These Terms and Conditions will apply to the purchase of the goods detailed in our
quotation (Goods) by the buyer (you or Customer) from Kent Precision Products Ltd a
company registered in England and Wales under number 03083236 whose registered office
is at Unit 9 Hailey Road, Erith, Kent, DA184AA (we or us or Supplier).
These Terms and Conditions will be deemed to have been accepted by you when you
accept them or the quotation or from the date of any delivery of the Goods (whichever
happens earlier) and will constitute the entire agreement between us and you.
These Terms and Conditions and the quotation (together, the Contract) apply to
the purchase and sale of any Goods between us and you, to the exclusion of any other
terms that you try to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom,
practice or course of dealing.
Interpretation
A "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday in
England and Wales.
The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and will not affect
their interpretation.
Words imparting the singular number include the plural and vice-versa.
Goods
The description of the Goods is set out in our sales documentation,
unless expressly changed in our quotation. In accepting the quotation, you
acknowledge that you have not relied upon any statement, promise or other
representations about the Goods by us. Descriptions of the Goods set out in our
sales documentation are intended as a guide only.
We can make any changes to the specification of the Goods which are required
to conform to any applicable safety or other statutory or regulatory requirements.
Price
The price (Price) of the Goods is set out in our quotation current at the
date of your order or such other price as we may agree in writing.
If the cost of the Goods to us increases due to any factor beyond our control
including, but not limited to, material costs, labour costs, alteration of exchange
rates or duties, or changes to delivery rates, we can increase the Price prior to
delivery.
Any increase in the Price under the clause above will only take place after we
have told you about it.
You may be entitled to discounts. Any and all discounts will be at our discretion.
The Price is exclusive of fees for packaging and transportation /
delivery unless otherwise stated.
The Price is exclusive of any applicable VAT and other taxes or levies
which are imposed or charged by any competent authority.
Cancellation and Alteration
Details of the Goods as described in the clause above (Goods) and set out in
our sales documentation are subject to alteration without notice and are not a
contractual offer to sell the Goods which is capable of acceptance.
The quotation (including any non-standard price negotiated in accordance with
the clause on Price (above) is valid for a period displayed on the quotation.
Only from the date shown in it unless expressly withdrawn by us at an earlier time.
Either of us can cancel the order for any reason prior to your acceptance (or rejection)
of the quotation.
Payment
We will invoice you for the goods either:
When the goods leave our premises
Where the Goods are to be collected by you or where you wrongfully
do not take delivery of the Goods, at any time after we have notified
you that the Goods are ready for collection or we have tried to deliver
them.
You must pay the Price within 30 days of the date of our invoice or
otherwise according to any credit terms agreed between us.
You must make payment even if delivery has not taken place and / or that the title in
the Goods has not passed to you.
If you do not pay within the period set out above, your account will be placed
on hold and further deliveries to you and without limiting any of our other rights
or remedies for statutory interest, charge you interest at the rate of 4% per annum
above the base rate of the Bank of England from time to time on the amount outstanding
until you pay in full.
Time for payment will be of the essence of the Contract between us and you.
All payments must be made in British Pounds unless otherwise agreed in writing
between us.
Both parties must pay all amounts due under these Terms and Conditions in full
without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and neither party
is entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the other in order
to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.
Delivery
We will arrange for the delivery of the Goods to the address specified in the quotation
or your order or to another location we agree in writing.
If you do not specify a delivery address or if we both agree, you must collect the Goods
from our premises.
Subject to the specific terms of any special delivery service, delivery can take place
at any time of the day and must be accepted at any time between 8 am to 8 pm.
If you do not take delivery of the Goods we may, at our discretion and without prejudice
to any other rights:
store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and will charge
you for all associated costs and expenses including, but not limited
to, transportation, storage and insurance; and / or
make arrangements for the redelivery of the Goods and will
charge you for the costs of such redelivery; and/or
after 10 business days, resell or otherwise dispose of part or
all of the Goods and charge you for any shortfall below the price of
the Goods.
