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TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. Contract
1.1 All quotations given, orders accepted and contracts entered into by Purex International Limited (“Purex”) with
any person (“Purchaser”) for supply of goods (“Goods”), or for services (“Services”) are subject to these
conditions of sale (“Conditions”).All other terms and conditions, whether expressly stipulated by the Purchaser
or implied by trade custom, course of dealing or otherwise are excluded. No variation to these Conditions will be
effective unless agreed in writing by an authorised representative of Purex.
1.2 No quotation, estimate or proposal issued by Purex is an offer that is capable of acceptance by the Purchaser.
Any order issued by the Purchaser shall be deemed placed subject to these Conditions and shall constitute an
offer that Purex may accept or reject.The contract between Purex and the Purchaser (“Contract”) shall be formed
at the time Purex accepts the Purchaser’s order. Purex may accept the Purchaser’s order by issuing an order
acknowledgement or by other means, including commencing the supply of Goods or the performance of Services.
No amendments to the Purchaser’s order shall be valid unless agreed in writing by an authorised representative
of Purex.
The Purchaser shall be responsible to Purex for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order, including any
agreed in writing by Purex. Should an order be cancelled by the Purchaser within 2 months of the relevant delivery
date Purex reserves the right to impose a reasonable cancellation charge.
3. Price and Payment
3.1 The price of Goods and Services shall be the price quoted by Purex. Quoted prices shall remain valid for 30
days. Prices do not include carriage and packing which will be charged at cost plus a handling fee unless otherwise
expense. Prices do not include VAT.
3.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing payment of invoices shall be made in full without any deduction or set-off
within 30 days of the invoice date. Payment shall be due whether or not property in the Goods has passed.Time
for payment shall be of the essence. If the Purchaser fails to pay Purex any sum due pursuant to the Contract, the
Purchaser shall be liable to pay interest to Purex on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate
is made, whether before or after any judgement. Purex reserves the right to claim interest under the Late Payment
cancel further supply of Goods or performance of Services whether under this or any other Contract until the
Purchaser makes payment in full together with any applicable interest.
4. Delivery
4.2 Any dates or times for delivery of Goods and performance of the Services are approximate only. Purex shall
use reasonable endeavours to meet such dates or times but so long as it uses such reasonable endeavours Purex
shall not be liable to the Purchaser, in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever
resulting from any late delivery or performance
4.3 Where the Goods are delivered by instalments, any breach by Purex in respect of any one or more instalments
shall not entitle the Purchaser to terminate the Contract in whole or in part.
notice in writing to Purex of any apparent defects and/or shortages.The parties will agree between themselves
such further action as may be necessary to remedy the defect and/or shortage. Purex shall not be liable for any
5.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Purchaser when Purex delivers the Goods to the
Purchaser or, if the Purchaser collects the Goods from Purex, when the Goods are loaded onto transport at
Purex’s premises.
5.2 Notwithstanding the passing of the risk, Purex shall retain title to and ownership of the Goods until it has
received payment in full of all sums due for the Goods.
5.3 Until title in the Goods has passed to the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall be in possession of them as a bailee
of the Goods for Purex and shall store the Goods, properly insured and protected, separately from any Goods
Purex shall be entitled to enter the Purchaser’s premises upon reasonable notice to verify the Purchaser’s
compliance with this clause. If the Purchaser fails to make any payments to Purex when due, or any of the
5.3.1 to enter, without prior notice, any premises where Goods owned by Purex may be, and to repossess and
dispose of any such Goods; and/or
5.3.2 to require the Purchaser not to resell or part with possession of any Goods owned by Purex until the
Purchaser has paid in full all sums due to Purex under this or any other Contract.
5.4 The Purchaser shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any
of the Goods which remain the property of Purex and if the Purchaser does so all monies owing by the Purchaser
to Purex shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of Purex) forthwith become due and payable.
