TERMS & CONDITIONS

Delivery

In these conditions:-
1.1 “the Company” shall mean Leer Quarries Ltd. Whose office is situated at 34A Lagan Rd, Keady, Co. Armagh, BT60 3ES

1.2 “the customer” shall mean the individual, company or other body with whom the Company are transacting business.

1.3 “Goods” shall mean products manufactured or dealt in by the Company.

1.4 A minimum of 48 hours prior notice of delivery requirements should be given by the customer to the company and while every reasonable endeavour will be made to comply with such requirements no liability for consequential loss) is accepted in the event of the company’s non-compliance with any specific delivery dates or requirements given. For the avoidance of doubt, delivery shall take place when the Goods are delivered to site.

1.5 Deliveries in quantities of less than a full load will be subject to an additional charge included in the rate.

1.6 The Company shall deliver as near to site as a safe hard road (which shall be determined by the Company in its absolute discretion permits). Additional costs arising as a result of delivering off a safe hard road will be at the customers cost. If a vehicle used by the Company delivers or collects Goods or materials to or from a place off a public road, the customer shall indemnify the Company against any resulting damage howsoever caused. The Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery however caused and whether or not outside the control of the Company.

1.7 Time shall not be of the essence and the customer shall not be entitled to terminate the agreement in the event of late delivery. The Goods may be delivered in advance of the quoted delivery date in which event the company shall give reasonable notice to the customer.

1.8 The customer or authorised employee or agent of the customer shall accept delivery and sign the delivery note. The customer shall be bound by the signature on such notes of any person appearing to the driver of the vehicle to be authorised to sign the same and accept delivery of such materials.

1.9 The customer is under a duty to inspect the Goods at the time of unloading, prior to full discharge. The Company will not be responsible for delivery of wrong product once accepted on inspection or signed delivery. The Company is not responsible for any consequential losses which may arise as a result of the wrong product being delivered.

2.0
2.0.1 the customer shall immediately advise the driver and telephone the Company and then advise the Company in writing within two working days of unloading(*the Notice Procedure*) of any claim for short delivery.
2.0.2 if the customer fails to follow the Notice procedure the Goods shall be deemed to have been delivered in the weights, product type or quantities shown on the delivery note.
2.0.3 if the customer fails to notify the Company within the time limits set out in 2.0.1 above the customer shall not be entitled and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to reject the Goods or claim any damages whatsoever for short delivery howsoever caused.
2.0.4 the Company’s liability for short delivery is limited to making good the shortage.
2.0.5 the customer shall pay the price for the goods delivered.

2.0.6 in the event of no customer available on site to accept delivery and sign the appropriate delivery documentation, the company will endeavour to make contact by phone or email to inform the customer of the delivery waiting onsite. If the customer can not be contacted the company driver or any sub contractor hired by Leer Quarries Ltd, shall be deemed by the company able to sign for proof of delivery.  A copy of the signed delivery document shall be left on site with the delivered goods.

PAYMENT

2.1 payment shall be due within 30 days of invoice.

2.1.1 If a UK customer fails to make any payment on the due date, then without prejudice to the company’s other rights, the Company shall be entitled to appropriate any payment made by the customer to any Goods supplied under any contract made between the customer and the Company as the Company thinks fit and/or charge the customer interest on the amount unpaid at the rate of 5 percent per annum above Bank of England base rate from time to time until the full amount is paid.

2.1.1 If a European Union customer fails to make any payment on the due date, then without prejudice to the company’s other rights, the Company shall be entitled to appropriate any payment made by the customer to any Goods supplied under any contract made between the customer and the Company as the Company thinks fit and may charge interest on any amount overdue at the statutory rate provided for pursuant to the European Communities (Late Payments in Commercial Transactions) Regulations, 2002. Such interest shall be payable on demand.

2.2 The customer shall not be entitled to make any deduction from the price in respect of any set off or counter claim.

2.3 The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion at any time to insist upon payment by way of cleared funds for Goods before delivery or to demand security for payment before continuing with or delivering any Goods notwithstanding any subsisting agreement to provide credit to the customer.

2.4 If the customer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or becomes subject to an administration order: or becomes bankrupt or goes into liquidation: or the customer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business: or the company reasonably believes that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the customer and notifies the customer accordingly: or in the event of the customer being in breach of any of these conditions: then the company without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company shall be entitled to cancel the contract or to suspend any further delivery under the contract without any liability of the Company to the customer and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable.

Credit Account

• A credit application form must be completed in full, prior to any business being under taking and must be duly signed.
• Payment terms are strictly 30 days.

Please note that a completed and signed credit application confirms that you have accepted and agreed to our Terms and Conditions

Suppliers.

Goods and services supplied to Leer Quarries Ltd. must be accompanied by a delivery docket or despatch note and signed for by an employee of Leer Quarries Ltd.