Terms & Conditions

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. General
All quotations issued and orders received are subject to these Conditions of Sales and
no alterations shall take effect unless confirmed in writing by SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD Limited,
(hereinafter referred to as “the Seller”). No terms, condition or warranty not recorded
herein shall be binding on the Seller, except where such is necessarily imported into the
contract under any Statute or at Common Law.

2. Prices
(i) Errors and omissions are subject to correction
(ii) Unless otherwise stated in writing, prices charged would be those ruling at the date of
the order being received by the company.
(iii) Unless otherwise specified, prices include for the supply and delivery only of the
goods but not for their off-loading, positioning and installation.
(iv) All prices shown are subject to VAT at the standard rate. Prices are correct at the
time of printing but are subject to alteration without prior notification.
3. Payment
(i) In respect of an initial order and whenever else specified by the Seller, the Buyer shall
pay the Seller in full as a condition precedent to despatching the goods. In all other
cases, payment must be made in full by no later than 30 days from the date of the
invoice.
(ii) Where payment is not received by the due date, the Seller reserves the right to
charge interest on outstanding amounts for each month or part of any month that
payment is overdue, at the rate of 1½ per cent per month, or part thereof, and/or at the
Seller’s option to suspend all deliveries of all goods to the Buyer.
(iii) Should the Seller be prevented by the Buyer from effecting delivery on the due date,
the full price of the goods shall become payable as if the goods had been delivered.
4. Delivery
(i) Any time expressed for delivery shall be deemed to be an estimate only, time not
being of the essence for the contract unless separately agreed to in writing by the Seller.
The Seller accepts no liability for any loss sustained by the Buyer through late delivery
and further where a time for delivery has been agreed but delivery is delayed for any
reason beyond the control of the Seller, a reasonable extension of time shall be allowed
to the Seller.
(ii) Where working drawings have to be approved by either the Buyer or his agent then
the estimated delivery period is to be applied from the date of receipt in writing by the
Seller of this approval.
(iii) Where a time for delivery is agreed and the Buyer fails for whatever reason to accept
the delivery, the Seller reserves the right to make a reasonable charge for storage.
Should delivery not be possible after one week’s delay the Seller shall be entitled to
submit his invoice and the normal conditions of payment will apply.

(iv) The Buyer shall provide adequate labour and unloading facilities at the place of
delivery at his own risk and expense.
(v) If advance notice of the approximate arrival time of the delivery vehicle is required
this must be stated on the order.
(vi) A minimum of 5% of the value of the order will be charged for site delivery for all
consignments delivered to addresses other than the Buyer’s Warehouse, the charge to
be quoted at the time of requesting a site delivery.
(vii) Normal standard product consignments (Excludes mobile and welded underframes
and Special products) will be delivered next day, on the UK Mainland, without a delivery
charge, upto an order value of £3,000. Consignments above this value may require
special transport and SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD reserve the right to charge as necessary. All
deliveries to Republic of Ireland, Scottish Highlands and the Channel Islands are on a
standard 3 day carrier service and these deliveries are priced on an “ex-works” basis.
Deliveries to Northern Ireland are chargeable on a standard 3 day carrier. Deliveries that
cannot be completed due to fault of the customer are to be charged for. 


