Terms & Conditions

General

1. In these Conditions:
a) UK Cable Management LTD is called the Company and the consumer is called the Customer.
b) Goods means the goods, articles and materials which are to be supplied by the Company to the Customer.

2. The Customer:
a) Any quotation or estimate given by the Company is an invitation to the Customer to make an offer only and no order of the Customer placed with the Company in pursuance of a quotation or estimate or otherwise shall be binding on the Company unless and until it is accepted by the Company.
b) Any contract howsoever made, between the Company and the Customer (the Contract) shall incorporate and be subject to these Conditions and receipt of goods by the Customer shall be deemed to be conclusive proof that the Customer has accepted these Conditions in the absence of any express or other implied acceptance of these Conditions by the Customer.
c) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing all other terms and conditions (except those implied in favour of a seller which are not inconsistent with these Conditions) whether or not the same are endorsed upon, delivered with or referred to in any purchase order or any other document delivered or sent by the Customer to the Company are expressly excluded. Any reference in the Contract to the Customer’s order specification or like document will not be deemed to imply that any terms or conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or referred to in such order, specification or line document will have effect.

Prices

1. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract:
a) The price of the goods and services is exclusive of Value Added Tax, or any other sales tax or excise duties paid or payable by the Company which will be charged at the rate applicable at the appropriate tax point.
b) The price of the goods does not include the cost of carriage.
c) Prices quoted for immediate delivery from stock are firm, subject to such stock remaining unsold at the time the Company accepts the Customer’s order. Otherwise, prices quoted are based on costs at the date of quotation and the Company reserves the right to increase all prices at any time without notice and the price payable by the Customer shall be the price applicable at the date of delivery of the goods.

Delivery and Risk

1. a) Delivery of the goods shall be made to the Customer at the pace specified in the Contract or as subsequently agreed between the parties and the risk in respect of all goods shall pass to the Customer at the time of delivery.
b) The Company shall be entitled to make delivery of the goods by installments and to invoice the Customer for each instalment despatched.
c) Where damage to or loss of the goods occurs before delivery thereof to the Customer the Company undertakes (subject as provided below) to replace or (at its discretion) to repair free of charge any goods so damaged or lost in which event the time for delivery of the damaged or lost goods shall be extended for such period as the Company shall reasonably require for such replacement or repair. The foregoing undertaking of the Company is conditional upon: –
i) The Customer giving written notice of such damage, loss or short delivery with reasonable particulars thereof to the Company and to the carrier (if other than the Company) within 7 days of the receipt of the goods or in the case of total loss within 7 days of receipt of the Company’s or the carrier’s delivery advice or other notification of despatch; and
ii) The Customer if requested by the Company and at the Customer’s cost returning any damaged goods to the Company within one month of receipt thereof.
d) Where the goods are not manufactured or supplied directly by the Company and are delivered direct to the Customer by, or collected by the Customer from the manufacturer or supplier the Company shall not be liable for any damage to or loss of the goods occurring:
e) Save as expressly provided in the Condition, the Company shall not have any liability whatsoever for or in connection with any damage to or loss of the goods in transit to the contracted place of delivery.

2. a) Title to and property in the goods shall remain vested in the Company (notwithstanding the delivery of possession of the same and the passing of the risk therein to the Customer) until
i) The price of the goods comprised in this Contract.
ii) All other money due from the Customer to the Company on any other account has been paid or satisfied in full.
b) Until the title to and property in the goods pass to the Customer as aforesaid the following provisions shall apply: –
i) The Company may at any time without prior notice to the Customer repossess and resell the goods if any sum owed by the Customer to the Company under this or any such other Contract is not paid on the due date for payment.
ii) For the purpose of exercising its rights under this sub-paragraph:
•    The Company, its employees or agents together with all vehicles and plant considered by the Company to be necessary shall be entitled at any time without prior notice to the Customer to free and unrestricted entry upon the Customer’s premises and/or other locations where any of the goods are situated.
•    The Customer shall store the goods in a proper manner without charge to the Company and ensure that they are clearly identified as belonging to the Company. Without prejudice to sub-paragraph 1) of this Condition, the Company shall be entitled to examine the goods in storage at any time during normal business hours and upon giving the Customer reasonable notice of its intention to do so.
•    The rights and remedies conferred upon the Company by this Condition are in addition to and shall not in any way prejudice, limit or restrict any other rights or remedies of the Company under the Contract.

