1. Interpretation 1.1 Definitions. In these Conditions, the following definitions apply: Business Day: a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday) when banks in London are open for business. Commencement Date: has the meaning set out in clause 2.2. Conditions: these terms and conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 15.8. Contract: the contract between the Supplier and the Customer for the supply of Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions. Customer: the person or firm who purchases the Goods and/or Services from the Supplier. Deliverables: the deliverables set out in the Order. Delivery Location: has the meaning set out in clause 4.2. Force Majeure Event: has the meaning given to it in clause 15.1(a). Goods: the goods (or any part of them) set out in the Order. Quotation: any quote and/or specification for the Goods, including any relevant plans or drawings, that is agreed by the Customer and the Supplier and which shall include as appropriate the Order and Services Specification. Intellectual Property Rights: all patents, rights to inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, trade marks, service marks, trade, business and domain names, rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database right, topography rights, moral rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world. Order: the Customer’s order for the supply of Goods and/or Services, as set out in the Customer’s written acceptance of the Quotation or payment of any deposit. Services: the services, including the Deliverables, supplied by the Supplier to the Customer as set out in the Service Specification. Service Specification: the description or specification for the Services provided in writing by the Supplier to the Customer. Supplier: Luck and Fuller Bathroom Design Studio Ltd with company number 13011695. Supplier Materials: has the meaning set out in clause 8.1(g). 1.2 Construction. In these Conditions, the following rules apply:
(a) a person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality); (b) a reference to a party includes its personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns; (c) a reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to such statute or statutory provision as amended or re-enacted. A reference to a statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision, as amended or re-enacted; (d) any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and (e) a reference to writing or written includes faxes and e-mails. 2. Basis of contract 2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions. 2.2 The Order shall only be deemed to be accepted when the Customer has paid an initial deposit at which point and on which date the Contract shall come into existence (Commencement Date). 2.3 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. The Customer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on behalf of the Supplier which is not set out in the Contract. 2.4 Any samples, drawings, descriptive matter or advertising issued by the Supplier and any descriptions of the Goods or illustrations or descriptions of the Services contained in the Supplier’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Services and/or Goods described in them. They shall not form part of the Contract or have any contractual force. 2.5 These Conditions apply to the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice, or course of dealing. 2.6 Any Quotation given by the Supplier shall not constitute an offer and is only valid for a period of 20 Business Days from its date of issue. 2.7 All of these Conditions shall apply to the supply of both Goods and Services except where application to one or the other is specified. 3. Goods 3.1 The Goods are described in the Quotation 3.2 To the extent that the Goods are to be supplied in accordance with a specification supplied by the Customer, the Customer shall indemnify the Supplier against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and
all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier in connection with any claim made against the Supplier for actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with the Supplier’s use of the Quotation. This clause 3.2 shall survive termination of the Contract. 3.3 The Supplier reserves the right to amend the Quotation if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements. 4. Delivery of Goods 4.1 The Supplier shall ensure that (a) if the Supplier requires the Customer to return any packaging material to the Supplier, that fact is clearly stated on the delivery note. The Customer shall make any such packaging materials available for collection at such times as the Supplier shall reasonably request. Returns of packaging materials shall be at the Supplier’s expense. 4.2 The Supplier shall deliver the Goods to the location set out in the Quotation or such other location as the parties may agree (Delivery Location) at any time after the Supplier notifies the Customer that the Goods are ready or if so agreed the Customer shall collect the Goods from the Supplier’s premises at Unit 4 Shire Hill Saffron Walden or such other location as may be advised by the Supplier before delivery (Delivery Location) within five Business Days of the Supplier notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready. 4.3 Delivery of the Goods shall be completed on the Goods’ arrival at the Delivery Location. 4.4 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only, and the time of delivery is not of the essence. The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods that is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods. 4.5 If the Supplier fails to deliver the Goods, its liability shall be limited to the costs and expenses incurred by the Customer in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods. The Supplier shall have no liability for any failure to deliver the Goods to the extent that such failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions for the Goods or any relevant instruction related to the supply of the Goods. 4.6 If the Customer fails to accept or take delivery of the Goods within ten Business Days of the Supplier notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready, then except where such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event or by the Supplier’s material failure to comply with its obligations under the Contract in respect of the Goods:
(a) delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have been completed at 9.00 am on the fifth Business Day following the day on which the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready; and (b) the Supplier shall store the Goods until five Business Days after deemed delivery takes place, and charge the Customer for all related costs and expenses (including insurance). 4.7 If ten Business Days after the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready for delivery the Customer has not accepted or taken delivery of them, the Supplier may resell or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods. 4.8 The Customer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods if the Supplier delivers up to and including 5 per cent more or less than the quantity of Goods ordered, but a pro-rata adjustment shall be made to the Order invoice on receipt of notice from the Customer that the wrong quantity of Goods was delivered. 4.9 The Supplier may deliver the Goods by instalments, which shall be invoiced and paid for separately. Each instalment shall constitute a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect in an instalment shall not entitle the Customer to cancel any other instalment. 5. Quality of Goods 5.1 The Supplier warrants that on delivery, and for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery (Warranty Period), the Goods shall: (a) conform in all material respects with their description or the Quotation; (b) be free from material defects in design, material and workmanship; (c) be of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979);6. Title and risk 6.1 The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on completion of delivery 6.2 Title to the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until the Supplier has received payment in full (in cash or cleared funds) for: (a) the Goods; and (b) any other goods that the Supplier has supplied to the Customer in respect of which payment has become due. 6.3 After Delivery but until title to the Goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall: (a) hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis as the Supplier’s bailee; (b) store the Goods so that they remain readily identifiable as the Supplier’s property; (c) not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods; (d) maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against all risks for their full price on the Supplier’s behalf from the date of delivery; (e) notify the Supplier immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.1(b) to clause 13.1(l); and (f) give the Supplier such material information relating to the Goods as the Supplier may reasonably require from time to time, 6.4 If before title to the Goods passes to the Customer the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.1(b) to clause 13.1(l), or the Supplier reasonably believes that any such event is about to happen and notifies the Customer accordingly, then, provided the Goods have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product, and without limiting any other right or remedy the Supplier may have, the Supplier may at any time require the Customer to deliver up the Goods and, if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order to recover them. 7. Supply of Services 7.1 The Supplier shall provide the Services to the Customer in accordance with the Quotation in all material respects.
