Terms of Trade
SHEFFCAT
LTD - CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
1) The
property both legal and equitable in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer
until:
•
The purchase price of the Goods has been paid for in full and
• Payment in full is made to the Seller of any sum which is at the date
of the contract or may thereafter become due or owing from the Buyer to the
Seller.
2) From
the time of delivery or collection the risk of any loss or damage or
deterioration from whatever cause shall be borne by the Buyer.
3) If the
purchase price of the goods sold is not paid in full on the due date the Buyer
shall pay to the Seller interest at the rate of 1.5% per month on the balance
of the price from the time being unpaid from the date due until actual payment.
• No
return can be accepted without prior written approval and is subject to the
goods being as “New”
5) There
is a 25% restocking charge on all returned items. In addition, freight must be
prepaid to our warehouse.
6) The
Seller shall not in any circumstances be liable for any failure or delay in
delivery and or consequential loss incurred on the goods delivered howsoever
caused.
7) Orders
cancelled or changed for non stock items ordered specifically at the buyers
request are subject to a 25% charge.
8) The
Seller shall not be responsible for damage, injury or loss of any kind
whatsoever to any property or persons howsoever arising from the use of the
goods or otherwise in connection with the installation or erection of the same.
Nor shall we be responsible for any additional risks which the Purchaser's
Insurance Company may consider to have been undertaken by reason of the
delivery, installation or use of the goods supplied.
9) The
Seller cannot be held responsible for any consequential loss in respect of
breakdown or malfunction of any appliance or component, howsoever caused.
10) The
Buyer must check all goods on delivery before signing for them. The seller
accepts no responsibility whatsoever for shortages or damaged goods will be
accepted once signed for.
11) All
prices do not include V.A.T. at current UK rate. Prices do not include
installation.
12) The
technical and esthetic characteristics of the products shown in our catalogues
or price lists maybe changed without notice.
13) Any
warranty is not effective if the purchaser has not paid for the goods in full.
14)
Warranty
Both Full
& Parts (Trade Sales) warranties apply in the event of a mechanical
breakdown. All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and is guaranteed for
one year from date of delivery as regards manufacturing defects.
Full Warranty - Our Company will provide for replacing, and fitting free of
charge, within the guarantee period, any parts that become defective.
For certain items sold, full warranty will only be offered on a return to
warehouse basis. Following a fault, the purchaser will be responsible for
the cost and arrangement for the item to be returned to the Sheffcat Ltd
premises. Sheffcat Ltd will carry out all necessary repairs and return the item
to the customer free of charge.
Parts
Warranty - Our Company will provide for replacing, free of charge, within the
guarantee period, any parts that result defective, upon return of the defective
parts. Transport costs and fitting cost are the responsibility of the
purchaser.
Installation
Certificates – All gas equipment is supplied with an installation certificate.
This must be filled out by the suitably qualified and registered engineer who
installs the equipment and returned to Sheffcat within 60 days of the goods
delivery. Failure to return the installation certificate will result in any
warranty, full or parts only, to be declared void.
The
warranty does not cover:-
• Glass,
light bulbs, refractory material (ie stone baking tiles), drive belts, door
seals and trim;
• Damage due to normal wear and deterioration of the equipment and of its
accessories;
• Damage due to incorrect installation or insufficient maintenance;
• Equipment which has been modified by the purchaser;
• Damage to equipment which has been used for any purpose other than it
was designed for.
15) The
delivery service of any goods sold by Sheffcat
Ltd, whether charged or provided free of charge, will not include
offloading from the delivery vehicle. Delivery can be made at any time between
8.30 am and 5.00pm during the standard working week in accordance with the
Sheffcat delivery schedule. When delivery charges are quoted to "UK
mainland", Sheffcat LTD reserves the right not to include the Highlands of
Scotland.
16) The
conditions of sale are governed with English Law.
UK WEEE
Regulations (SI2006/3289 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
2006 as modified by any subsequent legislation).
Future
WEEE
Sheffcat
Ltd sells its products either retaining the producer's obligations under the
WEEE regulations or with the customer taking on the responsibilities. In either
case the customer must clearly state, in writing with order, which option
he/she requires, the instruction will then be confirmed on the Sheffcat Ltd
invoice. If no instruction is given with order, then the responsibilities will
pass to the customer.
The
customer accepts to disclose the details of this agreement to any subsequent
purchaser of the equipment, as stated by the regulations.
Historic
WEEE
The
purchaser agrees to absolve Sheffcat Ltd from its obligations under the UK WEEE
regulations which require Sheffcat Ltd to be responsible for financing the
collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of any
product supplied before 13th August 2005, where a similar new product is being
purchased.
Sheffcat
Ltd will undertake the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally
sound disposal of any product supplied before 13th August 2005 (or outside the
scope of WEEE regulations) subject to payment of its current disposal fees.