3. a) The Company will use its reasonable endeavours to comply with any date or dates for despatch or delivery of the goods as stated in the Contract, but unless the Contract otherwise expressly provides such date or dates shall constitute only statements of expectation and shall not be binding. If the Company having used its reasonable endeavours fails to despatch or deliver the goods by such date or dates, such failure shall not constitute a breach of the Contract nor shall the Customer be entitled to treat the Contract as thereby repudiated or to rescind it or any related contract in whole or in part to claim compensation for such failure or for any consequential loss or damage resulting therefrom.
b) If the Company is prevented or hindered from performing the Contract or any part thereof by any circumstances beyond its reasonable control including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) strikes, lockouts or other industrial action, inability to obtain materials or labour, power or machinery breakdown or failure, fire, flood, civil commotion or any cause of whatever kind and whenever occurring. Further performance of the Contract shall be suspended for so long as the Company is so prevented or hindered provided that if the performance of the Contract is suspended for more than two consecutive calendar months the Customer shall be entitled by notice in writing to the Company forthwith to terminate the contract or to cancel any outstanding part thereof. In such circumstances the Customer shall pay at the Contract rate for all goods and services supplied and materials used by the Company to the actual date of such termination. The Company shall not have any liability to the Customer for any direct or consequential loss or damage suffered by the Customer as a result of the Company’s inability to perform its obligations under the Contract by reason of any such circumstances.
c) Where goods are delivered by installments each such installment shall be deemed to be sold under a separate contract to which these Conditions shall apply.
d) Where goods are to be supplied or delivered by the Company in accordance with periodic delivery schedules or similar notification of the delivery requirements of the Customer, the Customer shall not be entitled to cancel or vary any such delivery schedule or requirement which is expressed by the Customer to be a firm requirements without the prior written consent of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement of any additional costs and expenses incurred or suffered as a result of such cancellation or variation.
e) When expedited delivery or completion is agreed to by the Company and necessitates overtime or other additional costs, the Customer shall reimburse the Company for the amount of such overtime payment or other costs. Where postponement of delivery or completion is agreed by the Company the Customer shall, if required by the Company pay all costs and expenses (including a reasonable charge for storage and insurance of the goods and interest on the contract price) occasioned thereby but the goods shall be held at the Customer’s risk as from the time of postponement.
f) If performance of the Contract is suspended at the request of or delayed through default of the Customer including (without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing) lack of, incomplete or incorrect instructions or refusal to collect or accept delivery of the goods or services for a period of 7 days, the Company shall be entitled to payment at the Contract rate for services already performed, goods supplied or ordered and any other additional costs thereby incurred including storage insurance and interest PROVIDED THAT if the Customer fails to collect or accept delivery of the goods or any part thereof within 28 days of written notification from the Company that the goods are ready for collection or delivery, the Company shall be entitled (without prejudice to its other remedies under the Contract for such breach) to sell or at its option destroy the goods and to apply the proceeds of sale thereof if sold and the scrap value if destroyed towards payment of all sums due to the Company under the Contract.
g) The Company shall be entitled without the prior approval of the Customer to assign, sub-contract or sub-let the contract or any part thereof, but the Customer shall not be so entitled without the prior approval of the Company.

Returns and Cancellations

Returns and Cancellations (Orders Placed By Phone, Fax or Email)
1. a) If you have changed your mind and would like to return your product, we are happy to exchange or refund it as long as: –
i) The product is in its original unopened and sealed packaging.
ii) You return it within 28 days of date of purchase and you have proof of purchase (receipt, invoice or delivery note).
Please Note – items returned maybe subject to a 20% handling charge of your order value, or an exchange to the same order value. Items must be returned at customers’ own cost/transport.
b) If your product develops a fault within 28 days, we will always offer choice of an exchange or a full refund, providing you have proof of purchase (receipt, invoice or delivery note). Please Note – items must be returned at customers’ own cost/transport.

Acceptance

1. a) Without prejudice to the Customer’s rights, the Customer shall be deemed to have accepted the goods as being in conformity with the Contract and shall be bound to pay for them, unless written notice of rejection thereof is received by the Company within 14 days of delivery.
b) If after notice of rejection has been given, the Customer deals with the goods as owner hereof or if any conduct of the Customer is inconsistent with such rejection or with the ownership of the goods by the Company, the Customer shall be deemed to have accepted the goods and be bound to pay for them.

Payment

1. a) Unless the customer has a credit account with the Company the contract price for the goods shall be payable with the Customers order or against a Pro-forma invoice
b) Customers wishing to open a credit account with the Company must furnish credit references which unless otherwise stated shall be one bank reference and two trade references.
c) The time stipulated for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract and failure to pay within the period specified shall entitle the Company to suspend further performance of the Contract pending payment and in addition the Company shall be entitled without liability wholly or partially to cancel the Contract or any other contract between the Company and the Customer without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Company.
d) Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Customer shall not be entitled to set off against any monies due to the Company under the Contract, any amount claimed by or due to the Customer from the Company whether pursuant to the Contract or on any other account whatsoever;
e) The Company shall be entitled to interest as well after as before judgement on any part of the Contract price not paid by its due date from the date until actual payment at the rate of 5 per cent per annum above Base Lending Rate of Bank of England prevailing from time to time during such period.
f) The Company shall be entitled to demand immediate payment of outstanding invoices, whether or not they have fallen due under the terms of the contract, if the Company is made aware of any change of circumstances such as a negative credit warning by the Company’s credit rating agency, or should the company be made aware of the legal proceedings started against the customer by another company. Under these circumstances the credit terms will be revoked and payment will be due immediately.

