Terms and Conditions
Application
1. These Terms and Conditions will apply to the purchase of goods by you (the buyer or you/your).We are Clothing for Events Ltd (the supplier, or us/we/our) a company registered in England and Wales under the registration number 5062301 whose registered office address is 1st Floor Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL. Our contact details our as follows; email address orders@clothingforevents.co.uk and our telephone number is 01753 662999.
2. These are the Terms in which we sell all goods to you. By ordering any goods from us, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Interpretation
3. Consumer means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly out of his/her trade,
business, craft or profession.
4. Contact means the legally – binding agreement between you and us for the sale and purchase or goods.
5. Delivery address means the suppliers address or other location where the goods are to be supplied as set
out in the order.
6. Goods means any goods that we supply you, this will be as per the quantity and description set out in the
order.
7. Order means the buyers order for the goods from the supplier as agreed.
8. Price is the price for the Goods, excluding VAT and any carriage, packaging and insurance costs.
Goods
9. The description of the goods is as set out on our website and in our catalogues, brochures and as per
visual confirmation and correspondence. Any description is for illustrative purposes only and there may be
small discrepancies in colour and size.
10. In the case of the goods being made as a bespoke make and to your special requirements, it is your
responsibility to ensure that any information you provide us accurate.
11. If we our not the manufacturer of the Goods supplied, we cannot give guarantees as to the washing
stability, colour fastness, durability or making up quality of Goods. The buyer is responsible for verifying
the suitability and quality of the Goods prior to use.
12. The buyer shall carry out a thorough inspection of the Goods within 48 hours of delivery and shall give
written notification to us the supplier within 5 working days of delivery of the Goods of any defects which a
reasonable examination would have revealed.
13. Where the buyer has accepted, or has been deemed to have accepted, the Goods the buyer shall not be
entitled to reject Goods which are not in accordance with the Contract.
Basis of Sale
14. The description of our goods on our website, and in our catalogues / brochures or other forms of
advertisement does not constitute a contractual offer to sell the goods.
15. When an order has been made, we can cancel it for any reason. We will always try to tell you the reason
and inform you of this cancellation without delay.
16. A contract will be formed for the goods ordered once confirmation of the order has been approved by
the buyer.
17. Any quotation is valid for a maximum period of 7 days from the date it is submitted. We can withdraw or
amend this at an earlier time, but this must be expressed to the buyer in writing.
18. No variation of the contract, whether this is description of the goods, price or otherwise, can be made
after it has been entered and the order approved unless the variation is agreed by the buyer and the supplier
in writing.
19. We intend that these terms and conditions apply only by the contract entered by you as a buyer, where
we as the supplier and you as the buyer, enter the contract via approval and confirmation of the order.
Price and Payment
20. The Company's charges for supply of goods and other services shall be payable by the Customer;
however, the Company shall also have the right to demand and obtain payment from the receiver, if
different from the Customer, or from any other person who may be liable to pay the charges.
21. Unless otherwise agreed, the price quoted excludes VAT and any carriage/shipping/ packaging and
insurance costs.
22. All amounts payable by the Customer are subject to Value Added Tax at the current rate.
23. Payment of the Company's charges is due no later than the date specified on the Company's invoice/
statements and payment must be made in lines with the payment terms set. Unless otherwise specifically
agreed in writing by us, payment terms for the goods is due to us within 30 days of the invoice date.
24. In the event of payment not being received by the Company within the agreed payment terms, the
Company reserves the right to charge interest on all outstanding amounts at the current Bank of England
interest rate plus 3%.
25. A disputed invoice or claim must be made by the Customer within the payment terms agreed (30 days
from the invoice date) for deferring or withholding payment or monies payable. Any invoices that have not
been disputed within this time frame must be paid in full.
26. The Company shall be entitled at any time to increase the Company's charges for goods or services by
giving to the customer prior written notice before placing their order. Increases would relate to relevant
costs of the Company's business such as, but not limited to; fuel, material, economic and labour increases
etc.
Delivery
27. The supplier endeavours to despatch the Goods on an agreed delivery date if this is requested by the
buyer but does not guarantee to do so. If no dates are so specified, delivery shall be within a reasonable
time.
28. Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the buyer address detailed on the order. The buyer shall make all
arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods on the day notified by the supplier for delivery.
29. Subject to the other provisions of these conditions the supplier shall not be liable for any direct,
indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss
of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and similar loss), costs, damages, charges or expenses
caused directly or indirectly by any delay in the delivery of the Goods (even if caused by the suppliers
negligence), nor shall any delay entitle the buyer to terminate or rescind the Contract unless such delay
exceeds 180 days.
30. You agree we may deliver the Goods by separate installment (backorder) if we suffer a shortage of stock
or other genuine and fair reason. Subject to the above you would not be charged for additional delivery
costs on these back orders. Each separate installment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the
provisions of the Contract.
31. No liability for alleged shortages of delivery of Goods will be accepted by the supplier unless claims are
notified in writing to us within 7 days of delivery.
32. Any liability of the supplier for shortages arising out of condition 22. shall be limited to replacing or
supplying missing Goods within a reasonable time or issuing a credit note at the pro rata Contract rate
against any invoice raised for the Goods.
33. If you or a nominee fail to take delivery of the goods to the delivery address stated on the order,
through no fault of ours, we may charge the cost associated with storing and/or redelivering of these
goods.
34. The goods will become the buyer’s responsibility from completion of delivery or upon the buyer’s
collection of goods.
Risk and Title
35. Risk of damage to, or loss of the goods will pass to the buyer when goods are delivered.
36. You do not own the goods until we have received payment in full. If full payment is overdue or if an
event towards your bankruptcy, we can choose by notice to cancel any delivery and end any right of use
and request returns of any goods that have not been paid for. You must return these or allow us to collect
them.
Returns
37. For returns, please read our return policy. A copy of this can also be found on our website
www.clothingforevents.co.uk
Cancellation / Withdrawal
38. Any orders placed and approved by the buyer shall be treated as a firm commitment and
cancellation of the order will not be accepted unless agreed in writing by the supplier.
39. The supplier will make all reasonable efforts to fulfil its obligations under such orders but
shall not be liable for any cancellation or suspension of such orders caused by events beyond
the control of the supplier.
40. If a cancellation is accepted by the supplier, the supplier may have to reasonably charge
the buyer for any costs incurred. This may include restocking, design, delivery and admin
costs which will be confirmed in the correspondence to the buyer of the cancellation request.
Conformity
41. We have a legal duty to supply the goods in conformity with the contract, and will not
have conformed if it does not meet the following obligation
42. Upon delivery the good will be:
a. Of satisfactory quality
b. Reasonably fit for the particular purpose the buyer has purchased the goods for, this will
only apply if the purpose is specified to the supplier during communication and detailed
in the confirmation of order.
43. Conform to their description as per the supplier’s order
Circumstances beyond the control of either party
44. In event of failure by either party due to something beyond reasonable control:
a. The party will inform the other party as soon as reasonably practical; and
b. The party’s obligations will be suspended so far as reasonable, provided that the party will
act reasonably, and the party will not be liable for any failure which could not avoided.
This will not affect the buyer’s rights relating to delivery
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Privacy
45. A copy of our Privacy Policy can be found on our website www.clothingforevents.co.uk
