DEFINITIONS
1.1 “The Company” - means TFFG T/A 354
1.2 “The Customer” - means the customer of the Company.
1.3 “The Contract” -means any contract for the sale of goods by the Company to the
Customer.
1.4 “The Goods” - means any goods forming the subject of this contract including parts and
components of or materials incorporated in them
QUOTATION
2. Quotations by the Company unless otherwise stated in them shall be open for acceptance
within 30 days of the date of the quotation.
EXISTENCE OF CONTRACT
3.1 No Contract shall come into existence until the Customer’s order (however given) is
accepted by the earliest of
(a) The Company’s written acceptance
(b) Delivery of the Goods and
(c) the Company’s invoice (or if there is to be a formal acceptance procedure the order form
overleaf has been completed and signed on behalf of the Customer and the order
acknowledgement overleaf has been signed on behalf of the Company).
3.2 These conditions shall be incorporated in the Contract to the exclusion of any terms or
conditions stipulated or referred to by the Customer.
3.3 No variations or amendments of this Contract shall be binding on the Company unless
confirmed by it in writing.
PRICES
4.1 Prices exclude VAT and other taxes or duties. Every endeavour will be made to deliver the correct
quantity of goods ordered, but estimates are conditional upon margins of 5% for work in one colour only
and 10% for other work being allowed for overs and shortage. (Prices invoiced are calculated in respect of
the quantity of Goods actually delivered irrespective of the quantity in respect of which any quotation was
issued).
4.2 The Company shall have the right to adjust its price for any increase in the price of
materials, parts, labour, transport, changes in work or delivery schedules or quantities or any
other costs of any kind arising for any reason after the date of the Contract.
PAYMENT
5.1 All invoices are payable without discount of any kind in pounds sterling within 30 days of
the date of the Company’s invoice at the Company’s premises stated on the invoice and in no
circumstances shall the Customer be entitled to make any deduction or withhold payment for any
reason at all.
5.2 Should work be suspended at the request of, or delayed through, any default of the
Customers for a period of 30 days the Company shall then be entitled to payment for work already
carried out, materials specially ordered and other additional costs including storage.
5.3 Time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract. Without prejudice to any other rights of
the Company if the Customer fails to pay the invoice price by the due date the Customer shall not be
allowed any discount given in that invoice and shall pay interest on any overdue amount from the date of
which payment was due to that on which it is made (whether before or after judgement) on a daily basis at
a rate of 4% per annum over the base rate from time to time quoted by the National Westminster Bank
PLC and reimburse to the Company all costs and expenses (including legal costs) incurred in the collection
of any overdue amount.
5.4 If the client is a company the directors thereof agree to accept personal responsibility to
and hereby guarantee payment of all monies owing by the client to the company on due debts.
TITLE
6.1 For the purpose of Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 the Company shall transfer
only such title or rights in respect of the Goods as the Company has and if the Goods are
purchased from a third party shall transfer only such title or rights as that party had and has
transferred to the Company.
6.2 Notwithstanding the earlier passing of risk title in the Goods shall remain with the Company
and shall not pass to the Customer until the amount due under the invoice for them has been paid
in full.
6.3 Until title passes the Customer shall hold the Goods as Bailee for the Company and shall
store or mark them so that they can at all times be identified as the property of the Company.
6.4 The Company shall be entitled at any time before title passes to repossess and use or sell all or
any of the Goods and so terminate (without any liability to the Customer) the Customer’s right to use, sell
or otherwise deal in them and for that purpose or determining what if any Goods are held by the Customer
and inspecting them to enter any premises of the Customer.
6.5 Until title passes the entire proceeds of sale of the Goods shall be held in trust for the
Company and shall not be mingled with other monies or paid into any overdrawn bank account
and shall be at all times identifiable as the Vendor’s money.
6.6 The Company shall be entitled to maintain an action for the price of any Goods
notwithstanding that title in them has not passed to the Customer.
RISK DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE
7.1 Goods are delivered to the Customer when the Company makes them available to the
Customer or any agent of the Customer or any carrier (who shall be the Customer’s agent
whosoever pays his charges) at the Company’s premises or other delivery point agreed by the
Company.
