Terms and Conditions of Sale

1. Terms and formation contract. 

Only these printed conditions together with any written amendments and/or alterations authorised by the Company shall apply to the contract for the sale of goods specified on our invoice. In particular no statement in any quotation shall form part of the contract unless specifically included. Quotations given by the Company are not offers capable of acceptance by the purchaser.

 

2. Illustrations.

Illustrations, descriptions and weights given in any of the Company’s catalogues and statements (written or oral) made by any representative of the Company are provided to give purchasers an approximate picture or description of the article concerned and do not form the basis of any contractual liability. No warranty or condition that the article shall accord with such illustration description or statement is to be implied and any warranty or condition capable of arising is hereby expressly excluded.

Designs are subject to alteration without notice.

 

3. Price

Orders will be charged out at prices and will be subject to discount rates (if any) current at time of delivery. All prices are subject to Value Added Tax and any other government duty or tax applicable. Unless otherwise stated in writing all prices stated are ex-factory and the purchaser shall be charged extra with packaging and delivery costs (if any).

Any extra costs incurred by the Company on account of delays, interruptions or suspension of work due to the purchaser’s failure to supply information or to default on the part of the purchaser shall be added to the contract price.

 

4. Payment

Credit accounts may only be opened at the Company’s discretion and subject to satisfactory references being given. Where no credit account exists, payment must be sent with order.

Credit accounts shall be settled in accordance with the specific terms agreed and verified by the account manager at the time of the credit agreement. Non-payment on or after the due date (time being of the essence) shall entitle the Company, without prejudice to any other rights, to:

a) Suspend any further delivery of goods whether under this contract or any other.

b) To repossess the goods (the purchaser granting the Company all necessary access) and

c) To receive interest at the rate of 4% above (NatWest Bank Ltd.) base rate for the time being on the unpaid balance, whether before or after any judgement.

The purchaser shall not be entitled to delay payment of the price or any part thereof on the grounds that it has a claim or set-off against the Company.

5. Delivery

Delivery dates as given shall mean ex-factory and shall date from despatch of the Company’s acceptance of the purchaser’s order or receipt by the Company of all necessary information to enable the Company to commence work. Whichever is the later.

All delivery dates are approximate only and whilst every reasonable effort will be made to keep the given delivery dates, the Company shall be under no liability whatever if for any reason beyond the Company’s immediate control delivery is delayed. In particular, the Company does not accept liability for any direct or indirect loss arising from delayed delivery in those circumstances.

If the purchaser is unwilling or unable to accept delivery at the premises stated on the order the Company shall have the right, in addition to any other rights granted by these conditions, to make a storage charge for goods not so delivered and also to recover from the purchaser all transport and handling costs.

6. Shortages, damage and non-delivery.

The purchaser shall advise the Company of shortages of delivery or damage to goods within 24 hours of delivery, specifying the shortage or damage and provided that the delivery note is marked “unexamined”. In no case will the purchaser be entitled to reject the goods on the ground of shortage. The Company shall not be liable for non-delivery of the whole consignment unless the purchaser notifies the Company of such within 10 days of receipt by the purchaser of the Company’s invoice.

Where goods have been consigned by an outside carrier, the purchaser shall comply in all respects with the carrier’s conditions for notifying claims.

Goods which are the subject of a complaint should be returned carriage paid to the Company and must be accompanied by full details of the complaint.

 

7. Risk. 

The risk in goods supplied shall pass to the purchaser if the goods are collected directly from the Zeus Hydratech warehouse (BS39 7SU) either by an employee of the purchaser or a carrier arranged by the purchaser. Should the purchaser utilise carriage options arranged by Zeus Hydratech then a standard insurance policy will provide limited cover against loss or damage during transit and to the point of delivery at the nominated purchasers address. The current level of cover is set at £1.30 per kg shipped. Zeus Hydratech can also offer a bespoke insurance policy to cover the full value of the shipment against loss or damage during transit. Please speak with your sales contact at Zeus Hydratech to obtain confirmation of charges for this service prior to placing you order.

 

8. Title. 

The title in all goods supplied by the Company shall remain in the Company until payment for those goods has been made in full. In case of instalment deliveries, no title in any goods supplied pursuant to that order shall pass until payment has been made in full for that order. The purchaser shall be free to sell any goods in the ordinary course of its business so as to pass good title to any third party, provided always that claims for proceeds from such resale shall be deemed to be assigned to the

Company. Proceeds from such re-sales received by the purchaser shall be held by it on trust for the Company to the extent necessary to effect full payment to the company and the purchaser shall if required by the Company immediately upon such resale notify the Company with full details of such resale. Furthermore, the company shall be entitled to notify the ultimate purchaser that such resale price is to be paid direct to the Company. Until the full purchase price has been paid, goods remaining in the purchaser’s possession shall be held by the purchaser as Bailee and in fiduciary capacity for the Company which shall be entitled to terminate such bailment and the purchaser hereby grants the Company the irrevocable licence to enter upon the purchaser’s premises to recover the whole or part of the goods, which in the meantime shall be stored in such a way as to clearly identify them as being the Company’s property.

 

9. Specification. 

The purchaser has responsibility to satisfy itself that the goods are suitable in all respects for the purchaser’s purpose and the purchaser shall inform the Company in writing of any special circumstances or conditions affecting or liable to affect the use or performance of the goods. The Company shall be entitled to deliver and charge for goods supplied within the usual production tolerances.

