Terms Of Use

1. No goods are to be supplied without an official purchase order number

2. All deliveries must be accompanied by an advice note showing our order number and full details of goods supplied together with any relevant part numbers or other detail requested.

3. A detailed priced invoice must be sent for each consignment showing our purchase order number.

4. Acceptance of this order should be made by issue of a formal acknowledgement. Such acknowledgement will be deemed to be acceptance of these conditions and the instructions set out herein unless otherwise agreed in writing.

5. Any goods supplied to this order and found to be of inferior quality, defective or in excess to the order requirements will be rejected and returned to you at your expense for replacement or rectification as may be agreed in writing. The supplier shall indemnify the customer against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation, and all interest penalties and legal and other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the customer arising out of or in connection with the inferior quality or defective supply of any goods supplied pursuant to this order, provided nothing in this provision shall limit or exclude the liability of either party for death or personal injury arising from negligence.

6. Any request for a concession or deviation from the order or any specification or drawing stipulated on the order must be submitted in writing for approval.   Any concession granted will be confirmed in writing.

7. Repairs to any defects in materials or workmanship must not be carried out unless agreement has previously been obtained in writing. Castings should be free from porosity, sand inclusions and any other defects. No rectification by welding shall be carried out except with our prior agreement in writing.

8. For any item ordered to conform to a British Standard, DIN standard etc., it will be the supplier’s responsibility to ensure that they are working to the latest revision of that standard.

9. Any article or part supplied against any order must be guaranteed for a period of twelve months from the date of it being put to work. Any part failing during this period due to defective materials, workmanship or design must be replaced or repaired by you, free of charge.

10. Patterns – When patterns have been provided by us you must verify and check them as suitable for the drawing and specification. Any discrepancy or damage to patterns must be reported to us before proceeding with repairs. Reasonable care must be taken to protect the patterns whilst they are in your possession and they should be returned along with the casting, unless you are otherwise instructed to retain the pattern for future use.

11. Access shall be allowed onto your premises for our representatives and/or any nominated third party agency to carry out any necessary expediting, inspection and testing at any stage of manufacture as considered necessary by ourselves or as agreed in the order details. Any facilities needed to complete such inspections shall be provided by the supplier and shall be included in the contract price. Costs for abortive inspections for our personnel will be to your account

12. No variation to price will be accepted unless agreed in writing by us prior to delivery of the goods.

13. All designs, drawing, specifications or other data supplied in connection with this order are confidential. Their use must be strictly confined to the seller’s own factory for the purpose of this order and they must not be copied or disclosed to others without our written authorisation.

14. None of this order may be sublet by the supplier except for normal supplies of raw materials, etc. without our prior agreement in writing. Two copies of any agreed sub-order must be forwarded to us at the time of placing any such order.

15. All free issue materials shall remain our property and the supplier shall be responsible for the care and custody thereof.

16. Packages – No charges will be accepted for crates, casks or packaging unless otherwise stipulated in the body of our order, but reasonable care will be taken in returning any empty crates etc. Transport charges where applicable should be notified at time of acceptance of order and agreed in writing. Failure to agree will result in delay of payment.

17. If goods are delivered to us substantially earlier that requested we reserve the right to refrain from making any payments until they would have become due under the terms of the order.

18. Cancellation –
(1) We reserve the right to cancel this order without compensation if there is any breach or non-observance of these terms of conditions by the supplier.
(2) In the event that for any reason beyond our control the work or material provided by this order be no longer required, we may terminate this order and pay all reasonable costs incurred by the supplier.

19. Bankruptcy – In the event of the suppliers bankruptcy the purchaser shall be at liberty to terminate the order forthwith and to demand the return of all of the purchaser’s property.

20. Additional conditions to order may be specified at placement of order.

21. The laws of England apply to this order and the jurisdiction shall be England .