay for any and all costs involved in returning the
Products; and
(d) the Products are standard items and in the reasonable opinion of the
Company can be re-sold within twelve months of the date of their return.
5.5 The Company shall have no liability for any claim made after shipment in respect of any defect in the Products, which would be apparent on inspection, or in respect of any damage or loss during transit.
5.6 The Buyer may not reject any Products by reason of short delivery. The Company will endeavour to supply the exact quantity of Products ordered but the Company may supply up to 10% more or less than the exact quantity ordered. A pro rata charge shall be added to and form part of the price for the Products in the case of any oversupply.
If the Company fails to
supply the exact quantity of Products ordered, otherwise than due to the
Buyer's default or a cause beyond the Company's reasonable control (in
which circumstances there shall be no variation to the price), the Company's
liability shall be limited to:
(1) allowing the Buyer a pro rata allowance to the price of the Products,
or
(2) the supply by the Company as soon as reasonably practicable of substantially
similar products to replace the Products which the Company has failed to
supply, or
(3) the cost to the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) of substantially
similar products to replace the Products which the Company has failed to
supply over the price of such Products; whichever of the foregoing as the
Company may elect.
5.7 The Company may deliver the Products by instalments and/or perform any services in stages and shall be entitled to payment for all instalments of Products and/or services. Without limiting the other provisions herein, no failure or defect in delivery in respect of any contract or instalment shall enable the Buyer to repudiate or cancel any other Contract or instalment.
6. Risk and Ownership
6.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Products shall pass to the Buyer upon
delivery. Ownership of the Products shall not pass to the Buyer until
the Company has received in full all sums due to it in respect of (i)
the Products and (ii) all other sums which are or which become due to
the Company from the Buyer on any account.
6.2 Until ownership of the Products has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer
shall:
(a) hold the Products on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s bailee;
(b) store the Products (at no cost to the Company) separately from all
other goods of the Buyer or any third party in such a way that they remain
readily identifiable as the Company’s property;
(c) not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on
or relating to the Products; and
(d) maintain the Products in a satisfactory condition insured on the Company’s
behalf for their full price against all risks to the reasonable satisfaction
of the Company.
6.3 The Buyer may resell the Products before ownership has passed to it
solely on the following conditions:
(a) any sale shall be effected in the ordinary course of the Buyer’s
business at full market value and the Buyer shall account to the Company
accordingly; and
(b) any such sale shall be a sale of the Company’s property on the
Buyer’s own behalf and the Buyer shall deal as principal when making
such a sale.
6.4 The Company shall be entitled to recover payment for the Products notwithstanding that the ownership of any Products has not passed from the Company.
6.5 The Buyer grants the Company, its agents and employees an irrevocable licence at any time to enter any premises where the Products are or may be stored in order to inspect them, or where the Buyer’s right to possession has terminated, to recover them.
7. Specifications, Descriptions, Drawings and Intellectual Property
7.1 The Company reserves the right to make any changes in the specification
of any Products and/or services which are required to conform with any
applicable British, European or International health and safety and quality
standards or statutory requirements. Where Products are manufactured
and/or services are performed in accordance with information or drawings
supplied by the Buyer or to its design or specification or where standard
products and/or services of the Company are altered in accordance with
the Buyer’s instructions:-
(i) no guarantee or warranty is given by the Company as to the practicability,
efficiency, safety or otherwise of the Products and/or services;
(ii) the Buyer shall indemnify and keep the Company indemnified against
all liabilities in relation to:-
(a) such Products and/or services (a) infringing any intellectual property
right including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing patents
registered designs and copyright or (b) breaching the provision of any
statute, statutory instrument or regulation;
(b) any impracticability, inefficiency or lack of safety or other defect
in the Products and/or services where such defect is due (whether in whole
or in part) to faults or omissions in such information, drawings, design,
specification or instructions.
No variation in the specification or design of any Products and/or services which in the reasonable opinion of the Company does not affect the suitability of the Products and/or services for the purpose for which they are supplied by the Company will constitute a breach of contract or impose upon the Company any liability whatsoever. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing the Company shall be under no obligation to supply goods and/or services in accordance with any specification, information, drawings or sample provided by the Buyer.