7.2 Risk in the Goods passes when they are delivered to the Customer.
7.3 The Company may at its discretion deliver the Goods by instalments in any sequence.
7.4 Where the Goods are delivered by instalments, each instalment shall be deemed to be the
subject of a separate contract and no default or failure by the Company in respect of any one or
more instalments shall vitiate the Contract in respect of the Goods previously
7.5 The Company may deliver to the Customer and the Customer shall accept in satisfaction of
the Contract a lesser number than the number of Goods ordered.
7.6 Any dates quoted by the Company for the delivery of the Goods are approximate only and
shall not form part of the Contract and the Customer acknowledges that in the performance
expected of the Company no regard has been paid to any quoted delivery dates.
7.7 If the Customer fails to take delivery of the Goods or any part of them on the due date and fails to
provide any instructions documents licences consents or authorisations required to enable the Goods to be
delivered on the due date, the Company shall be entitled upon giving written notice to the Customer to
store or arrange for the storage of the Goods, and then risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer
delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the Customer shall pay to the Company all costs and
expenses including storage and insurance charges arising from its failure.
7.8 The Company shall not be liable for any penalty loss injury damage or expense arising
from any delay or failure in delivery or performance from any cause at all nor shall any such delay
or failure entitle the Customer to refuse to accept any delivery or performance of or repudiate the
Contract.
CLAIMS NOTIFICATION
8.1 Any claim for non-delivery of any Goods shall be notified in writing by the Customer to the
Company within 10 days of the date of the Company’s invoice.
8.2 Any claim that any Goods have been delivered damaged, are not of the correct quantity or
do not comply with their description shall be notified by the Customer to the Company within 7
days of their delivery.
8.3 Any alleged defect shall be notified by the Customer to the Company within 7 days of the
delivery of the Goods.
8.4 Any claim under this condition must be in writing and must contain full details of the claim
including the part numbers of any allegedly defective Goods.
8.5 The Company shall be afforded reasonable opportunity and facilities to investigate any claims
made under this condition and the Customer shall if so requested in writing by the Company
promptly return any Goods the subject of any claim and any packing securely packed and
carriage paid to the Company for examination.
8.6 The Company shall have no liability with regard to any claim in respect of which the Customer
has not complied with the provisions of this condition.
SCOPE OF CONTRACT
9.0 Under no circumstances shall the Company have any liability of whatever kind for:
9.1 any defects resulting from wear and tear accident improper use by the Customer or use by the
Customer otherwise than in accordance with the instructions or advice of the Company or the
manufacturer of any Goods or neglect or from any instructions or materials provided by the
Customer;
9.2 Any errors in proofs of work submitted for the Customers approval and not
corrected by the Customer;
9.3 The suitability of any Goods for any particular purpose or use under specific conditions
whether or not the purpose or conditions were known or communicated to the Company;
9.4 Any substitution by the Company of any materials or components not forming part of any
specification of the Goods agreed in writing by the Company;
9.5 defective work where materials have been supplied or specified by the Customer and in this
respect the Customer shall supply sufficient materials to cover normal spoilage;
9.6 any technical information recommendations statements or advice furnished by the Company
its servants or agents not given in writing in response to a specific written request from the
Customer before the Contract is made; or
9.7 any variations in the quantities or dimensions of any Goods or changes of their specifications
or substitution of any materials or components, if the variation or substitution does not materially
affect the characteristics of the Goods, and the substituted materials or components are of a
quality equal or superior to those originally specified.
EXTENT OF LIABILITY
10.1 The Company shall have no liability to the Customer (other than liability for death or personal injury
resulting from the Company’s negligence) for any loss or damage of any nature arising from any breach of
any express or implied warranty or condition of the Contract or any negligence, breach of statutory or other
duty on the part of the Company or in any other way out of or in connection with the performance or
purported performance of or failure to perform the Contract except in accordance with this condition.
10.2 If the Customer establishes that any Goods have not been delivered, have been delivered damaged,
are not of the correct quantity or do not comply with their description the Company shall, at its option,
replace with similar goods any Goods which are missing, lost or damaged or do not comply with their
description or allow the Customer credit for their invoice value.