If redelivery is not possible as set out above, you must collect the Goods from
our premises and will be notified of this. We can charge you for all associated
costs including, but not limited to, storage and insurance.
Any dates quoted for delivery are approximate only, and the time of delivery
is not of the essence. We will not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods
that is caused by a circumstance beyond our control or your failure to provide us
with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to
the supply of the Goods.
We can deliver the Goods by instalments, which will be invoiced and paid for
separately. Each instalment is a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect
in an instalment will not entitle you to cancel any other instalment.
Inspection and Acceptance of Goods
You must inspect the Goods on delivery or collection.
If you identify any damages or shortages, you must inform
us in writing within 7 days of delivery, providing details.
Other than by agreement, we will only accept returned Goods if we are satisfied
that those Goods are defective and if required, have carried out an inspection.
Upon inspection, we will write a report and issue a credit note if this is
a manufacturing defect.
Subject to your compliance with this clause and/or our agreement, you may
return the Goods and we will, as appropriate, repair, or replace, or refund the
Goods or part of them.
You will be responsible for the return of the goods at the buyers cost.
We will be under no liability or further obligation in relation to the Goods if:
if you fail to provide notice as set above; and/or
you make any further use of such Goods after giving notice
under the clause above relating to damages and shortages; and/or
the defect arises because you did not follow our oral or written
instructions about the storage, commissioning, installation, use and
maintenance of the Goods; and/or
the defect arises from normal wear and tear of the Goods; and/or
The defect arises from misuse or alteration of the Goods, negligence,
wilful damage or any other act by you, your employees or agents or any
third parties.
You bear the risk and cost of returning the Goods.
Acceptance of the Goods will be deemed to be upon
inspection of them by you and in any event within 7 days after delivery.
Risk and Title
The risk in the Goods will pass to you on completion of delivery.
Title to the Goods will not pass to you until we have received payment in full
(in cash or cleared funds) for: (a) the Goods and/or (b) any other goods or services
that we have supplied to you in respect of which payment has become due.
Until title to the Goods has passed to you, you must (a) hold the Goods on a
fiduciary basis as our bailee; and/or (b) store the goods separately and not remove,
deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
and/or (c) keep the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against
all risks for their full price from the date of delivery.
As long as the Goods have not been resold, or irreversibly incorporated into
another product, and without limiting any other right or remedy we may have,
we can at any time ask you to deliver up the Goods and, if you fail to do so promptly,
enter any of your premises or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order
to recover them.
Termination
We can terminate the sale of Goods under the Contract where:
you commit a material breach of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;
you are or become or, in our reasonable opinion, are about to become
the subject of a bankruptcy order or take advantage of any other
statutory provision for the relief of insolvent debtors;
you enter into a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency
Act 1986, or any other scheme or arrangement is made with your creditors; or
you convene any meeting of your creditors, enter into voluntary or
compulsory liquidation, have a receiver, manager, administrator or
administrative receiver appointed in respect of your assets or
undertakings or any part thereof, any documents are filed with the court
for the appointment of an administrator, notice of intention to appoint
an administrator is given by you or any of your directors or by a
qualifying floating charge holder (as defined in para. 14 of Schedule B1
of the Insolvency Act 1986), a resolution is passed or petition presented
to any court for the winding up of your affairs or for the granting of
an administration order, or any proceedings are commenced relating to
your insolvency or possible insolvency.
Limitation of Liability
Our liability under the Contract, and in breach of statutory duty, and in tort,
misrepresentation or otherwise will be limited to this section.
Subject to the clauses above on Inspection and Acceptance and Risk and Title,
all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law (save for
those implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are excluded to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
If we do not deliver the Goods, our liability is limited, subject to the clause
below, to the costs and expenses incurred by you in obtaining replacement goods of
similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of
the Goods.
Our total liability will not, in any circumstances, exceed the total amount of
the Price payable by you.
