Compact and Bale Ltd Terms & Conditions

1. Interpretation

In these Conditions, unless the context requires otherwise:-
•    ‘You/Your’ means the person whose order for the Work is accepted by Us;
•    ‘We/Us/Our’ means Compact & Bale (registered in England under number 4027675);
•    ‘Conditions’ means these standard terms and conditions of sale;
•    ‘Contract’ means any contract between You and Us for supply of the Work;
•    ‘Goods’ means the goods supplied to You by Us or any products and/or materials which are utilised in the Services and in which title is intended to pass to You once the Services have been completed;
•    ‘Intellectual Property Rights/IPR’ means without limitation all patents, copyright, database rights, design rights (registered and unregistered), trade marks (registered and unregistered) skill and/or know-how and other similar rights, whether existing now and/or in the future, wherever existing in the world together with the right to apply for protection of the same;
•    ‘Liability’ means liability for any and all damages, claims, proceedings, actions, awards, expenses, costs and any other losses and/or liabilities;
•    ‘Services’ means the services to be performed for You by Us;
•    ‘Work’ means the Goods and/or the Services as the context requires;


2. Basis of Sale
   1. These Conditions shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions and supersede and replace all previous terms and conditions.
   2. No variation to these Conditions or representations are binding on Us unless confirmed in writing by one of Our Directors.  You acknowledge that You do not rely on any addition, variation and/or representation which has not been so confirmed.
   
   
3. Orders and Specifications

1. Quotations are not binding, are estimates only and are valid for 30 days and may be amended or withdrawn by Us at any time.  We are not bound until an order has been placed by You in writing, and accepted by Us on Our order acceptance form.
   
2. Performance figures quoted by Us are estimates only and We accept no liability for failure to attain any quoted performance figures unless We specifically guarantee them in writing.
   
3. You are responsible for ensuring that any order (including any specification) is accurate and adequate and We have all information required to perform the Contract.  Any corrections by You after acceptance of any order will be carried out at Your cost.
   
4. We may make any changes in the specification of the Work which are required to conform with any applicable statutory requirements or which do not materially affect its quality or performance.
   
5. You may not cancel this Contract except with the written consent of one of Our Directors.
   
6. If We agree to a cancellation, You shall indemnify Us in full against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by Us as a result of cancellation, or alternatively (at Our option) You shall pay to Us the sum of 10% of the Contract price representing liquidated damages to compensate Us against all losses incurred as a result of the cancellation.

     4.  Price of the Works

1. The price for the Work shall be as quoted to You on acceptance of the order.
   
2. The price is Ex-Works Incoterms 2000 and exclusive of any applicable VAT.  You are additionally liable to pay to Us any costs for transport, packaging and insurance and any applicable VAT.
   
3. We may render an additional administration charge for any delivery of a small value (as determined by Us).
   
4. We may alter prices at any time by giving You notice, and without prejudice to the generality of this, We may increase the price to reflect any increase in cost to Us due to any factor beyond Our reasonable control (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the cost of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates, quantities or specifications for the Work which You request, or any delay caused by any of Your instructions or Your failure to give Us adequate information or instructions.

We may invoice You for the price of the Work at any time following Our acceptance of Your order.