10.3 If the Customer establishes that any Goods are defective the Company shall, as its option, replace
with similar goods, allow the Customer credit for the invoice value or to the extent that the Goods are not of
the Company’s manufacture, assign to the Customer (so far as the Company is able to do so) any
warranties given by the manufacturer of the Goods to the Company.
10.4 The delivery of any replacement Goods shall be at the Company’s premises or other delivery
point specified for the original Goods.
10.5 Where the Company is liable in accordance with this condition in respect of only some or
part of the Goods the Contract shall remain in full force and effect in respect of the other or other
parts of the Goods and no set-off or other claim shall be made by the Customer against or in
respect of such other or other parts of the Goods.
10.6 No claim against the Company shall be entertained for any defect arising from any design or
specification provided or made by the Customer or if any adjustments alterations or other work
has been done to the Goods by any person other than the Company.
10.7 The Company shall not be liable where any Goods the price of which does not include
carriage are lost or damaged in transit and all claims by the Customer shall be made against the
carrier. Replacements for such lost or damaged Goods will, if available, be supplied by the
Company at the prices ruling at the date of despatch.
10.8 In no circumstances shall the liability of the Company to the Customer under this condition
exceed the invoice value of the Goods.
GENERAL
11.1 The Company may sub-contract the performance of the contract in whole or in part.
11.2 The Contract is between the Company and the Customer as principals and shall not be
assignable by the Customer without the express written consent of the Company.
11.3 The Company shall have a lien on all the Customer’s property in the Company’s possession for all
sums due at any time from the Customer and shall be entitled to use sell or dispose of that property as
agent for and at the expense of the Customer and apply the proceeds in and towards the payment of such
sums on 28 days’ notice in writing to the Customer. Upon accounting to the Customer for any balance
remaining after payment of any sums due to the Company and the costs of sale or disposal the Company
shall be discharged of any liability in respect of the Customer’s property.
11.4 The Company may at its discretion suspend or terminate the supply of any Goods if the Customer
fails to make any payment when and as due or otherwise defaults in any of its obligations under the
Contract or any other agreement with the Company or becomes insolvent, has a receiver appointed of its
business or is compulsorily or voluntarily wound up or the Company bona fide believes that any of those
events may occur, and in case of termination shall be entitled to forfeit any deposit paid.
11.5 If the Goods are manufactured in accordance with any design or specification provided or made by
the Customer the Customer shall indemnify the Company from and against all claims costs expenses and
liability of any nature in connection with them, including any claim, whether actual or alleged, that the
design or specification infringes the rights of any third party or that any matter is of a libellous nature. This
indemnity shall extend to any amounts paid as a solicitor advises in settlement of any claims.
11.6 All tools patterns, materials, artwork, printing plates, blocks, drawings, specifications and
other data provided or made by the Company shall remain its property and all technical
information, patentable or unpatentable, copyright and registered designs arising from the
execution of any orders shall become the property of the Company.
11.7 The Contract and its subject matter are confidential and shall not be disclosed or used for
any unauthorised purpose.
11.8 The Company shall not be required to print any matter which in their opinion, is or may be of
an illegal or libellous nature or an infringement of the proprietary or other rights of any third party.
FORCE MAJEURE
12. The Company shall not be liable for any failure in the performance of any of its
obligations under the Contract caused by factors outside its control.
LAW AND CONSTRUCTION
13.1 The Contract shall be governed by English law and the Customer consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English courts in all matters regarding the Contract except to the extent that the
Company invokes the jurisdiction of the courts of any other country and consents to the
jurisdiction of the Romford County Court.
13.2 The headings of conditions are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect their
interpretation.
NOTICES
14. Any notice to be given under the Contract shall be in writing and telexed sent by facsimile
transmission or forwarded by first class prepaid (registered or recorded delivery) letter post to the
receiving party at its business address as last notified in writing to the other party and shall be
deemed to have been given on the date of the telex or facsimile transmission or on the day
following that on which the notice was posted.