Warranty

1. a) Where any goods or services (or any part thereof) are shown to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company, to be defective by reason of faulty materials or workmanship or design, and the Customer reports the defect to the Company in writing within a period of 14 days of delivery and returns the goods to the Company within 3 months from the date of their original despatch or supply (fair wear and tear excepted) the Company shall at its sole option:-
i) deliver replacement goods and/or supply further services to the Customer free of charge; and/or
ii) refund to the Customer the Contract price of such goods and/or services; and/or
iii) require the Customer to retain the goods and/or services and grant to the Customer a reasonable allowance in respect of such defects
PROVIDED that:
i) the goods have been properly and correctly stored and/or used by the Customer; and
ii) the liability of the Company under this paragraph a) shall be accepted by the Customer in substitution for and to the exclusion of any other claims for direct loss which the Customer has or may have.
b) The Company shall not be liable for claims for economic loss, loss of production, loss of profit, loss of opportunity, loss of bargain or other indirect or consequential injury loss or damage made by the Customer against the Company whether in contract or in tort (including negligence on the part of the Company its servants or agents) arising out of or in connection with any such defect, act, omission, neglect or default referred to in sub-clause b) of this clause.
c) Nothing in these Conditions shall:-
i) Limit or exclude the liability of the Company in respect of death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of  Company, its employees or agents; or
ii) Limit or exclude the respective rights and remedies of the Company and the Customer under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; or
iii) Exclude the conditions and warranties implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and, where the Customer deals as a consumer, the conditions implied by Sections 13 and 15 inclusive of the said Act and by Sections 3 and 4 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.

Health and Safety

1. a) The attention of the Customer is drawn to the provisions of Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The Company will make available such information as is appropriate relating to the goods and materials supplied as is in its possession to ensure that as far as is reasonably practicable, they are safe and without risk to health when properly used.
b) The Customer hereby undertakes pursuant to Section 6(9) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to take such measures as are communicated in writing to the Customer by the Company and to take such other steps as are sufficient to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the goods will at all times by safe and without risk to health when properly used. The goods and materials shall not be regarded as properly used when they are used without regard to any relevant information or advice relating to their use which has been communicated to the Customer pursuant to this clause.
c) The Company shall not be liable to the Customer in any civil proceedings brought by the Customer against the Company under any Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 where such exclusion of liability is permitted by law.
d) The Customer shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Company in respect of any liability, monetary penalty or fine in respect of or in connection with the goods or services incurred directly or indirectly by the Company under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 or any regulations orders or directions made there under.

Insolvency and Breach Of Contract

1. If any of the following events occur, are, threatened or in the opinion of the Company are reasonably likely to occur:-
a) The Customer shall commit any breach of the Contract and shall fail to remedy such breach (if capable of remedy) within a period of thirty days from receipt of notice in writing from the Company, requesting such breach to be remedied.
b) Any distress or execution is levied upon any of the goods or property of the Customer.
c) The customer (or where the Customer is a partnership any partner thereof) offers to make any arrangements with or for the benefit of its or his creditors or commits any act of bankruptcy.
d) The Customer (being a limited company) has a Receiver appointed of the whole or any part of its undertaking property or assets or an order is made or a resolution is passed or analogous proceedings are taken for the winding up of the Customer (save for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation without insolvency and previously approved in writing by the Company) the Company shall thereupon be entitled without prejudice to its other rights hereunder, forthwith to suspend further performance of the Contract and of any other contract or any other contract between the Company and the Customer until the default has been made good or to determine the Contract or any other contract between the Company and the Customer or any unfulfilled part thereof or at the Company’s option to make partial supplies of goods. Notwithstanding any such termination the Customer shall pay to the Company at the Contract rate for all work done materials used and goods delivered up to and including the date of termination and shall in addition indemnify the Company against any resulting loss, damage or expense incurred by the Company in connection with the supply or non-performance of the Contract including the cost of any material, plant or tools used or intended to be used therefore and the cost of labour and other overheads including a percentage in respect of profit.

Severance

If at any time any one or more of these Conditions (or any paragraph, sub-paragraph or any part thereof) is held to be or becomes void or otherwise unenforceable for any reason under any applicable law, the same shall be deemed omitted here from and the validity and/or enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Conditions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Waiver

The rights and remedies of the Company under the Contract shall not be diminished waived or extinguished by the granting of any indulgence, forbearance or extension of time by the Company nor by any failure of or delay by the Company in asserting or exercising any such rights or remedies.

Law

These Conditions and each and every Contract made pursuant thereto shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the Laws of England and the Company and the Customer irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.