Terms & Conditions of business
- General
(a) In these conditions of sale, ‘the seller’ means ‘Made For Shade’ and ‘the buyer’ means the person, firm or company placing an order for goods or services, which are subject to these terms and conditions, which are not variable except in writing signed by the seller.
(b) These conditions of sale, together with the particulars contained in the order confirmation, save where stated otherwise and any special conditions agreed by the seller in writing, constitute the entire contract between the buyer and the seller.
(c) periods referred to in these conditions of sale shall be of the essence.
- Quotations
(a) All quotations by the seller represent an invitation to the buyer to place an order and do not constitute a legal offer. The purchase order/order confirmation will be regarded as the offer and the seller’s order acceptance will be regarded as binding. No alternative terms and conditions will be considered or accepted by the seller.
(b) All prices are quoted without commitment and are subject to alteration or withdrawal by the seller without prior notice. Orders can only be accepted on condition that the prices charged are those ruling at the date of order placement, unless the seller specifically agrees in writing to engage a fixed price contract. Prices quoted and agreed include the cost of goods only and do not include delivery, packaging or VAT unless otherwise stated.
- Delivery
(a) Delivery times stated are estimates only, and time is not of the essence. Whilst every effort is made to ensure due performance, the seller cannot accept responsibility for damages, consequential loss or damage arising out of delay or failure to deliver by the specified date, however so arising.
(b) All installations must be scheduled to be undertaken within 2 weeks of the Seller advising the Buyer that the goods are ready to be installed. Orders not installed within 2 weeks will incur a storage charge of £10.00 per day commencing, on the 15th day following notification of the goods being ready to install.
(c) Orders that are sent by post or third part courier, either at the customers’ request or at the discretion of the seller are despatched entirely at the customers’ own risk. The seller cannot accept responsibility should the Post Office or any other delivery service lose, damage or delay a delivery.
(d) The buyer shall provide at its own expense adequate assistance for unloading goods at their place of delivery within a reasonable time from the arrival of the delivery vehicle. In the event of default, the buyer shall be liable for the additional cost of delivery or re-delivery thereby occasioned.
(e) If a buyer fails to take delivery of the goods or any other part of them on the due date for any reason whatsoever, the seller will be entitled to charge for re-delivery and upon notice to the buyer delivery will be deemed to have taken place and the buyer will pay to the seller all costs and expenses including storage and insurance charges. Any delay or failure to deliver by the seller will not entitle the buyer to refuse delivery or to repudiate the contract and the full price will be payable to the seller without deduction.
(f) Non-delivery, damage or pilferage in transit must be reported in writing to the seller within 5 days of receipt of invoice or advice of despatch. Where goods are collected from the seller by the buyer or a third party nominated by the buyer, the risk in the goods passes to the buyer upon delivery to the buyer or such third party. Thereupon all liability of the seller in the goods for loss or destruction, breakages, shortages or non-delivery shall cease.
(g) The address for delivery / installation shall be the buyer’s address as stated on the order unless otherwise agreed between the parties in writing.
(h) Once the goods are delivered and signed for either in good condition or unchecked, the seller cannot responsibility for any damage to said property.
- Retention of Title
(a) The goods shall remain the property of the seller until full payment has been received (each order being considered as a whole) or until prior resale in which case the beneficial and legal entitlement of the seller shall attach to the proceeds of the resale or to the claim on those proceeds.
(b) Upon taking possession of the goods the buyer shall be a bailee of the goods for the seller until title has passed to the buyer and shall store the goods upon its premises separately from its own goods, and shall clearly mark its goods, so that they are clearly identifiable as the goods of the seller.
(c) The Buyer’s right to possession of the goods will cease at the earliest of the following date:
(i) on expiration of any agreed period of credit, or the due date for payment of any invoice has passed.
(ii) if, being an individual, the buyer commits an act of bankruptcy or makes a proposal to his creditors or does anything which would entitle a petition for a bankruptcy order to be made or the seller believes, on reasonable grounds, that the same is likely to occur.
(iii) if, being a company, the buyer goes into liquidation or does anything or fails to do anything which would entitle a receiver to take possession of any assets or which would entitle any person to present a petition for winding up or to apply for an Administration Order or the seller believes, on reasonable grounds, that the same is likely to occur.
(iv) if the buyer does or fails to do anything which may in any way imperil the title of the seller to the goods.
(d) The seller will have the right if paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) apply:
(i) To repossess the goods.
(ii) To use or sell all or any of the goods.
(iii) To enter any premises of the buyer for the aforesaid purposes.
- Carriage and Packing Charges
(a) UK Mainland – There is a charge on all orders for goods. Current charges can be found in the seller’s most recent newsletter and or price list or by contacting the seller. Exemptions are single packages of hardware and sample colours which will be forwarded to the buyer by the seller at the request of the buyer by first class post to be charged at cost if agreed. It should be noted that the liability for such dispatches is held with the buyer. The seller will be responsible only for deliveries made to business addresses by our approved carrier. Prices are subject to VAT.
(b) Northern Ireland/ Isle of Man, Channel Islands and European deliveries shall be made by post or by courier at cost. Prices are subject to VAT.