Special Deliveries
(i) SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD reserve the right to charge as necessary for special deliveries or
timed deliveries (including Saturdays), made at the request of the customer.
5. Restocking Charges
(i) Products can be accepted for return provided that they are in the current price list, are
less than 6 months old and in their original packaging for a restocking charge of 35% of
the original invoice value, with a minimum charge of £100, up to a value of £5,000. Nonstandard
products cannot be accepted for return. An Authorisation to return goods needs
to be issued by SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD before any goods will be accepted.
6. Cancellation of Order
(i) Standard Items – A cancellation charge prior to delivery of 25% of the net invoice
value will be made.
(ii) Special item orders cannot be cancelled. The Seller will invoice the full amount
whether or not the product is still required.
(iii) Once goods have been delivered they are not in any circumstances returnable
without the Seller’s agreement in writing.
7. Damage or Loss in Transit
(i) The Seller’s responsibility ends with the arrival of goods at the designated delivery
point. The Seller is not liable for any damage or loss during unloading or thereafter.
(ii) The Buyer or his agent should examine goods on arrival and details of any damage
or loss entered on the Carrier’s note.
(iii) In the event of non-arrival or shortage of goods, no claim will be accepted unless
notification is given to the Seller within 7 days from the date of the Seller’s invoice.
(iv) Damaged goods will not be replaced or repaired if they have been used or installed.
8. Carriage
(i) An additional charge will normally be made for packing and delivery outside the
mainland of the United Kingdom.
(ii) A handling charge, inclusive of postage, packaging and administrative costs will be
made on small orders as stated on the Seller’s current price list.
(iii) Any special delivery arrangements by passenger train, carriers or similar requests by
the Buyer will be charged at cost.
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9. Property and Risk
(i) Title to each item of the goods supplied by the Seller remains vested in the Seller until
the purchase price and all other monies owing by the Buyer in relation to those goods or
the price (whether or not due) are paid in full.
(ii) In addition, and without prejudice to sub-condition (i) above, title to goods supplied by
the Seller remains vested in the Seller until such time as there are no monies owing by
the Buyer to the Seller on any account (whether or not due).
(iii) Notwithstanding this reservation of title the Buyer may resell any goods in the
ordinary course of business which remains the property of the Seller, in which event the
Buyer shall remit the proceeds of sale to the Seller and in such a way that they are kept
separate and are readily identifiable.
(iv) The Seller shall be entitled (but not obliged) at any time to recover and dispose of
any goods to which it has retained title under this clause and the Buyer will be deemed
to have granted to the Seller an irrevocable licence, for so long as any monies shall
remain owing to the Seller to enter the Buyer’s premises to inspect and recover any such
goods.
(v) The Buyer agrees to undertake in respect of all goods that remain the property of the
Seller:
(a) To store the same in such a way that they are readily identifiable as the property of
the Seller.
(b) To insure the same to their full value.
(c) To hold the same in all respects as bailee for the Seller.
(vi) Where the property in the goods has not passed, the Seller may nevertheless
maintain an action against the Buyer for the purchase prices and all other monies then
owing to the Company in relation to the goods notwithstanding Section 49 of the Sales of
Goods Act 1979.
(vii) If the Seller repossesses or resells its goods is shall credit the Buyer in the Seller’s
accounts (in each case after deduction of all expenses of recovery and/or sale) with the
lesser of (i) the net value or proceeds of sale (as the Seller may elect) of the goods and
(ii) the invoiced price (excluding value added tax) to the Buyer of the goods.
(viii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Condition 8(i) and 8(ii) above the goods shall be
at the risk of the Buyer from the time when they are tendered for the delivery at an
agreed destination or are available for collection by the Buyer or cease to be in the
Seller’s possession and in particular when they are delivered into the possession or
custody of a carrier, forwarding agent, warehouseman or other bailee or agent for the
purposes of transmission whether or not such person contracts with or is instructed by
the Seller or Buyer.
10. Drawings
All drawings by the Seller shall remain the Seller’s property and copyright, and therefore
must not be wholly or partially used or copied without the Seller’s written permission.

11. Description
Illustrations and dimensions, in the Seller’s catalogue or documents, although correct in
general detail, do not constitute a sale by description. The Seller’s policy is one of
continuing improvement and the Seller reserves the right to vary or modify the design,
specification, or surface finish without notice, unless written undertaking has been given
to the contrary.

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12. Replacement
Where the goods supplied by the Seller are of the Seller’s design and manufacture the
Seller will make good any defects in those goods subject to the following conditions:-

