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1. Definition
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"the Company" means Build Technology Supply Sdn Bhd. |
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"the goods" means those goods specified on a purchase order placed by the
Customer or shown on the dispatch note. |
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c) |
"the Customer" means the person or persons who has bought or agreed to
buy the goods. |
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"the price" means the price of the goods and/or services specified on a
purchase order or invoice. |
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"the contract" means the contract between the Company and the Customer
for the sale and purchase of the goods and/or services. |
2. General
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No contract shall be deemed to have been made until the Company accepts
an order placed by the Customer. |
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These terms and conditions will prevail over any terms and conditions
proposed by the Customer. |
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c) |
No variation shall have effect unless agreed in writing by the Company. |
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d) |
No conduct by the Company shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of any
other terms and conditions proposed by the Customer. |
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e) |
If any contract is cancelled by the Customer prior to delivery the
Customer shall pay to the company a reasonable cancellation fee (as
certified by the Company) unless the Customer has not received the goods
within 28 days. |
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The terms of this Contract are severable and separately enforceable. |
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g) |
Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence
of the Customer's acceptance of these Conditions. |
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The Customer must notify the Company if the goods delivered differ from
the goods specified on the purchase order or dispatch note. Similarly if any
specified goods are missing from the delivered goods the Company must be
notified in writing within seven (7) days from delivery, thereafter it
should be deemed that the goods ordered and delivered are the goods
received. |
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The return of product to Hi-Grade is at it's discretion, all returned
goods must be in the original condition and packaging, together with a
returns note and proof of purchase. The return costs may also be payable by
the customer. |
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The Company will only accept responsibility for representations made by
its staff if the goods supplied are compatible with specific peripheral and
such representation is made in writing. |
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k) |
The Company will only accept responsibility for representations made by
its staff of product features not listed in any promotional material or
datasheets if made in writing. |
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Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice prior to
the Customer placing a purchase order. |
3. Price
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The Price shall be the price quoted by the Company. |
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Unless otherwise stated, the price shall not include delivery charges,
Value Added Tax and insurances or extended warranty payments. |
4. Payment
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4.1 |
All accounts are strictly net. The Customer will pay all sums due under
this Contract as specified in any quotation from the Company to the Customer
without any deduction set off abatement or discount (other than any discount
as may be allowed in any quotation given by the Company to the Customer). |
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4.2 |
If any sums due under this Contract are in arrears for more than seven
(7) days beyond the day on which they fall due and are paid only after the
Company's solicitors or debt collectors have been instructed to recover the
money then the Customer will pay to the Company on demand on an indemnity
basis the reasonable costs, expenses and disbursement of the solicitors or
debt collectors. |
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4.3 |
Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment
becomes due from day to day until the date of payment at a rate of 3 % above
National Westminster Bank Plc's base rate from time to time in force and
shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgment. |
5. Delivery And Acceptance
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5.1 |
Any times quoted for delivery are best estimates only and the Company
undertakes no contractual commitment as to the date of delivery. |
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5.2 |
Delivery of the goods to the carrier for transmission to the Customer or
the prior delivery of the goods to the stipulated place of delivery shall
constitute delivery to the Customer and the risk therein shall pass to the
Customer. |
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5.3 |
If the goods are not received by the Customer within six (6) days from
the date of the relevant invoice, the carrier and the Company must at once
be informed. |
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5.4 |
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Company shall be entitled to
make partial deliveries or deliveries by installments and the terms and
conditions of this Contract will apply to each partial delivery. The Company
cannot be liable for additional costs incurred by the Customer due to part
shipment or delay in delivery. |
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5.5 |
The Customer shall be deemed to have accepted Goods upon delivery to the
Customer. |
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5.6 |
After acceptance the Customer shall not be entitled to reject Goods
which are in accordance with the Contract. |
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5.7 |
Risk shall pass on delivery and acceptance of the Goods. |
6. Transfer Of Property
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6.1 |
The property in goods supplied will remain with the Company and will
pass to the Customer only when the Customer has paid all sums due for the
goods. |
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6.2 |
If the Customer sells the goods before the property in them passes from
the Company to the Customer then the Customer holds the proceeds of resale
or the amount due to the Company for the goods (if less) on trust for the
Company separately identified as such. In any resale the Customer will act
on its own account and not as agent for the Company. |
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Until the property in the goods passes to the Customer the Company may
retake possession of the goods and for that purpose may go upon any premises
or vehicles owned or occupied by the Customer without being liable for any
damage which it was not reasonably practicable to avoid. |
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Nothing in this condition shall entitle the Customer to return the goods
and the Company may bring an action for the price even though the property
in the goods has not passed to the Customer. |
7. Warranty
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7.1 |
Subject to condition the Company guarantees the goods and their
components against defects in workmanship construction and materials for a
period of 12 months (consumables six (6) months) from the date of delivery.
