TERMS & CONDITIONS

The customer's attention is drawn in particular to the provisions of clause 8.

1. Interpretation

1.1 Definitions:

Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business.

Business Hours: the period from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on any Business Day.

Conditions: the terms and conditions set out in this document as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 11.3.

Contract: the contract between Abtech Safety Ltd and the Customer for the sale and purchase of the Goods in accordance with these Conditions.

Customer: the person or firm who purchases the Goods from Abtech Safety Ltd.

Delivery Location: has the meaning given in clause 4.2.

Force Majeure Event: an event, circumstance or cause beyond a party's reasonable control.

Goods: the goods (or any part of them) set out in the Order.

Order: the Customer's order for the Goods, as set out in the Customer’s purchase order form, the Customer’s written acceptance of the Supplier’s quotation, or overleaf, as the case may be.

Specification: any specification for the Goods, including any related plans and drawings, that is agreed by the Customer and Abtech Saftey Ltd.

Supplier: Abtech Safety Ltd (registered in England and Wales with company number 02656103).

1.2 Interpretation

(a) A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).

(b) A reference to a party includes its successors and permitted assigns.

(c) A reference to legislation or a legislative provision is a reference to it as amended or re-enacted. A reference to legislation or a legislative provision includes all subordinate legislation made under that legislation or legislative provision.

(d) Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be interpreted as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.

(e) A reference to writing or written excludes fax and email.

2. Basis of contract

2.1 These Conditions apply to the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.

2.2 The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase the Goods in accordance with these Conditions. The Customer is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the Order and any applicable Specification submitted by the Customer are complete and accurate.

2.3 The Order shall only be deemed to be accepted when Abtech Safety Ltd issues a written acceptance of the Order, at which point the Contract shall come into existence.

2.4 The Customer waives any right it might otherwise have to rely on any term endorsed upon, delivered with or contained in any documents of the Customer that is inconsistent with these Conditions.

2.5 Any samples, drawings, descriptive matter or advertising produced by Abtech Safety Ltd and any descriptions or illustrations contained in Abtech Safety Ltd’s catalogues or brochures are produced for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Goods referred to in them. They shall not form part of the Contract nor have any contractual force.

2.6 A quotation for the Goods given by Abtech Safety Ltd shall not constitute an offer. A quotation shall only be valid for a period of 30 calendar days from its date of issue.

3. Goods

3.1 The Goods are described in the Specification.

3.2 The Customer shall indemnify Abtech Safety Ltd against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Abtech Safety Ltd in connection with any claim made against Abtech Safety Ltd for actual or alleged infringement of a third party's intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with Abtech Safety Ltd's use of the Specification. This clause 3.2 shall survive termination of the Contract.

3.3 Abtech Safety Ltd reserves the right to amend the Specification if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement, and Abtech Safety Ltd shall notify the Customer in any such event.

4. Delivery

4.1 Abtech Safety Ltd shall ensure that each delivery of the Goods is accompanied by a delivery note that shows the date of the Order, the contract number, the type and quantity of the Goods

4.2 Abtech Safety Ltd shall deliver the Goods to the location set out in the Order or such other location as the parties may agree (Delivery Location) at any time after Abtech Safety Ltd notifies the Customer that the Goods are ready.

4.3 Delivery is completed on the completion of unloading of the Goods at the Delivery Location.

4.4 Any dates quoted for delivery are approximate only, and the time of delivery is not of the essence. Abtech Safety Ltd shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods that is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide Abtech Safety Ltd with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.

4.5 If Abtech Safety Ltd fails to deliver the Goods, its liability shall be limited to the costs and expenses incurred by the Customer in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods. Abtech Safety Ltd shall have no liability for any failure to deliver the Goods to the extent that such failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide Abtech Safety Ltd with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.

4.6 If the Customer fails to accept delivery of the Goods within 10 Business Days of Abtech Safety Ltd notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready, then, except where such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event or Abtech Safety Ltd's failure to comply with its obligations under the Contract in respect of the Goods:

(a) delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have been completed at 9:00 am on the third Business Day after the day on which Abtech Safety Ltd notified the Customer that the Goods were ready; and

(b) Abtech Safety Ltd shall store the Goods until actual delivery takes place, and charge the Customer for all related costs and expenses (including insurance).

