Terms of Business
Interpretation
0.1 Definitions
| “Business Day“ | a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business; |
| “Conditions“ | the terms and conditions set out in this document as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 11.3; |
| “Contract“ | the contract between the Supplier and the Customer for the sale and purchase of the Goods in accordance with these Conditions; |
| “Customer“ | the person or firm who purchases the Goods from the Supplier; |
| “Delivery Location“ | has the meaning given in clause 4.2; |
| “Force Majeure Event“ | an event, circumstance or cause beyond a party’s reasonable control; |
| “Goods“ | the goods (or any part of them) set out in the Order; |
| “Order“ | the Customer’s order for the Goods, as set out in the Customer’s purchase order form which must be sent to Orders@Wydaleplastics.co.uk; |
| “Specification“ | any description for the Goods on the Supplier’s website at www.wydaleplastics.co.uk save as otherwise agreed between the parties; and |
| “Supplier“ | Wydale Plastics Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number 02823704). |
0.2 Interpretation
0.2.1 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).
0.2.2 A reference to a party includes its personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
0.2.3 A reference to legislation or a legislative provision is a reference to it as amended or re-enacted. A reference to legislation or a legislative provision includes all subordinate legislation made under that legislation or legislative provision.
0.2.4 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
0.2.5 A reference to writing or written includes email.
Basis of contract
1.1 These Conditions apply to the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.
1.2 The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase the Goods in accordance with these Conditions. The Customer is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the Order are complete and accurate.
1.3 The Order shall be deemed to be accepted on the earlier of (a) the Supplier issuing an invoice for the Order, (b) the Supplier informing the Customer of the estimated delivery date for the Order or (c) the Supplier issuing an order confirmation, at which point the Contract shall come into existence.
Goods
2.1 The Goods are described on the Supplier’s website at www.wydaleplastics.co.uk (as amended by written agreement by the parties).
2.2 The Supplier reserves the right to amend the Goods if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement, and the Supplier shall notify the Customer in any such event.
Delivery
3.1 The Supplier shall ensure that each delivery of the Goods is accompanied by a delivery note that shows the date of the Order, the type and quantity of the Goods, special storage instructions (if any) and, if the Goods are being delivered by instalments, the outstanding balance of Goods remaining to be delivered.
3.2 The parties shall agree the arrangements for delivery of the Goods. Either the Supplier shall deliver the Goods to the location set out in the Order or such other location as the parties may agree (“Customer Delivery Location“) once the Goods are ready for delivery or the Customer shall collect the Goods from the Supplier’s premises at Wydale Plastics, Cathole Bridge Road, Crewkerne. TA18 8RF or such other location as may be advised by the Supplier prior to delivery (“Supplier Delivery Location“) within three Business Days of the Supplier notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready.
3.3 Delivery is completed:
3.3.1 where the Supplier or the Supplier’s carrier, unloads the Goods at the Customer Delivery Location, on the completion of such unloading; or
3.3.2 where the Customer unloads the Goods at the Customer Delivery Location, on the arrival of the vehicle at the Customer Delivery Location; or
3.3.3 where the Customer loads the Goods at the Supplier Delivery Location, on the Supplier making the Goods available for loading; and/or
3.3.4 where the Supplier loads the Goods at the Supplier Delivery Location, on completion of such loading.
3.4 Any dates quoted for delivery are approximate only, and the time of delivery is not of the essence. The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods that is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.
3.5 If the Supplier fails to deliver the Goods, its liability shall be limited to the costs and expenses incurred by the Customer in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods. The Supplier shall have no liability for any failure to deliver the Goods to the extent that such failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.
3.6 If the Customer fails to take or accept delivery of the Goods then, except where such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Supplier’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Contract in respect of the Goods:
3.6.1 delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have been completed at 9:00 am on the third Business Day after the day on which the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready; and
3.6.2 the Supplier shall store the Goods until delivery takes place and charge the Customer for all related costs and expenses (including insurance).
3.7 If ten Business Days after the day on which the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready for delivery the Customer has not taken or accepted actual delivery of them, the Supplier may resell or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods and, after deducting reasonable storage and selling costs, account to the Customer for any excess over the price of the Goods or charge the Customer for any shortfall below the price of the Goods.