6. Warranty & Liability
in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of installation or 15 months from the date
In the case of any breach of warranty then Purex shall at its option remedy such defects or refund such sums as
the Purchaser has paid to Purex in respect of such Goods. Purex shall be under no liability under the above
use of consumable items not approved by Purex;
in part, of Goods which fail due to faulty manufacture is available from the original manufacturer under its warranty.
Purex must be consulted to approve the return of Goods for replacement or repair under the original
manufacturer’s warranty.
6.3 All replacement items will be charged at the point of despatch. Provided the original items are received back
following testing / inspection that these are defective, a credit note will be issued.
be in breach of this warranty in respect of particular Services it shall at its option and cost either re-provide those
Services or refund any sums already paid in respect of those Services.
6.5 Purex does not exclude or limit its liability in negligence for death or personal injury, or for fraud or wilful
default, or otherwise to the extent that any exclusion or limitation of its liability is void, prohibited or
unenforceable by law.
6.6 Subject to Clauses 6.1 - 6.5, all representations, warranties and conditions implied by trade custom, course of
dealing, statute, common law or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
6.7 Subject to Clause 6.5, in no circumstances shall Purex be liable to the Purchaser, in contract, tort, negligence
loss whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the Contract or the supply of the Goods or Services or their
use or resale (if applicable) by the Purchaser.
Purchaser arising in any way out of or in connection with the Contract or the supply of any Goods or Services,
that liability shall in no event exceed the price paid for such Goods or Services.
Contract shall not and shall not purport to confer on any third party the right to enforce any term of the Contract
6.10 Purex and third party Software
6.10.1 Software is licensed (or sublicensed, in case of third party Software) by Purex to the Purchaser.
6.10.2 Purex warrants that the media on which the Software is recorded is free from defects in material and
workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty days from the date of despatch.
6.10.4 Purex warrants that any third party Software will perform in substantial compliance with the Software
6.10.5 Purex (and, where applicable, the original manufacturer of the Software) do not warrant that the functions
contained in the Software will meet Purchaser’s requirements or operate in the combination that may be selected
for use by Purchaser, that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error-free or that all defects in
the Software will be corrected.
6.10.6 The entire liability of Purex (and, where applicable, of the original manufacturer of the Software) shall be, at
(a) Return of all sums paid by the Purchaser for the Software, or
(b) Replacement of the Software or media that does not meet Purex or the original manufacturer limited warranty
and which is returned to Purex under its return policy.
6.10.7 Any replacement Software or media will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or
30 days, whichever is longer.
7. Force Majeure
Purex shall not be deemed in breach of the Contract or otherwise liable to the Purchaser, by reason of any delay
in performance, or non-performance of its obligations under the Contract to the extent that such delay or non
performance is caused by an event or circumstance beyond Purex’s reasonable control. In such events Purex may,
without liability to the Customer, reasonably vary the terms of the Contract including but not limited to extending
the time for performing the contract by a period of at least equal to the time lost due to such an event.
8. Termination
after Purex has given written notice to the Purchaser identifying the breach and requiring it to be remedied; or
bankruptcy in respect of the Purchaser or any part of its undertaking or assets or an administrative receiver is
appointed in respect of any of the Purchaser’s undertaking or assets or if the Purchaser makes or attempts to make
on business.
or all of its obligations under the Contract and to assign the Contract and the Customer shall at Purex’s cost do
all such things as may be necessary to enable Purex to so assign the Contract.Any failure or neglect by Purex to
enforce at any time any provision of the Contract shall not be construed nor deemed to be a waiver of any of
controversy arising out of or connected with the Contract.
placing the order. Customer’s wishing to open a credit account must furnish two trade references and a Bank
reference.
reference to the Purchaser provided that the goods comply in all other known respects with the Purchaser’s
requirements.
Purex trade-mark without prior written consent of Purex and at all times such trade-mark shall remain the
property of Purex. Neither does it imply any right to use any Purex patent or any indemnity against infringement
of third party patents.
offer and no particulars therein are binding to Purex.