7.2 All drawings, models and similar items prepared by the Company and the copyright and other intellectual property rights therein shall remain the property of the Company and such materials shall be returned by the Buyer on demand. All patents, registered designs, know-how or other intellectual property rights, samples, models, designs and drawings relating to goods and/or services their development or creation shall remain the Company's property, shall be treated as confidential and shall not be copied, reproduced or disclosed to any third party without the Company's prior written consent.
7.3 No right or licence is granted to the Buyer under any patent, copyright, registered design or other intellectual property right except the right to use or re-sell Products or use services supplied in the ordinary course of the Buyer’s business and any grant of shop rights to the Buyer by the Company is hereby specifically excluded.
7.4 The Company will be under no liability whatsoever to the Buyer in respect of any loss damage or claim incurred by or made against the Buyer should any Products and/or services infringe any intellectual property right including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, patents, registered designs, design right and copyright or the provision of any statute, statutory instrument or regulation.
7.5 The Buyer shall not without the Company's prior consent allow any trade marks of the Company or other words or marks applied to the Products to be obliterated, obscured or omitted nor add any additional marks or words.
8. Inspection
It shall be the responsibility of the Buyer to inspect and check the Products
as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery to ensure that the quality,
condition, quantity and specification of the Products conform to the
instructions in the Order. All returns of defective Products must be
authorised in advance in writing by the Company and returned to the Company’s
place of business at the Buyer’s cost and risk.
9. Warranty
9.1 The Company warrants that (subject to the other provisions of these
Conditions) upon delivery the Products will comply with the specification.
9.2 The Company shall not be liable for a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 unless a claim is brought within 12 months from the date of delivery or 90 days from the date of installation whichever is earlier.
9.3 The Company shall not be liable for a breach in condition 9.1 if:
(a) the failure to comply with the specification arises because the Buyer
failed to follow the Company’s oral or written instructions as
to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the
Products or (if there are none) good trade practice;or
(b) the Buyer alters or repairs such Products without the written consent
of the Company; or
(c) the failure to comply with the specification arises from any design
defect in any drawing, design or specification supplied or approved by
the Buyer.
(d) The identification or serial number of any of the Products thereon
has been altered, defaced or removed or if Products (including Products
on which services have been performed) have not been properly maintained
in accordance with the Company's recommended maintenance procedure or have
been subjected to any misuse, unauthorised repair, replacement, modification
or alteration.
(e) The failure results from fair wear and tear.
(f) The failure results from and is caused by parts or aspects of Products
other than the Products or services supplied by the Company.
10. Liability
10.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall exclude or limit the Company’s
liability for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence
or for fraudulent misrepresentation
10.2 The Company shall not be liable to the Buyer
for any shortfall in the quantity of Products delivered unless the Buyer
inspects the Products and notifies the Company of any claim within 14
days of delivery and where any such valid claim is made the Company shall
supply the shortfall free of charge at the Buyer’s risk or at the
Company’s sole discretion, reduce the Company’s invoice by
the sum equivalent to the shortfall but the Company shall have no further
liability to the Buyer.
10.3 Where any valid claim is brought under condition 10.2 the Company
shall either:
(a) replace the Product(s); or
(b) repair the Product(s); or
(c) refund to the Buyer the price of the Products (or a proportionate part
of the price) free of charge save for transport costs or provide the Buyer
with credit against future orders but the Company shall have no further
liability to the Buyer.
10.4 Except as expressly provided in these conditions no warranty, condition,
undertaking or term, express or implied, statutory or otherwise as to the
condition, quality, performance, durability or fitness for purpose of the
Products is given or assumed by the Company and all such warranties, conditions,
undertakings and terms are hereby excluded insofar as permitted by law.
The Company shall not in any case be liable to the Buyer or to any other
party for direct, special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar
loss or damage (including all manner of costs, fees and expenses including
loss of profit) arising from breach of warranty, breach of contract, negligence
or any other cause howsoever except as expressly provided in these conditions
and insofar as
permitted by law.
11. Third Party Rights
11.1 No person who is not a party to the Contract (save for any Group Company)
(including any employee, officer, agent, representative or sub contractor
of either party) shall have the right (whether under the Contracts (Rights
of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise) to enforce any provisions of
the Contract which expressly or by
implication confers a benefit on that person without the express prior
agreement in Writing of the Company and the Customer which agreement must
refer to this Condition 11.1.