3.8 The Supplier may deliver the Goods by instalments, which shall be invoiced and paid for separately. Each instalment shall constitute a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect in an instalment shall not entitle the Customer to cancel any other instalment.
Quality
4.1 The Supplier warrants that on delivery, and for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery (“warranty period“),] the Goods shall conform in all material respects with their description and be free from material defects in materials and workmanship.
4.2 The Supplier shall not in any circumstances be liable for any damage or defect to the Goods caused by improper use of the Goods or arise outside its/their normal operation.
4.3 Subject to clause 5.4, if:
4.3.1 the Customer gives notice in writing to the Supplier during the warranty period within a reasonable time of discovery that some or all of the Goods do not comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1;
4.3.2 the Supplier is given a reasonable opportunity of examining such Goods; and
4.3.3 the Customer (if asked to do so by the Supplier) returns such Goods to the Supplier’s place of business (costs to be agreed),
the Supplier shall, at its option, repair or replace the defective Goods, or refund the price of the defective Goods in full.
4.4 The Supplier shall not be liable for the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1 if:
4.4.1 on examining such Goods, there is no fault found;
4.4.2 the Customer makes any further use of such Goods after giving notice in accordance with clause 5.2;
4.4.3 the defect arises because the Customer failed to follow the Supplier’s oral or written instructions as to the storage, commissioning, installation, use and maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice regarding the same;
4.4.4 the defect arises as a result of the Supplier following any drawing, design or Specification supplied by the Customer;
4.4.5 the Customer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Supplier;
4.4.6 the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal storage or working conditions; or
4.4.7 the Goods differ from their description as a result of changes made to ensure they comply with applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.
4.5 Except as provided in this 5, the Supplier shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1.
4.6 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.
4.7 These Conditions shall apply to any repaired or replacement Goods supplied by the Supplier.
Title and risk
5.1 The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on completion of delivery.
5.2 Title to the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until the earlier of:
5.2.1 the Supplier receives payment in full (in cash or cleared funds) for the Goods; or
5.2.2 the Customer resells the Goods, in which case title to the Goods shall pass to the Customer at the time specified in clause 6.4.
5.3 Until title to the Goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall:
5.3.1 store the Goods separately from all other goods held by the Customer so that they remain readily identifiable as the Supplier’s property;
5.3.2 not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
5.3.3 maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against all risks for their full price from the date of delivery;
5.3.4 notify the Supplier immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 9.1.2 to clause 9.1.4; and
5.3.5 give the Supplier such information as the Supplier may reasonably require from time to time relating to:
(a) the Goods; and
(b) the ongoing financial position of the Customer.
5.4 Subject to clause 6.5, the Customer may resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business (but not otherwise) before the Supplier receives payment for the Goods. However, if the Customer resells the Goods before that time:
5.4.1 it does so as principal and not as the Supplier’s agent; and
5.4.2 title to the Goods shall pass from the Supplier to the Customer immediately before the time at which resale by the Customer occurs.
5.5 At any time before title to the Goods passes to the Customer, the Supplier may:
5.5.1 by notice in writing, terminate the Customer’s right under clause 6.4 to resell the Goods or use them in the ordinary course of its business; and
5.5.2 require the Customer to deliver up all Goods in its possession that have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product and if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order to recover them.
Price and payment
6.1 The price of the Goods shall be the price set out in the Supplier’s price list in force as at the date of delivery.
6.2 The Supplier may, by giving notice to the Customer at any time up to 21 Business Days before delivery, increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods that is due to:
6.2.1 any factor beyond the Supplier’s control (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);
6.2.2 any request by the Customer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Specification; or
6.2.3 any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer or failure of the Customer to give the Supplier adequate or accurate information or instructions.
6.3 The price of the Goods:
6.3.1 excludes amounts in respect of value added tax (“VAT“), which the Customer shall additionally be liable to pay to the Supplier at the prevailing rate, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice; and
6.3.2 excludes (save as where otherwise agreed in writing) the costs and charges of packaging, insurance and transport of the Goods, which shall be invoiced to the Customer.