- Samples
Free of charge shutter colour chip samples can be supplied to the buyer. Sample shutters and blinds can be supplied and invoiced at the price quoted in writing by the seller to the buyer, prior to ordering.
- Minimum Order
There is no minimum order value.
- Payment Terms
(a) Unless the seller has approved a credit application evidenced in writing, all goods must be paid for prior to delivery (supply only orders) or upon practical completion of installations. In the event of an installation requiring remedial works to be undertaken (e.g. replacement of a damaged louvre), a retention of £50.00 may be made at the discretion of the buyer & paid in full upon completion of the remedial works. The seller does not provide credit terms unless agreed in writing prior to ordering.
(b) If payment is not made by the due date interest shall be charged thereon at a rate of 2.5% per month above the base rate of Barclays Bank for the time being on a day-to-day basis.
- Returns & Installation Issues
Any defective goods must be returned or advised on within 7 days of being delivered/ installed.
- Liability
(a) All goods are sold to the buyer on the following conditions and the buyer must ensure that the following conditions are incorporated into any contract with their own customer. The seller does not accept any responsibility arising from the buyer’s failure to follow this condition.
(b) All goods should be fully inspected prior to or at the point of installation. The buyer must check that the shutters and blinds are in accordance with their order in terms of colour and specification colour and prior to or upon installation. The seller cannot accept responsibility in circumstance where the buyer is not present at the delivery / installation address.
(c) The buyer must check that shutters and blinds are to colour sample specified and agreed prior to installation. The seller cannot guarantee precise colour matching against samples as our products are made from natural materials. Minor imperfections, not readily apparent at a distance of four feet / 1.2m under ordinary light, will not be accepted as defects. Colour matching of finishing products (e.g. paints and stains) cannot be guaranteed although every reasonable effort will be made to ensure the accuracy of the finished product.
(d) The seller cannot guarantee the goods against fading especially as a result of exposure to sunlight where fading will occur. The sellers goods are not guaranteed against extreme damp or variable conditions.
(e) The seller reserves the right to withdraw any products and colours at any time without prior notice and cannot be held responsible for any consequences, caused by the withdrawal of such products.
(f) Under no circumstances, except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the seller’s negligence, does the seller accept liability for consequential loss, damage costs or expenses, howsoever so arising and any liability for any such consequential loss or damage in hereby specifically excluded. Should a claim be made the seller’s liability is limited to value of the order placed by the buyer.
(g) The seller gives no warranty as to the fitness of the product supplied for any purpose other than that of an internal window dressing as surveyed by the company, other installation and uses are the risk of the buyer.
(h) Tolerance levels of overall shutter panel specifications are plus or minus 2mm and the product will not be considered defective if falling within the size range. Warp on any component part (vertical or horizontal), shall not exceed 1mm per 300mm and shall not be considered defective if within this tolerance.
(i) Limitations. It is recommended that shutter panels be ordered within our normal specification range. For example, that panels above 1800mm in height are ordered with a divider rail and that panel widths do not exceed 600mm. We may exceed the limitations at you request, but in doing so we cannot accept responsibility for problems that result. Changes to the specifications can be made at any time without notice.
(j) If the client is not on site / at the property when the surveyed is undertaken or installation carried out, the shutters / blinds will be fitted in accordance to our standard practices unless agreed prior to confirmation. If they choose to install against our recommendation (supply only orders) then liability will be theirs.
(k) If installers are paid by the clients directly the seller cannot accept liability for any damage.
The foregoing is in substitution for all other terms, expressed or implied relating to the quality or fitness for purpose and all such terms are hereby excluded. This does not however, affect the customer’s statutory rights.
(l) Nothing in these terms and conditions shall limit or exclude the Seller’s liability in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence or liability for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, however it is agreed that the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent) or any implied warranty, condition or other term or any duty at common law or under the express terms of the Contract, for loss of profit, loss of goodwill, loss of business opportunities or for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage, costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever (whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees / agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods (including any delay in supplying / installing or any failure to supply / install the Goods in accordance with the Contract or at all) or their use or resale by the Buyer and the entire liability of the Seller under or in connection any Order shall not exceed the price of the Goods set out in that Order and which relates to any claim save as expressly provided in these Terms.
(m) No alteration is to be made to a window or window reveal after an order has been placed and a survey undertaken. If the Buyer makes such an alteration then the Seller cannot accept liability for any costs of Goods resulting from the alteration and the Buyer will be fully liable for any costs.
(n) Since the Goods ordered by the Buyer are made-to-measure, the Buyer cannot cancel or make alterations to any order or aspect of order (e.g. size, colour, configuration, louvre size, etc) once the deposit has been paid and the Seller’s order confirmation accepted. The Buyer will be liable for the full cost of the order and the Seller will be unable to offer a refund.
- Jurisdiction
Contracts with the seller shall in all respects to be constructed and operate as a contract made in England. The buyer and the seller hereby accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the English or European Courts in relation to any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with the contract for the goods supplied thereunder save that either party to the contract may refer any dispute thereunder to the tribunal of arbitration of the London Chamber of Commerce.