7.2 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours to meet any performance dates for the Services specified in the Quotation, but any such dates shall be estimates only and time shall not be of the essence for the performance of the Services. 7.3 The Supplier shall have the right to make any changes to the Services which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirement, or which do not materially affect the nature or quality of the Services, and the Supplier shall notify the Customer in any such event. 7.4 The Supplier warrants to the Customer that the Services will be provided using reasonable care and skill. 8. Customer’s obligations 8.1 The Customer shall: (a) ensure that the terms of the Order and (if submitted by the Customer) the Quotation are complete and accurate; (b) co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services; (c) provide the Supplier, its employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors, with access to the Customer’s premises, office accommodation and other facilities as reasonably required by the Supplier to provide the Services; (d) provide the Supplier with such information and materials as the Supplier may reasonably require to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is accurate in all material respects; (e) prepare the Customer’s premises for the supply of the Services; (f) obtain and maintain all necessary licences, permissions and consents which may be required for the Services before the date on which the Services are to start; (g) keep and maintain all materials, equipment, documents and other property of the Supplier (Supplier Materials) at the Customer’s premises in safe custody at its own risk, maintain the Supplier Materials in good condition until returned to the Supplier, and not dispose of or use the Supplier Materials other than in accordance with the Supplier’s written instructions or authorisation; 8.2 If the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations in respect of the Services is prevented or delayed by any act or omission by the Customer or failure by the Customer to perform any relevant obligation (Customer Default): (a) the Supplier shall without limiting its other rights or remedies have the right to suspend performance of the Services until the Customer remedies the Customer Default, and to rely on the Customer Default to relieve it from the performance of any of its obligations to the extent the Customer Default prevents or delays the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations; (b) the Supplier shall not be liable for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Customer arising directly or indirectly from the Supplier’s failure or delay to perform any of its obligations as set out in this clause 8.2; and
(c) the Customer shall reimburse the Supplier on written demand for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Supplier arising directly or indirectly from the Customer Default. 9. Charges and payment 9.1 The price for Goods and Services shall be the price set out in the Services Specification or, if no price is quoted, the price set out in the Supplier’s published price list as at the date of delivery. Unless otherwise specified the price of the Goods is exclusive of all costs and charges of packaging, insurance, transport of the Goods, which shall be paid by the Customer when it pays for the Goods. 9.2 In the event that charges for Services shall be on a time and materials basis unless otherwise confirmed in writing: (a) the charges shall be calculated in accordance with the Supplier’s standard daily fee rates, as set out in writing; (b) the Supplier’s standard daily fee rates for each individual person are calculated on the basis of an eight-hour day from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm worked on Business Days which shall include travel and collection time; (c) the Supplier shall be entitled to charge an additional charge for work outside of the hours referred to in clause 9.2(b); and (d) the Supplier shall be entitled to charge the Customer for any expenses reasonably incurred by the individuals whom the Supplier engages in connection with the Services including, but not limited to, travelling expenses, hotel costs, subsistence and any associated expenses, and for the cost of services provided by third parties and required by the Supplier for the performance of the Services, and for the cost of any materials. 9.3 The Supplier reserves the right to: (a) increase its standard daily fee rates for the charges for the Services, provided that such charges cannot be increased more than once in any 12 month period. The Supplier will give the Customer written notice of any such increase one month before the proposed date of the increase. If such increase is not acceptable to the Customer, it shall notify the Supplier in writing within two weeks of the date of the Supplier’s notice and the Supplier shall have the right without limiting its other rights or remedies to terminate the Contract by giving two weeks’ written notice to the Customer; and (b) increase the price of the Goods, by giving notice to the Customer at any time before delivery, to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Supplier that is due to: (i) any factor beyond the control of the Supplier (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);
(ii) any request by the Customer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Quotation; or (iii) any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer in respect of the Goods or failure of the Customer to give the Supplier adequate or accurate information or instructions in respect of the Goods. 9.4 In respect of Goods, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer on or at any time after completion of delivery. In respect of Services, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer as agreed 9.5 The Customer (including for the avoidance of doubt all account customers) shall pay each invoice submitted by the Supplier: (a) within 30 days of the date of the invoice; and (b) in full and in cleared funds to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier, and time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract. 9.6 All amounts payable by the Customer under the Contract are exclusive of amounts in respect of value added tax chargeable from time to time (VAT). Where any taxable supply for VAT purposes is made under the Contract by the Supplier to the Customer, the Customer shall, on receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the Supplier, pay to the Supplier such additional amounts in respect of VAT as are chargeable on the supply of the Services or Goods at the same time as payment is due for the supply of the Services or Goods. 9.7 Without limiting any other right or remedy of the Supplier, if the Customer fails to make any payment due to the Supplier under the Contract by the due date for payment (Due Date), the Supplier shall have the right to charge interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 5 per cent per annum above the then current Barclay’s Bank base rate accruing 9.8 Cancellation of any project will incur a 15% administration fee of the project total or 30% Of The Project Cost, Which Ever Is Greater. This is excluding any bathroom designs that may have been created which will be charged at £200.00 + VAT Per design.
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