 

10. Consumer protection act 1987.

The purchaser shall indemnify the Company and keep the Company fully effectively indemnified against any and all liability, loss, costs, expenses, claims or proceedings whatsoever (including any liability of the Company to any third party whether for loss of or damage to property or injury to or death of any person) arising out of or in consequence of or in respect of the manufacture of the goods or any part of the goods or the application of any process to the goods or any part of the goods in a accordance with or in compliance with any specification submitted by or any instruction given by or any design of the purchaser.

 

11. Intelectual property  rights.

Any specifications, plans, drawings or designs supplied to the Company by the purchaser in connection with the contract shall remain the property of the purchaser and shall be treated as confidential by the Company, provided always that the purchaser shall indemnify the Company against all damages, penalties, costs, and expenses arising out of infringement or alleged infringements of any intellectual property rights as a result of any work carried out in accordance with the purchaser’s specification and instructions.

Whilst every reasonable endeavour has been made by the Company to avoid infringement of third party rights, no presentation or warranty is made to the purchaser that goods supplied pursuant to this contract do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.

 

12. Limits of sellers liability and warranty. 

1) In the event of defects arising as a consequence of faulty design, workmanship or materials and being notified in writing to the seller within 6 months of delivery of the goods, then subject to the provisions of this clause, the seller undertakes to replace or rectify the same free of charge so long as the goods or part thereof are returned carriage paid to the seller or his authorised agent. If no such notice as aforesaid is received by the seller or the goods are not rejected by the buyer within 6 months of delivery of the goods then the buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the goods. Alternatively and at the discretion of the seller or of his duly authorised agent an engineer may be sent to the goods and the cost of such visit may at the discretion of the seller be charged to the buyer at the rate applicable at the time.

2) This warranty shall not apply if:

a) The goods have been incorrectly installed

b) The goods have been modified or tampered with in any way

c) The goods have been repaired other than by the seller or his duly authorised agents

d) The goods have been misused

e) The goods have been operated without observance of the instructions or information contained in operating instructions booklet or similar documents issued by the seller from time to time.

3) In respect of goods not of the seller’s manufacture supplied with or as part of the goods these items are subject to such terms and conditions of warranty as may be offered in respect of them by separate manufacturers.

4) If on examination the equipment is found to be free from defect the buyer shall be liable for all costs involved in connection with the inspection.

 

13. Termination and suspension. 

The Company reserves the right by written notice to suspend or cancel any order or part of any order:

a) If compelled to do so by reasons beyond the Company’s reasonable control including but not limited to strikes, lockouts, accidents, breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or unavailability of raw material or components (imported or otherwise) from normal sources of routes of supply.

b) In the event of failure by the purchaser to comply with any of its obligations under this contract: or

c) If the Company is reasonably of the opinion that the purchaser (being an individual) is not in a position to meet his commitments to the Company or (being a limited company) enters into liquidation whether compulsorily or voluntarily (otherwise than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or compounds with its creditors or has a receiver or manager appointed in respect of all or any part of its assets or is the subject of an application for an administration order or is the subject of any proposal under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for a composition in satisfaction of its debts or if it carries out or undergoes any analogous act or proceeding under foreign law. Any such suspension of delivery or termination of the contract by the Company shall be without prejudice to any rights which the Company may have against the purchaser.

 

14. Cancellation. 

The Company reserves the right to refuse purported cancellation of any order or any part thereof and to demand full payment of the price for the same, although the company may at its sole discretion accept any cancellation upon such terms, as it thinks fit.

 

15. Sub-Contracting/Assignment. 

The Company reserves the right to sub-contract the whole or any part of this Contract, the benefit of which may not be assigned without prior written consent of the company

 

16. Export orders. 

Except where the contract otherwise requires these conditions shall apply to export contracts and prices quoted shall be ex- factory and all payments shall be made in sterling as directed by the Company.

 

17. Notices. 

All notices relating to goods supplied under these Conditions shall be in writing and may be delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid registered mail or by telex or facsimile to the addressee as its address shown in the Contract or its last known business address as subsequently notified to the sender.

 

18. Definitions. 

In these conditions, reference to the Company shall mean ZEUS HYDRATECH LIMITED. Reference to the purchaser shall include any individual, firm, company or corporation contracting with the Company.

 

19. Proper law. 

This contract shall in all respects be construed and will operate as an English contract in conformity with English Law and the parties thereto submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts. The interpretation of the English edition shall prevail over any translation.

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Rerervation of property clause. 

Risk of damage to or loss of the goods shall pass to the Buyer:

 

1: In the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, at the time when the seller notifies the Buyer that the goods are available for collection

2: Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods or any other provision of these conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the buyer until the seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer for which payment is then due.

3: Until such time as the property in the goods passes to the Buyer, the Buyer shall hold the goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and Bailee, and shall keep the goods separate from those of the Buyer and the third parties and properly stored, protected and insured and identified as the Seller’s property. Until that time the Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business, but shall account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods, whether tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds and shall keep all such proceeds separate from any monies or property of the Buyer and third parties and, in the case of tangible proceeds, property stored, protected and insured.

4: Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold), the Seller shall at any time require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.

5: he Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which remain the property of the Seller but, if the Buyer does so, all monies owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.

If any goods are delivered to the Buyer elsewhere than in the United Kingdom and the law of the country or jurisdiction in which they are delivered does not recognise the reservation of property by the Seller but under such law the Seller is entitled to reserve such other rights in the goods to protect its position then the Seller shall be entitled to exercise such rights and the Buyer shall be bound to take all such steps as are necessary and requested by the Seller to ensure such rights can be exercised by the Seller