(i) The Buyer shall notify the Seller in writing at the Seller’s address, SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD,
40 Walter Way, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3RJ within 7 days of the date of delivery.
(ii) The Seller shall be provided with an adequate opportunity to examine the goods.
(iii) The Seller shall not be obliged to replace any goods or make any allowances or
other arrangement if, in the reasonable opinion of the Seller, the defect has arisen from
accident, misuse, neglect, installation, lack of reasonable maintenance, or any other
cause beyond the reasonable control of the Seller.
(iv) Where the defect is reasonably attributed to the fault of the Seller, the Seller shall
replace or repair the defective goods, but shall not be liable for any costs of removal of
the defective goods, or installation of replacement goods, nor any consequential loss or
damage arising there from.
(v) The Seller will not accept any charges for remedial work
that is carried out without his express authority and approval.(vi) The Seller’s liability
shall be limited to the repair or replacement of materials and components manufactured
by the Seller. No goods are guaranteed by the Seller for any specific length of time but
are warranted to be free from defect in workmanship and materials at time of delivery.
No liability can be accepted in respect of products that have become defective due to
contact with corrosive liquids such as strong bleaching solutions and fluids, photographic
developing liquids, immersion type silver cleaning fluids and the like that are injurious to
stainless steel.
(vii) Where goods and components supplied by the Seller are not of the Seller’s design
and manufacture, the Seller’s liability shall be limited to the guarantee provided by the
manufacturer of such goods and components.
(viii) The Seller shall not be under any duty arising from Section 11 of these Conditions
of Sale if the Buyer is in breach of any provision of the Contract with the Seller until the
Buyer has remedied the breach.
13. Indemnity
The Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all damages, penalties, costs and expenses
to which the Seller may be liable if any work done in accordance with the Buyer’s
specification infringes any third party property right.

14. Information
(i) All warning data sheets, diagrams and other information as to the construction,
assembly use, storage or disposal of the goods made available to the Buyer before, at
the time of, or after the time of supply of the goods to the Buyer shall be supplied by the
Buyer to any person to whom the Buyer supplies the goods or any product in which the
goods are incorporated and the Buyer shall impose a similar requirement on such
person. The Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all liabilities costs claims
demands and expenses resulting from any failure by any person other than the Seller to
make such warnings data sheets, diagrams and other information available to any other
person.
(ii) Where an indication as to time limits for the use of the goods has been supplied to
the Buyer shall procure that all persons into whose hands the goods may come are
aware of such time limits and shall not supply the goods after such time limits have been
exceeded.
(iii) The Buyer will notify the Seller of any intended application of the goods other than
that contemplated in the information referred to in sub-section (i) above so as to enable
the Seller to verify that the goods will be safe for use in such application.
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15. Termination
If the Buyer commits any breach of these conditions, or if in the opinion of the Seller, the
financial standing of the Buyer becomes unsatisfactory, the Seller may, without prejudice
to its other rights and remedies, terminate this contract and any other contract with the
Buyer. The Seller shall also be entitled to require immediate payments for all goods
delivered. In the event of termination under the provisions of this clause the Seller shall
be relieved of all liability under this contract and any other contract so terminated.

16. Force Majeure
In the event of war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostility (whether war has been
declared or not). civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped
powers, the Seller shall be relieved of liabilities incurred under the contract whatsoever
and to the extent to which fulfilment of such obligations is presented, frustrated or impeded as a consequence of any such events or by status, rules,regulations, order or requisition issued by any Government Department, Council, or duly
constituted authority, or from strikes, lock-outs, breakdown of plant or any other causes
(whether or not like nature) beyond the Seller’s control.

17. Law and Arbitration
(i) All contracts entered into by the Seller shall be subject to English Law.
(ii) In the event of any dispute between the parties the same shall be submitted to an
appropriate arbitrator selected by the Seller.

18. General
(i) Any notice to be given under these conditions may be delivered by hand, or sent by
first class post, addressed to the party to be served at its registered office for the time
being or (if not a company) the address for the party giving the notice. Notices served by
post shall (except where expressly provided otherwise) be deemed served on the
second business day after the date of posting, ‘business day’ shall mean a day other
than a Saturday or Sunday or an English Bank or Statutory Public Holiday,
(ii) No failure or delay by the Seller in exercising any of its rights under this contract shall
operate as a waiver thereof.
(iii) In the event that any of these conditions shall become or shall be declared by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable in any way, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall in no way impair or affect any of the other conditions hereof all
of which shall remain in full force and effect.
(iv) Clause headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect construction.

SIMPLY STAINLESS LTD
Registered Office: 40 Walter Way,
Silver End,
Witham,
Essex,
CM8 3RJ

Tel +44 (0)1376 585602
Fax +44 (0)1376 585529

Email sales@simplystainlessltd.co.uk
www.simplystainlessltd.co.uk