11.2 Even if a person who is not a party to the Contract (including any Group Company employee, officer, agent, representative or sub-contractor of either party) has a right to enforce any provisions of this Agreement by virtue of Section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, the parties may, notwithstanding Section 2(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, vary or cancel this Agreement by agreement between them without requiring the consent of such third party.
12. Force Majeure
The Company shall not be liable to the Buyer in any manner or be deemed
to be in breach of this Contract because of any delay in performing or
any failure to perform any of the Company’s obligations under this
Contract if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Company’s
reasonable control.
13. Insolvency and Default
13.1 The Buyer fails to pay the price when due or otherwise breaches any
contract with the Company; or
13.2 The Buyer is, or for statutory purposes is deemed to be or appears to be unable to pay its debts as they become due, or the value of its assets is less than the amount of its liabilities (including contingent and prospective liabilities) or the Buyer otherwise becomes insolvent or suspends payment or threatens to do so or ceases to trade; or
13.3 Steps are taken to:-
(i) propose any composition, scheme of arrangement, compromise or arrangement
involving the Buyer and its creditors generally; or
(ii) obtain an administration order or appoint any administrative or other
receiver or manager in relation to, or put in force any legal process against,
the Buyer or any of its property; or
(iii) enforce any charge or other security over the Buyer's property; or
(iv) repossess any goods in the Buyer's possession under any agreement;
or
(v) wind-up or dissolve the Buyer; or
13.4 Where the Buyer is an individual or partnership, he or any partner dies or any steps are taken with a view to making a bankruptcy order against him or any partner; or
13.5 Outside England and Wales anything corresponding to any of the above occurs; or
13.6 The Company reasonably apprehends
that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to
the Buyer. Then in the cases of 13.1 to 13.5 set out above the Buyer shall
notify the Company forthwith in writing of such event and in all cases
(13.1 to 13.6) the Company may (at its discretion, whether or not it has
received notice from the Buyer as aforesaid, and without prejudice to its
other rights hereunder or otherwise) at any time by notice to the Buyer
do any one or (to the extent not inconsistent with one another) more of
the following:-
(i) terminate, cancel and/or rescind the contract and any other contracts
with the Buyer;
(ii) revoke any express or implied authority to sell, use or consume any
Products the property in which has not passed to the Buyer ("relevant
Products");
(iii) require the Buyer to deliver to the Company any relevant Products
and the Client shall do so failing which the Company may repossess them
and enter the premises where they are or are thought to be and sever them
therefrom, without liability for any resulting damage, and the Client shall
indemnify the Company against all liabilities in relation to such action;
(iv) re-sell any relevant products or any other Products to a third party
without giving notice to the Buyer of the Company's intention to re-sell;
(v) declare (whereupon there shall forthwith become) immediately due, payable
and interest-bearing under Clause 4.2 above any amounts owed by the Buyer
to the Company under any contract;
(vi) suspend any deliveries or provision of services to be made under any
contract with the Buyer;
(vii) proceed against the Buyer for the price of the Products and/or services
and/or damages;
(viii) require the Buyer to indemnify and keep the Company indemnified
against all liabilities in relation to any purported cancellation or failure
to take delivery, including without limitation the payment of licence fees
or other fees incurred by the Company in the course of its business of
manufacturing and/or supplying thereof together with the cost of any material,
plant or tools used, or intended to be used, for the Buyer's order(s),
the cost of labour and other overheads, and redundancy payments primarily
attributed to such purported cancellation.
If the Buyer does or fails to do anything which
would entitle any person to appoint a receiver of the whole or any part
of the Buyer’s assets
or which would entitle any person to present a Petition for an Administration
Order or the Winding Up of the Buyer makes any composition with its creditors
or suffers any execution to be levied
upon its property, or ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on business
or commit any breach of this or any other Contract between the Company
and the Buyer, the Company may without prejudice to any of its other rights
under these conditions stop any goods in transit and/or suspend further
deliveries forthwith and/or by notice in writing to the Buyer terminate
the Contract.
14. Waiver
No waiver by the Company of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall
be construed as a waiver or any subsequent breach of the same or any
other provision.
15. Severance
If any provision of these Conditions or any part thereof 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 thereby.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of England and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the English courts.