If any defects appear during that period the Company will at its own expense
and as appropriate repair or replace the goods provided that:- |
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7.2 |
The Company is notified within seven (7) days of the discovery of any
such defects by the Customer. |
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7.3 |
The defective goods are returned to the Company and transportation
charges are prepaid by the Customer. |
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7.5 |
The defective goods must be packaged and returned as per the Company
instructions provided to all Customers located within the Build Technology
Supply Company documentation wallet accompanying the goods upon initial
purchase. |
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7.6 |
Examination of the goods by the Company reveals that such defects exist
and have not been caused by misuse, neglect, accident, improper handling,
storage or installation or by repair or alteration not affected by the
Company. |
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The Customer shall pay to the Company the reasonable cost (as certified
by the Company) of any examination of the goods which does not reveal a
defect for which the Company is liable. |
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In the case of defects or faulty workmanship in products or any parts
supplied but not manufactured by the Company the Customer shall not be
entitled to receive any greater benefit than shall be received by the
Company under any Guarantee or Warranty given to the Company by the
manufacturer or suppliers thereof. The Company does not warrant the
intellectual content of software programs to be free from errors. |
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7.9 |
Any times quoted for repair or replacement are best estimates only and
the Company undertakes no contractual commitment as to date of repair or
replacement. |
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The Customer shall pay to the Company the reasonable cost (as certified
by the Company) in advance, of any requested repair to defects of the
goods deemed expired of manufacturers warranty. |
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The Customer shall pay to the Company the reasonable cost (as certified
by the Company) for charges incurred by the Company due to unnecessary call
out, remedial work, non warranted defects or defects deemed by the Company
to be originated by the Customer. |
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Servicing/Repair of Goods not covered by warranty, |
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Before the Company undertakes on site call outs and inspections or
repairs of any item or if collection for inspection and repair of any item
at the Companys premises is required the customer must first give credit
card details to the Company to cover the cost of the call out inspection and
any on site repairs. |
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The Company will, on visiting the customer, give the customer an estimate
of the likely cost of the repair and advise whether these can be carried out
on site or the items need to be taken to the Companys premises. |
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In respect of items taken to or delivered or collected by the Company the
Company will give a written/verbal estimate for repair. If the customer has
not accepted this estimate within 10 days in writing or verbally the Company
will return the item to the customer. The customers credit card account will
be debited with the collection, delivery charge and inspection fee. |
8. Limitation Of Liability
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Goods must be paid for in full before they are covered by warranty. |
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Except as expressly stated in this Contract all other conditions,
warranties or other undertakings concerning the goods whether express or
implied by statute, common law, custom, usage or otherwise are excluded from
this Contract nor shall the Company be liable in respect of any negligence
in respect of the goods. |
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The Customer shall not be entitled to reject the goods and in the event
of a breach of contract any damages recoverable by the Customer shall be
limited to the reasonable cost of remedying such breach of contract provided
that the Company shall first be afforded the opportunity of itself carrying
out any necessary remedial work. |
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Except where the Contract is an international supply contract having the
characteristics specified in section 26 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act
1977, nothing contained in this Condition shall exclude or restrict:- |
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i) Any liability by the Company for breach of its implied undertaking as to
title and
ii) Company is not liable for:-
a. Any errors in the intellectual content of any software nor for
b. Expendable or consumable goods or materials nor for
c. Losses arising from loss or corruption of data or software |
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Where the goods or any component in them are manufactured by any person
other than the Company and are covered by a warranty from their manufacturer
the Company's liability is limited to the duration and extent of the
warranty provided by that manufacturer. |
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8.6 |
The Company shall not be liable to the Customer for any damage to
software or hardware or any other cost, expense or liability as a result of
the Customer loading software not supplied with the goods nor for any
hardware or hardware peripherals that shall be added on by the Customer that