4.7 If 30 Business Days after the day on which Abtech Safety Ltd notified the Customer that the Goods were ready for delivery the Customer has not taken actual delivery of them, Abtech Safety Ltd may resell or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods and, after deducting reasonable storage and selling costs, charge the Customer for any shortfall below the price of the Goods.

4.8 Abtech Safety Ltd may deliver the Goods by instalments, which shall be invoiced and paid for separately. Each instalment shall constitute a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect in an instalment shall not entitle the Customer to cancel any other instalment.

5. Quality

5.1 Abtech Safety Ltd warrants that on delivery the Goods shall:

(a) conform with the Specification; and

(b) be free from material defects in design, material and workmanship.

5.2 Subject to clause 5.3, if:

(a) the Customer gives notice in writing to Abtech Safety Ltd within a reasonable time of discovery that some or all of the Goods do not comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1;

(b) Abtech Safety Ltd is given a reasonable opportunity of examining such Goods; and

(c) the Customer (if asked to do so by Abtech Saftey Ltd) returns such Goods to Abtech Safety Ltd’s place of business at the Customer’s cost,

Abtech Safety Ltd shall, at its option, repair or replace the defective Goods, or refund the price of the defective Goods in full.

5.3 Abtech Safety Ltd shall not be liable for the Goods' failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1 if:

(a) the Customer makes any further use of such Goods after giving notice in accordance with clause 5.2;

(b) the defect arises because the Customer failed to follow Abtech Safety Ltd's oral or written instructions as to the storage, commissioning, installation, use and maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice regarding the same;

(c) the defect arises as a result of Abtech Safety Ltd following any drawing, design or specification supplied by the Customer;

(d) the Customer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of Abtech Safety Ltd;

(e) the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal storage or working conditions; or

(f) the Goods differ from the Specification as a result of changes made to ensure they comply with applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

5.4 Except as provided in this clause 5, Abtech Safety Ltd shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of the Goods' failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1.

5.5 The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.

5.6 These Conditions shall apply to any repaired or replacement Goods supplied by Abtech Safety Ltd.

6. Title and risk

6.1 The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on completion of delivery.

6.2 Title to the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until Abtech Safety Ltd receives payment in full (in cash or cleared funds) for the Goods and any other goods that Abtech Safety Ltd has supplied to the Customer, in which case title to the Goods shall pass at the time of payment of all such sums

6.3 Until title to the Goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall:

(a) store the Goods separately from all other goods held by the Customer so that they remain readily identifiable as Abtech Safety Ltd's property;

(b) not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;

(c) maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against all risks for their full price from the date of delivery;

(d) notify Abtech Safety Ltd immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 9.1(b) to clause 9.1(d).

6.4 At any time before title to the Goods passes to the Customer, Abtech Safety Ltd may require the Customer to deliver up all Goods in its possession that have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product and if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order to recover them.

7. Price and payment

7.1 The price of the Goods shall be the price set out in the Order.

7.2 Abtech Safety Ltd may, by giving notice to the Customer at any time before delivery, increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods that is due to:

(a) any factor beyond Abtech Safety Ltd’s control (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);

(b) any request by the Customer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Specification; or

(c) any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer or failure of the Customer to give Abtech Safety Ltd adequate or accurate information or instructions.

7.3 The price of the Goods:

(a) excludes amounts in respect of value added tax (VAT), which the Customer shall additionally be liable to pay to Abtech Safety Ltd at the prevailing rate, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice; and

(b) excludes the costs and charges of packaging, insurance and transport of the Goods, which shall be invoiced to the Customer

7.4 Abtech Safety Ltd may invoice the Customer for the Goods before or at any time after the completion of delivery.

7.5 The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted by Abtech Safety Ltd:

(a) within 30 days of the date of the invoice; and

(b) in full and in cleared funds to a bank account nominated in writing by Abtech Safety Ltd, and

7.6 If the Customer fails to make a payment due to Abtech Safety Ltd under the Contract by the due date, then, without limiting Abtech Safety Ltd’s remedies under clause 9, the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue sum from the due date until payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. Interest under this clause 7.6 will accrue each day at 4% a year above the Bank of England's base rate from time to time, but at 4% a year for any period when that base rate is below 0%.

