Terms and conditions
DEFINITIONS
In these conditions “the Company” shall mean TJ’s Sign Company Ltd. and “the Customer” shall mean the party with whom the Company enters into a contract.
CONTRACT
These terms apply to all Sale Contracts between the Company and the Customer, and are the only conditions upon which the Company is prepared to deal with the Customer to the exclusion of all other conditions.
QUOTATION
All quotations by the Company are valid for 30 days from the date thereon.
PRICE
The contract price in the Sale Contract is based on information available to the Company at the date hereof. If between that date and the date on which the goods are delivered to the customer, there shall be any increase in the cost of materials, labour or other costs, the Company shall have the right to increase the contract price.
DELIVERY
The delivery dates stated in the Quotation/Sale Contract are only approximate and not a condition of the Sale Contract.
RISK
1. The risk in the goods shall pass to the Customer on the date of the Sale Contract.
2. The goods shall remain the sole and absolute property of the Company until the Customer shall have paid to the Company, in full, the price due under the Sale Contract.
3. The Company may at any time repossess the goods and the Customer hereby grants to the Company an irrevocable licence to enter upon any premises occupied by the Customer for the purpose of doing so.
INDEMNITY
1. Where the Company supplies or offers goods in accordance with the Customer’s own designs or specifications, then the Customer shall fully indemnify the Company against all claims, actions, penalties, costs and expenses to which the Company may become liable involving infringement of a patent, registered design, trade mark or trade name.
2. The Company reserves the right to use the customer’s name and/or logos for our advertising display purposes, and no payment shall be made to the Customer.
PAYMENT
ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS
1. The Company shall confer the designation of Account Customer on the Customer, allowing credit terms, only upon completion and acceptance of a credit account application form.
2. The Company shall set a credit limit for the Customer, which shall not be exceeded.
3. Unless the Company otherwise agrees, payment is due in full within thirty days of the invoice date (time to be of the essence).
4. If payment is not made in accordance with these terms, or if at any time the credit standing of the Customer has been impaired, the Company may refuse delivery of any goods required under the Contract until satisfactory payment has been made to the Company. The Company also reserves the right to withdraw any special terms, conditions or discounts that may apply to the current or any future contract.
NON-ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS
1. Any Customer not designated an Account Customer shall be a Non-Account Customer.
2. The Company requires full payment in advance for all orders of less than £250, inclusive of VAT.
3. The Company requires a 50% deposit for all orders over £250, inclusive of VAT, with the balance paid in full upon completion.
ALL CUSTOMERS
1. The Company maintains as a condition of sale a minimum order value of £30, exclusive of VAT, for all bespoke items.
2. The Company reserves the right to charge the Customer interest of 2% per month on all outstanding overdue amounts.
CANCELLATION
1. Contracts may not be cancelled except by agreement in writing of both parties, and upon payment to the Company of all amounts as may be necessary to indemnify the Company against all loss resulting from the said cancellation.
2. It is a condition of all sales that at any time upon or after the commission by the Customer of an act of bankruptcy or where the Customer is a limited company, the commencement of a winding-up by reason of insolvency or by appointment of a receiver or any assignment for the benefit of creditors, the sale may be cancelled by us wholly or in part.
FORCE MAJEURE
The Company shall not in any way be liable to the Customer in respect of any loss arising in the event of delivery of the goods being prevented, hindered or delayed as a result of any circumstances outside the control of the Company, including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), accidents, strikes, lock-outs, trade disputes, acts of restraints of Government or imposition of restrictions on export.
DISPUTES
The Company must be advised in writing of any disputes or discrepancies within 10 days of receipt of goods. Any discrepancies not notified to the Company within this time, whether the fault may be the Company’s or the Customer’s, might result in the Customer incurring extra costs to rectify the problem.