We will not be liable (whether caused by our employees, agents or otherwise) in
connection with the Goods, for:
any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, or expenses; and/or
any loss of profits; loss of anticipated profits; loss of business;
loss of data; loss of reputation or goodwill; business interruption;
or, other third party claims; and/or
any failure to perform any of our obligations if such delay or failure
is due to any cause beyond our reasonable control; and/or
any losses caused directly or indirectly by any failure o
breach by you in relation to your obligations; and/or
any loss relating to the choice of the Goods and how they will
meet your purpose or the use by you of the Goods supplied.
The exclusions of liability contained within this clause will not exclude or
limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence; or for
any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude or limit our liability;
and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Delivery
We will arrange for the delivery of the Goods to the address specified in the quotation
or your order or to another location we agree in writing.
If you do not specify a delivery address or if we both agree, you must collect the Goods
from our premises.
Subject to the specific terms of any special delivery service, delivery can take place
at any time of the day and must be accepted at any time between 8 am to 8 pm.
If you do not take delivery of the Goods we may, at our discretion and without prejudice
to any other rights:
store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and will charge
you for all associated costs and expenses including, but not limited
to, transportation, storage and insurance; and / or
make arrangements for the redelivery of the Goods and will
charge you for the costs of such redelivery; and/or
after 10 business days, resell or otherwise dispose of part or
all of the Goods and charge you for any shortfall below the price of
the Goods.
If redelivery is not possible as set out above, you must collect the Goods from
our premises and will be notified of this. We can charge you for all associated
costs including, but not limited to, storage and insurance.
Any dates quoted for delivery are approximate only, and the time of delivery
is not of the essence. We will not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods
that is caused by a circumstance beyond our control or your failure to provide us
with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to
the supply of the Goods.
We can deliver the Goods by instalments, which will be invoiced and paid for
separately. Each instalment is a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect
in an instalment will not entitle you to cancel any other instalment.
Communications
All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be in writing and signed by,
or on behalf of, the party giving notice (or a duly authorised officer of that party).
Notices will be deemed to have been duly given:
when delivered, if delivered by courier or other messenger (including
registered mail) during the normal business hours of the recipient;
when sent, if transmitted by fax or email and a successful
transmission report or return receipt is generated;
on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary
mail; or
on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail.
All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be addressed to the most recent
address, email address or fax number notified to the other party.
Data Protection
When providing the Goods to the Buyer, the Seller may gain access to and/or acquire
the ability to transfer, store or process personal data of employees of the Buyer.
The parties agree that where such processing of personal data takes place,
the Buyer shall be 'data controller' and the Seller shall be the 'data processor'
as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as may be amended,
extended and/or re-enacted from time to time.
For the avoidance of doubt, 'Personal Data', 'Processing', 'Data Controller', '
Data Processor' and 'Data Subject' shall have the same meaning as in the GDPR.
The Seller shall only Process Personal Data to the extent reasonably required
to enable it to provide the Goods as mentioned in these Terms and Conditions or as
requested by and agreed with the Buyer, shall not retain any Personal Data longer
than necessary for the Processing and refrain from Processing any Personal Data for
its own or for any third party's purposes.
The Seller shall not disclose Personal Data to any third parties other than
employees, directors, agents, subcontractors or advisors on a strict "need-to-know"
basis and only under the same (or more extensive) conditions as set out in these
Terms and Conditions or to the extent required by applicable legislation and/or
regulations.
The Seller shall implement and maintain technical and organisational security
measures as are required to protect Personal Data Processed by the Seller on behalf
of the Buyer. Further information about the Seller's approach to data protection
are specified in its Data Protection Policy, which can be found by emailing to
request a copy. For any enquiries or complaints regarding data privacy,
you can e-mail:
Ben@kentprecisionproducts.com.
Circumstances Beyond the Control of Either Party
Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing their
obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond
the reasonable control of that party. Such causes include, but are not limited to:
industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism,
acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond the control of
the party in question.
No Waiver
No waiver by us of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you shall be
considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
Severance
If one or more of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid or
otherwise unenforceable, that / those provisions shall be deemed severed from the
remainder of these Terms and Conditions (which will remain valid and enforceable).
Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted according to
the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Terms and Conditions
(including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
