1. The "Company" shall mean County Confectionery Ltd, whose main place of business is at Penbeagle Ind Est, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2JH.

2. Any Contract for the sale of goods by the Company to the Customer, whether it be formed by a written or oral order by the Customer which is accepted in writing or orally by the Company or otherwise, shall be subject to these conditions of sale, and no variation to the Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the representatives of the Company and the Customer. These Conditions shall apply to the exclusion of the Customer's conditions of purchase.

3. Prices of goods will be those current at the date of delivery or collection. Prices will be subject to fluctuation without notice but every effort will be made to advise price changes in advance. Prices quoted orally or in writing or shown in the Company's price lists are exclusive of any Value Added Tax and the Customer shall be liable to pay to the Company Value Added Tax on such
prices where applicable.

4. a) The Company will invoice the Customer for goods supplied on or at any time after delivery or collection of the goods and the Customer shall pay the price of goods (less any discount to which the Customer is entitled but without any other deduction) within thirty days of receipt of the invoice, or agreed terms.

b) Time of payment of the price shall be of the essence of the contract, and if the Customer fails to pay for any goods on the due date the Company shall be entitled to charge the Customer interest (both before and after any judgement) on the amount unpaid at the rate of Three percent per annum above the Lloyds TSB Bank base rate from the date of the invoice until payment is made in full.

5. a) The title to the goods shall remain vested in the Company and shall not pass to the Customer until the Company has received in cash or cleared funds of payment in full of the price of the goods and of all other goods agreed to be sold by the Company to the Customer for which payment is then due.

b) Until such payment has been made to the Company the Customer shall hold the goods as the Company's fiduciary agent and bailee and shall store the goods in a warehouse or other suitable premises in such a manner that they shall be readily identifiable at all times as the property of the Company, and until such payment has been made the Company shall be entitled to require the Customer to deliver up the goods to the Company and if the Customer fails to do so forthwith the Company shall be entitled to
enter upon any premises of the Customer or any third party where the goods are stored and repossess the goods.

c) In the event of any sale of the goods or any part thereof by the Customer prior to the payment in full of the price or in the event of the damage or destruction of the goods prior to such payment the Customer shall be and is hereby appointed trustee in respect of the proceeds of such sale or any insurance proceeds and shall hold the same in a fiduciary capacity for the
Company and shall forthwith account to the Company therefor.

d) Notwithstanding the foregoing sub-clauses the risk of damage to or loss of the goods shall pass to the Customer in the case of goods to be delivered to the Customer at the time of delivery and in the case of goods to be collected from the Company's premises at the time of collection and the Customer shall insure the goods for their full value against any such damage or loss.

6. Any shortage of or damage to goods must be noted by the Customer on the Delivery Note before signature at the time of receipt of the goods or notified in writing to the Company at the above address not later than three days after delivery of the goods.

7. All orders for goods made by the Customer are accepted by the Company subject to availability of the goods at the time they are required by the Customer, and if any part of the goods ordered by the Customer is not available when so required the contract between the Company and the Customer shall be deemed to be limited to those of the goods ordered which are available when required by the Customer.

8. All goods warranted to be of the nature substance and quality described in the agreed price list and to conform in all respects to the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act and all other statutory enactments and regulations relating to the sale of goods.

9. The Company shall not be liable to the Customer or deemed to be in breach of contract by reason of any delay in delivering the goods if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Company's reasonable control including, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, strikes, lockouts or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether or not involving the Company), difficulty in obtaining raw materials or fuel interruption.

10. The contract will be governed and construed in accordance with English Law.

11. When orders involve printing work, all alterations from the original copy and after the first proof, including alterations in style, will be charged extra. No responsibility will be accepted for any errors in proofs which have been passed by the Customer.

12. No goods will be accepted for return without our prior agreement, and a handling charge will be made if goods are accepted for return for any reason other than faults of manufacture.

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