7.7 All amounts due under the Contract shall be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

8.1 Abtech Safety Ltd has been unable to obtain insurance in respect of certain types of loss at a commercially viable price.

8.2 The restrictions on liability in this clause 8 apply to every liability arising under or in connection with the Contract including liability in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise.

8.3 Nothing in in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including liability for:

(a) death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors (as applicable);

(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(d) defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

8.4 Subject to clause 8.3, Abetch Safety Ltd's total liability to the Customer shall not exceed £1,000.

8.5 Subject to clause 8.3, the following types of loss are wholly excluded:

(a) loss of profits;

(b) loss of sales or business;

(d) loss of anticipated savings;

(e) loss of use or corruption of software, data or information;

(f) loss of or damage to goodwill; and

(g) indirect or consequential loss.

8.6 This clause 8 shall survive termination of the Contract.

9. Termination

9.1 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, Abtech Safety Ltd may terminate this Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if:

(a) the Customer commits a material breach of any term of the Contract and (if such a breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 10 days of that party being notified in writing to do so;

(b) the Customer takes any step or action in connection with its entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), obtaining a moratorium, being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of its assets or ceasing to carry on business;

(c) the Customer suspends, threatens to suspend, ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or

(d) the Customer’s financial position deteriorates so far as to reasonably justify the opinion that its ability to give effect to the terms of the Contract is in jeopardy.

9.2 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, Abtech Safety Ltd may suspend provision of the Goods under the Contract or any other contract between the Customer and Abtech Safety Ltd if the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 9.1(b) to clause 9.1(d), or Abtech Safety Ltd reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them, or if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.

9.3 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, Abtech Safety Ltd may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment.

9.4 On termination of the Contract for any reason the Customer shall immediately pay to Abtech Safety Ltd all of Abtech Safety Ltd’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Goods supplied but for which no invoice has been submitted, Abtech Safety Ltd shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt.

9.5 Termination or expiry of the Contract, however arising, shall not affect any of the parties' rights and remedies that have accrued as at termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.

9.6 Any provision of the Contract that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination or expiry of the Contract shall remain in full force and effect.

10. Force majeure

Neither party shall be in breach of the Contract or otherwise liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations if such delay or failure results from a Force Majeure Event. The time for performance of such obligations shall be extended accordingly. If the period of delay or non-performance continues for two months, the party not affected may terminate the Contract by giving 30 days’ written notice to the affected party.

11. General

11.1 Assignment and other dealings.

(a) Abtech Safety Ltd may at any time assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract.

(b) The Customer may not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights or obligations under the Contract without the prior written consent of Abtech Safety Ltd.

11.2 Entire agreement.

(a) The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.

(b) Each party acknowledges that in entering into the Contract it does not rely on any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in the Contract. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in the Contract.

11.3 Variation. No variation of this Contract shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).

11.4 Waiver.

(a) A waiver of any right or remedy is only effective if given in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent right or remedy.

(b) A delay or failure to exercise, or the single or partial exercise of, any right or remedy shall not waive that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

11.5 Severance. If any provision or part-provision of the Contract is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Contract. If any provision of the Contract is deemed deleted under this clause 11.5 the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.

11.6 Notices.

(a) Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case).

(b) Any notice shall be deemed to have been received

(i) if delivered by hand, at the time the notice is left at the proper address; and

(ii) if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9:00 am on the two Business Day after posting.

(c) This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.

11.7 Third party rights.

(a) The Contract does not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Contract.

11.8 Governing law. The Contract, and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

11.9 Jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with the Contract or its subject matter or formation.