Conditions of Sale

1. DEFINITIONS

“The Buyer” means the person or company whose order for the goods is accepted by the company in accordance with these conditions.

“The Company” means Handy Concrete (Cumbria) LTD. “Conditions” means these terms and conditions and any variation thereto which is agreed in accordance with the terms hereafter.

“The Contract” means the contract between the Company and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the goods.

“The Goods” means the goods which the Company is to supply in accordance with these Conditions.

2. BASIS FOR SALE

These Conditions apply to all sales of the Goods by the Company to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions and any variation or additional terms must be expressly confirmed in writing by the Director of the Company.

3. QUOTATIONS, ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Any quotation is given by the Company on the basis that no Contract will come into existence until the Company accepts the order by either dispatching an acknowledgement of order to the Buyer or by delivering the Goods. Any quotation is valid for a period of 30 days only unless the Company has previously withdrawn it. The price quoted in any quotation may be varied by the Company at any time giving not less than seven days written notice and the varied price shall apply to all orders delivered in accordance with these Conditions after the date specified in the notice.

Each order for the Goods by the Buyer to the Company shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase these Goods subject to these Conditions. No order which has been accepted by the Company may be cancelled or postponed by the Buyer except with the agreement in writing of the Company and on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Company in full against all losses (including loss of profit), costs (including costs of all labour, materials and tipping (where applicable), damages, charges, and expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the cancellation or postponement.

The Company reserves the right to charge the Buyer an additional charge where (i) the supply of Goods is required by the Buyer outside the Company’s normal working hours; (ii) delivery of the goods is required in part loads rather than full loads; (iii) for any reason, the delivery vehicle is unable to discharge its load within the time specified by the quote, of arrival at the Buyer’s site and (iv) the Buyer purchases quantities of goods which are substantially different from the quantity specified in the quotation.

The Buyer shall be responsible to the Company for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order and any applicable specification.

The quantity, quality, description and specification of the Goods shall be those set out in a quotation or where no quotation as set out in the delivery ticket.

4. DELIVERY

Delivery of the Goods shall take place either on discharge into the Buyer’s vehicle at the Company’s premises or on discharge from the Supplier’s vehicle at the Buyer’s site or as otherwise agreed by the parties.

The Buyer must provide safe and adequate access to the point of discharge of the Goods, including adequate manoeuvring space for the delivery vehicle. Failure to comply may result in the Company refusing to make delivery and charging the Buyer with the costs incurred.

Except in cases of negligence by the Company or its drivers, the Buyer shall indemnify the Company and its drivers against

5. RISK AND TITLE

Unless otherwise provided in these conditions, the risk in the goods shall pass on delivery as provided by these Conditions. Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of the Goods and all other sums which are or which become due to the Company from the Buyer on any account and the Company shall be entitled to enter onto the Buyer’s site to recover the Goods.

6.QUALITY

The Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any defect in the Goods or for the any loss claimed to result therefrom unless the Buyer notifies the Company in writing of the alleged defect or failure within 14 days of delivery; allows the Company all reasonable facilities to enable it to investigate any such defect or failure promptly and to advise the Buyer of any remedial action which may be appropriate and follows the Company’s reasonable advice and carries out any reasonable remedial action recommended to it by the Company.

Where concrete is supplied, the concrete must be discharged within two hours of batching (or as otherwise agreed at the company’s discretion but at Buyer’s risk). The Company accepts no responsibility for the workability, strength or quality of its concrete if the Buyer shall have added anything whatever to it or authorised the alteration of the mix such that the workability of the concrete is different from that specified and ordered and outside the tolerances specified in the quotation.

Where Mortar is supplied and containers provided, the containers remain the property of the Company unless purchased by the Buyer. The Buyer shall be liable for any damage caused to the containers whilst at the Buyer’s site and unless purchased, the Company may remove the containers at any time where the Buyer does not make regular purchases of mortar. The use of containers other than for the holding or distribution of mortar produced by the Company is strictly prohibited. Bricks or blocks should not be used when frosted or saturated with water. The Buyer should take adequate precautions against any action of frost in the finished work in which the mortar has been applied and should cover all mortar whilst in containers to reduce the effect of the weather.

7. PRICE

The price payable for the Goods shall be the price stated in the quotation or the Company’s prices ruling at the date of delivery where no quotation is given. The price for the Goods shall be exclusive of any value added tax and any other form of taxation imposed from time to time on the Goods.

8. PAYMENT

Payment for the Goods must be received by the Company no later than 30 days following the date of the invoice. The Company may refuse (whether under this Contract or other contracts with the Buyer or an associated company of the Buyer) to accept or complete any order, suspend supplies, impose special conditions or cancel the Contract where the Buyer’s credit limit is or will be exceeded on delivery or where the Buyer fails to comply with these Conditions.

In the case of late payment the Buyer shall pay the Company interest on the net payment due at the rate of 4% per annum above the base rate charged by Barclays Plc. (or its successor in title) from time to time calculated from the date payment was first due until the date when payment has been received by the Company. The Company reserves the right to claim interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations 2002. The Buyer shall not have a right of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement or otherwise nor to withhold payment properly due to the Company in the event of any dispute with the Company.

9. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY

No warranty or representation is given that the Goods are suitable for any particular purpose and all warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save for all conditions implied by section 12 of the State of Goods Act 1979(as amended)) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.

Where the Goods supplied by the Company are proved to be defective and the Buyer has complied with the Quality Conditions, the Company will replace the Goods as promptly as possible without charge and will reimburse the Buyer for any expense proved to have been directly incurred in the removal and replacement of the defective Goods. Save as aforesaid and save in respect of death and personal injury caused by negligence of the Company, the Company shall not be liable whether in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or otherwise to the Buyer for any indirect or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims of consequential compensation whatsoever (however caused) which arise out of or in connection with supply of Goods or their use by the Buyer except as expressly stated in these Conditions. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any losses or costs resulting from unsuitable application, wrongful handling or placing or from any fault in a design or specification provided by or on behalf of the Buyer.

The Company accepts no liability for any failure in performance of any contract or the provision of any data in connection therewith arising from any incompatibility between the computer systems of the Company and the Buyer.

10. FORCE MAJEURE

Deliveries may be totally or partially suspended during any period in which the Company may be prevented or hindered from manufacturing, supplying or delivering the goods due to breakdown of the plant, non-availability of material, labour disputes, fire accident or inclement weather, transport difficulties or delays or any circumstances outside the Company’s control. The Company will inform the Buyer should any occasion arise, but shall be under no liability to the Buyer for failure to deliver in such circumstances. Whilst every effort will be made to meet any agreed requirements of the Buyer, the Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising through its failure to meet such requirements.

11. GENERAL

Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed to that party at its registered office or principle place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this condition to the party giving the notice. The parties do not intend that any terms of this Contract will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person that is not party to it.

Any provision of the Contract held by any competent authority to be illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable, in whole or in part, shall be deemed severable and all remaining conditions of the Contract shall not be affected thereby.

All aspects of the Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.