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R W SALT COMMUNICATIONS Trading Terms
TRADING TERMS & CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT OF SALE:
Within these trading terms and conditions of contract of sale the 'Company or
Seller' shall at all times be a reference to R W Salt Communications Ltd., and
the 'Purchaser or Buyer' shall at all times be a reference to the person, persons
or body incorporated or unincorporated who enters into a contract with the Company.
PURCHASE ORDERS:
All orders should be in writing, and an order number must be provided. The Company
in processing verbal orders will accept no responsibility for errors.
PRICES:
Prices charged are those ruling at the time of invoicing/despatch. Prices quoted
in the catalogue, price lists etc., were current at the time of printing and
are subject to change by the manufacturers or suppliers without prior notice.
All prices are Trade Price plus VAT at the current rate.
CARRIAGE CHARGES
All orders of less than £100 net will incur a carriage charge of £10.00
plus VAT. Orders in excess of £100 net will incur a charge of £6.50
plus VAT. Third party delivery will be charged at £15.00 plus VAT. Special
and Saturday deliveries and orders in excess of 50kg will be charged at the
appropriate rates, please ask about this when ordering.
RETURNS:
Any goods returned as incorrectly ordered or not required are subject to a minimum
handling charge of 20% of the invoice price. Items returned, as the wrong part
will not be accepted. Any items returned for credit must be in the original
box/packaging, undamaged and in good condition, otherwise no claims for credit
can be entertained. No returns can be accepted without prior authorisation.
RETENTION OF TITLE/OWNERSHIP:
a) The Company shall retain title to all goods supplied to, and in the possession
of, the Purchaser, its Agent or associated company with regard to all monies
owed by the Purchaser to the Company, and payment in respect of any particular
delivery shall not affect the Company's right to Retention of Title.
b) In the event that after receipt of goods from the Company the Purchaser amalgamates
or merges such goods with other goods, and the Company's goods are identifiable
and capable of severance sub clause a) hereof shall have effect.
c) The Purchaser shall if required in writing by the Company within 48 hours
of such notification open a separate designated bank account into which the
Purchaser shall forthwith pay all proceeds from the sale on in the normal course
of business of the goods received from the Company and the Purchaser shall supply
all details of such transactions to the Company as the Company shall require
at such intervals as the Company shall request.
d) Without limitation of its rights the Company may recover the products or
the Goods, rescind the above Assignment and directly collect monies to be paid
from third party debtors in case of (1) dishonour of the Purchasers cheque or
note. (2) Commencement of bankruptcy or liquidation of a company or reorganisation
proceedings in respect of the purchaser (3) the Purchasers contractual payments
owed to the Company being overdue by more than 15 days (4) failure by the Purchaser
to comply with other contractual obligations.
e) The Company shall have the right at any time to obtain information from the
Purchaser to inspection of the Purchasers business records and to the making
of photocopies insofar as is necessary to determine the Company's rights under
this agreement.
f) After delivery of the goods to the Purchaser and pending payment thereof
the Purchaser shall hold the goods as bailee for the Seller and notwithstanding
that the property in the goods has been passed to him they shall be at the Purchaser's
risk and the Seller shall always be entitled to call for their return or payment
thereof, notwithstanding their loss or destruction. These terms shall apply
whether or not the goods in question have been installed at the premises of
a third party. In the event of non-payment the Purchaser shall agree at his
risk for a representative of the Sellers Company to be allowed access at all
times to recover the goods sold.
DELIVERY, SHORTAGES OR NON-DELIVERIES:
All orders are normally sent by letter post or carrier. We reserve the right
to charge handling on certain lines or orders. Claims for shortages must be
made in writing within 7 days from date of receipt, otherwise no responsibility
can be accepted.
DEFECTIVE, FAULTY OR DAMAGED GOODS:
Notice of any faulty, defective or damaged goods must be made in writing within
7 days of receipt or delivery, otherwise no responsibility can be accepted.
Any claims in respect of defective goods will be the sole responsibility of
the manufacturers, and in any event should always be limited to the original
contract price, and not for any losses howsoever incurred over and above the
original contract price.
GUARANTEES:
All goods and items supplied are guaranteed by the original manufacturer and
not by R W Salt Communications Ltd. Any claims under guarantee should be directed
to the original manufacturer unless otherwise stated. R W Salt Communications
Ltd., will provide addresses and warranty details where necessary to enable
under-guarantee claims to be made.
PAYMENT TERMS:
CREDIT ACCOUNTS:
All monthly credit accounts are due for payment 30 days from date of invoice
SETTLEMENT DISCOUNTS:
A 2.5% discount is automatically shown on your invoice, this can only be taken
if we are in receipt of your payment within 14 days from the date of invoice.
Please do not recalculate the VAT, as the calculation is correct.
UNPAID ACCOUNTS:
Any accounts remaining unpaid by the 6th of the following month of settlement
will automatically be placed on stop and no further orders will be processed
until all the outstanding invoices are paid and the account brought up to date.
i.e. Goods invoiced in June must be paid by the end of July; any accounts unpaid
by 6th August will automatically be placed on stop.
INTEREST CHARGES:
Interest will be charged upon the balance outstanding upon any invoice, which
remains unpaid after the expiry of a period of 30 days from the date the invoice
became due.
The interest rate charged will be 4% above the current Nat West plc base rate.
Interest will be calculated and charged on a daily basis from the date of the
invoice to the date the payment is received by the Company.
DEBT RECOVERY COSTS/COLLECTION FEES:
Any additional costs incurred by the Company in collecting overdue accounts
when passed to our debt recovery agents Crossworth will be added to the outstanding
balance due and are payable by the purchaser. All indemnity costs incurred by
the Company shall be recoverable from the Purchaser.
This Contract is governed by English Law only E & O Excepted
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