may affect the goods the subject of this Contract or the configuration of
the software contained in the goods. |
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The Company is not liable:- |
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8.7.1 |
For any cost, claim or other losses arising from or in respect of
goods not delivered to the Customer by the Company or differing from the
purchase order or dispatch note that are not notified to the Company by the
Customer within seven (7) days from delivery. |
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8.7.2 |
For any verbal confirmation of Company goods compatibility with a
specific peripheral. |
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If the goods do not function because the Customer or third parties
install peripherals which are not supplied by the Company, without obtaining
written confirmation of their compatibility with the goods from the
Company's Technical Department/the relevant Company Representative. |
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8.7.4 |
For refunds at any time for software (other than operating systems)
installed and registered by the Customer or by the Company at the Customer's
request. Once software is registered it cannot be returned to the
manufacturer. |
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8.7.5 |
For refund or for the return of any hardware or peripheral
specifically requested by customer if not a standard Company stock item Such
items shall only be covered by the manufacturer's warranty if any. |
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The Company shall not be obliged to make any refund (where acting as
an agent or not) nor carry out offsite maintenance on non standard Company
stock items required specifically by the Customer. |
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For liability for loss of business by Customer due to non-functioning
of the goods. |
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8.8 |
The Company shall not be obliged to make any refund (where offering a
replacement for goods whether contractually obliged or not) which is greater
than the retail value of the goods or comparable goods sold by the Company.
Any replacement may be of equal specification and age. |
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The Company shall not be liable for any cost, claim or other losses
arising from or in respect of defects or losses caused by goods incorrectly
packaged for return sending by the Customer to the Company. |
9. Breach of Financial Conditions
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If the Customer fails to pay on time for goods supplied by the Company
under this or any other Contract or if in the unfettered opinion of the
Company the financial standing of the Customer deteriorates or otherwise
becomes considered to be insufficient to justify or support the
financial commitments of the Customer to the Company under this or any
other Contract then the Company may, without prejudice to any of the
other rights it may have, cancel any outstanding order or suspend any
deliveries of the goods unless the Customer makes such payment for any
goods ordered as the Company may require. |
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If an order is so cancelled or suspended by the Company, the Customer
shall indemnify the Company on demand against all losses (including loss of
profit), costs (including the costs of all labor and materials used and
overheads incurred), damages, charges and expenses arising out of the order
and the cancellation or suspension of it (the Company giving credit for the
value of any such materials sold or utilized for other purposes). |
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The Company is not obliged to accept cancellation of any order. If it
does so the Customer will pay cancellation charges to be determined by the
Company in its absolute discretion. The charges will not be negotiable and
must be paid within the time period stipulated in the demand for such
payment. |
10. Indemnity
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The Customer shall comply with all the instructions of the Company and all
legislation in relation to the use, processing, storage and sale of the
Goods and shall indemnify the Company against any cost, claim, demand,
expenses or liability which the Company may incur or for which it may be
held to be liable arising out of or in connection with such use, processing,
storage or sale. |
11. Notices
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Any notices to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given if sent or delivered to the party concerned at its
address specified on the purchase order or such other address as that party
may from time to time notify in writing and shall be deemed to have been
served, if sent by recorded post, forty-eight (48) hours after posting. |
12. Assignment
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The Customer shall not assign or transfer or purport to assign or transfer
the contract or the benefit thereof to any other person save with the
Company's prior written authority. |
13. Sub-Contracts
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The Company reserves the right to sub-contract the performance of the
contract or the benefit thereof to any other person. |
14. Proper Law And Jurisdiction
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The Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English
law and the courts of England and Wales shall have jurisdiction to hear all
disputes arising in connection with the contract. |
15. Headings
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The headings of these conditions are for convenience only and shall have no
effect on the interpretation thereof.
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