Website Terms

1. General

a) These terms of sale (Terms) include our Group Sale Terms. If any part of our Group Sale Terms contradicts these Terms, then these Terms will take precedence. These Terms apply to any orders you place via this website for products (Products) and any contract (Contract) that Strategic Supply Chain Group Ltd trading as Compare  Construct Offers (and otherwise referred to as ′we′, ′us′ or ‘our’) then makes with you in response to your order.

You should print a copy of these Terms and our Group Sale Terms for your future reference. Please note that our Conditions of Website Use, Accessibility Policy and Cookies Policy also apply to your general access and use of our website, and our Privacy Policy applies to our use of your personal information. We recommend that you read these carefully.

b) Except to the extent that such provisions of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 as are non-excludable otherwise provide these conditions together with such provisions of the said Act as are not inconsistent herewith shall apply to all sales by us and shall form the basis of a Contract between us and the Customer.

c) No variation of these terms and conditions shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorised Officer or employees of ours; at the request of the customer we shall verify whether named individual has the requisite authority.

d) No contract shall come into existence until the customer’s order has been accepted in writing by us.

e) Unless otherwise agreed in writing these conditions shall prevail all over any inconsistent terms implied by Law or the trade custom, practice or course of dealing and any such inconsistent terms hereby expressly excluded.

f) During the period of seven days beginning with the date of Confirmation of Contract, the customer must satisfy himself that the goods as set out in the Confirmation are in accordance with his requirements. If he wishes to cancel his order or to alter anything in the Confirmation of Contract, he must notify us by recorded delivery letter within that seven-day period.

If no such letter is received by us within this period, the customer will be bound to complete the Contract as set out in the Confirmation referred to above. Any such contract shall be subject to these conditions without variation and any attempt by the customer to incorporate other terms and conditions shall only be effective if this is agreed in writing.

g) This contract is divisible. Each delivery made hereunder: Shall be deemed to arise from a separate contract, and Shall be invoiced separately and any invoice for a delivery shall be payable in full in accordance with the terms of payment provided for herein without reference to and notwithstanding any defect or default in the delivery of any other instalment.

2. Price

All prices quoted are based on the costs ruling at the date of quotation. If there are any alterations in these costs, we reserve the right to alter the prices and will notify the customer in writing thereof. Thereafter the customer shall have the right to cancel the order on written notice to that effect being given to us within seven days of the date of the written notice from us giving the alteration in price.

3. Suitability of Goods

The customer is responsible for the suitability of the goods and materials bought. No warranty is given nor shall any warranty or condition be implied that the goods are reasonable fit and suitable in size shape capacity quality or otherwise for the purpose for which they are bought.

4. Notification of Loss, Shortages, Damage in Transit

a) Damage, shortage and pilferage; any damage, shortage or pilferage in transit to goods must be notified in writing to us within seven days of delivery and also all damage, shortage and pilferage to goods apparent at the time of delivery, must be noted on the Carriers delivery note at the time of delivery otherwise we cannot consider accepting liability.

b) Non-delivery of goods must be notified in writing to us within three days of our invoice relating thereto otherwise we cannot consider accepting liability.

5. Defects

If any goods show defects arising solely from faulty materials and/or workmanship, our liability shall be limited to replacing such goods, but no such liability shall arise unless notification of such defects is received by us within three days from receipt of the goods and alleged defective goods are returned to us. In no circumstances shall the seller be liable for any consequential loss however caused.

6. Sale by Sample and/or Description

Unless the contract specifically provides for a sale by sample and/or description, the submission of a sample and/or the giving of a description shall not be held to indicate the sale is a sale by sample and/or description shall not be held to indicate the sale is a sale by sample and/or description and any warranty expressed or implied by law to the contrary effect is hereby excluded.

Where the contract specifically provides for a sale by ample and/or description regard will be given to normal variations arising from the nature of the materials from which the goods are manufactured. Any variation required at a future date must be the subject of further negotiations.

7. Cancellation

Contracts and orders may be cancelled by customers with our written sanction only which sanction can in our absolute discretion be withheld and upon payment of such sum by way of compensation as specified by us and such sum by way of compensation would include payment in respect of loss of profits. Goods made to special order cannot be cancelled.

8. Payments

a) In the absence of any concession to the contrary by us from time-to-time accounts are due and payable in full on receipt of the invoice in respect thereof and time for payments shall be of the essence.

b) If the customers fail to pay us any amounts on the due date: –
(i) We shall have the right to cancel any Contract made with the customer and/or to suspend or continue delivery of goods and materials at the Company’s option without prejudice to the Company’s right to recover damages for any loss sustained by it.
(ii) The whole of the balance of the price of this Contract and all other Contracts invoiced shall immediately become due and payable.

9. Retention of Title

a) The title of the property in the goods comprised in an order shall not pass to the customer until amounts for all the goods comprised in that order and all other outstanding amounts due to us in respect of any other transaction between the parties then outstanding has been paid in full notwithstanding that goods may have been delivered to the customer.

b) Notwithstanding the above paragraph the goods shall be at the risk of the customer from the time of delivery to or collection by the customer and the customer shall take all the necessary steps to insure the goods for their full invoice value.

c) The customer may sell the goods to a third party in the ordinary course of the customer’s business but only under the following conditions: –
(i) Only at such price that would be enable the customer to repay the amount due to the company under a) above.
(ii) The customer shall in every such case make it a condition that the title in the goods shall not pass to the third party until the third party has paid to the customer the amount defined in paragraph c)(i) above.
(iii) Immediately upon such sub-sale the customer shall notify us of the name and address of the third party and we shall be entitled to inform the third party of our interest in the goods.
(iv) The proceeds of any such sub-sale shall be held by the customer on trust for us and shall be paid into a separate bank account specifically designated as being a trust account and shall be held on trust for us until such time as payment for the goods is made in full to us.

d) Same as above, the customer shall not dispose of the goods in any way or create or allow to be created any rights in the goods in favour of the third party.

e) Should the customer be in arrears with any payments due to us we shall be at liberty to enter upon the customer’s premises where the goods are then being kept or stored in order to re-possess the goods and the cost of such re-possession shall be borne by the customer.

We shall not be responsible for any damage howsoever caused arising out of the re-possession of the goods under this clause.

10. Limitation of Liability

In all cases our liability in any claim is limited to the amount covered by our insurance and the customer having been given an opportunity to inspect the same accepts that adequate insurance cover is in existence.

We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused to the customer by reason of the use of company’s products being found to involve infringement of any patent or patents.

11. The Termination

We reserve the right to terminate this order upon giving reasonable written notice to the customer. The company further reserves the right to terminate this order if sums due and payable by the customer under previous orders remain outstanding.

12. Interpretation

This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law. The buyer irrevocably submits in respect of all matters and disputes arising out of this agreement to the exclusive jurisdiction of English Courts.

13. Delivery

We shall make all reasonable efforts to meet quoted delivery dates. Time shall not be of the essence, and we shall not be liable for late or incorrect delivery howsoever caused. We reserve the right to delivery by instalments.