6.4 The Supplier may invoice the Customer for the Goods on or at any time after despatch of the Goods.
6.5 The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted by the Supplier:
6.5.1 within 30 days of the end of the month of the date of the invoice or in accordance with any credit terms agreed by the Supplier and confirmed in writing to the Customer; and
6.5.2 in full and in cleared funds to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier, and
time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.
6.6 If the Customer fails to make a payment due to the Supplier under the Contract by the due date, then, without limiting the Supplier’s remedies under clause 9, the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue sum from the due date until payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. Interest under this clause 7.6 will accrue each day at 4% a year above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time, but at 4% a year for any period when that base rate is below 0%.
6.7 All amounts due under the Contract shall be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).
Limitation of liability
7.1 The limits and exclusions in this clause reflect the insurance cover the Supplier has been able to arrange and the Customer is responsible for making its own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss.
7.2 The restrictions on liability in this clause 8 apply to every liability arising under or in connection with the Contract including liability in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise.
7.3 Nothing in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including liability for:
7.3.1 death or personal injury caused by negligence;
7.3.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
7.3.3 breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979; or
7.3.4 defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
7.4 Subject to clause 8.3, the Supplier’s total liability to the Customer shall not exceed the price payable for the Goods which are the subject of the applicable Order.
7.5 Subject to clause 8.3, the following types of loss are wholly excluded:
7.5.1 loss of profits;
7.5.2 loss of sales or business;
7.5.3 loss of agreements or contracts;
7.5.4 loss of anticipated savings;
7.5.5 loss of use or corruption of software, data or information;
7.5.6 loss of or damage to goodwill; and
7.5.7 indirect or consequential loss.
7.6 This clause 8 shall survive termination of the Contract.
Termination
8.1 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may terminate this Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if:
8.1.1 the Customer commits a material breach of any term of the Contract and (if such a breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within seven days of that party being notified in writing to do so;
8.1.2 the Customer takes any step or action in connection with its entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), obtaining a moratorium, being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of its assets or ceasing to carry on business or, if the step or action is taken in another jurisdiction, in connection with any analogous procedure in the relevant jurisdiction;
8.1.3 the Customer suspends, threatens to suspend, ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
8.1.4 the Customer’s financial position deteriorates so far as to reasonably justify the opinion that its ability to give effect to the terms of the Contract is in jeopardy.
8.2 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may suspend provision of the Goods under the Contract or any other contract between the Customer and the Supplier if the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 9.1.2 to clause 9.1.4, or the Supplier reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them, or if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.
8.3 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment.
8.4 On termination of the Contract for any reason the Customer shall immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Goods supplied but for which no invoice has been submitted, the Supplier shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt.
8.5 Termination or expiry of the Contract, however arising, shall not affect any of the parties’ rights and remedies that have accrued as at termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.
8.6 Any provision of the Contract that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination or expiry of the Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
Force majeure
Neither party shall be in breach of the Contract nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of its obligations under the Contract if such delay or failure result from a Force Majeure Event. In such circumstances the affected party shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of the time for performing such obligations. If the period of delay or non-performance continues for two weeks, either party may terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the other party.
General
10.1 Assignment and other dealings
10.1.1 The Supplier may at any time assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract.
10.1.2 The Customer may not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights or obligations under the Contract without the prior written consent of the Supplier.
10.2 Entire agreement
10.2.1 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
10.2.2 Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in the Contract. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in the Contract.
10.3 Variation
No variation of this Contract shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).
10.4 Waiver
No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under the Contract or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
10.5Severance
If any provision or part-provision of the Contract is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Contract. If any provision of the Contract is deemed deleted under this clause 11.5 the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.
10.6 Notices
10.6.1 Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be:
(a) delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case); or
(b) sent by email to the address as agreed in writing by the parties.
10.6.2 Any notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received:
(a) if delivered by hand, at the time the notice is left at the proper address;
(b) if sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9:00 am on the second Business Day after posting; or
(c) if sent by email, at the time of transmission, or, if this time falls outside business hours in the place of receipt, when business hours resume. In this clause 11.6.2(c), business hours means 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on a day that is not a public holiday in the place of receipt.
10.6.3 This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.
10.7 Third party rights
Unless it expressly states otherwise, the Contract does not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Contract.
10.8 Governing law
The Contract, and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.
10.9 Jurisdiction
Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with the Contract or its subject matter or formation.
