Terms & Conditions
Application of Conditions
Contracts and orders are accepted upon and subject to the conditions below. Unless expressly accepted in writing any qualifications of these conditions in any written or printed document of the customer shall be deemed to be inapplicable.
Payment Terms
Payment terms are thirty days from date of invoice.
The company reserve the right to withhold further despatches to customers whose accounts are overdue.
Interest
The company reserves the right to charge interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 5% above Bank of England base rate.
Prices
Prices are correct at the time of publication but are subject to alteration without prior notice. Orders can only be accepted to be invoiced at the prices ruling at the date of despatch. Prices are exclusive of VAT.
Products
The Company reserves the right to modify products without prior notice.
Samples
Not withstanding that a sample of the goods may have been exhibited or shown to the buyer and inspected by the buyer, it is hereby declared that such samples are solely to enable the buyer to judge the quality or the type of goods and do not constitute a sale by a sample under the contract. The buyer shall take the goods at his own risk as to their corresponding with the sample or as to their quality, condition or sufficiency for any purpose.
Scheduled Orders
A scheduled order calling for delivery spread over a defined period shall constitute authority to manufacture and shall define the buyers ultimate delivery. The buyer is at all times liable for current total scheduled stocks and work in progress.
Title of Goods
Title of goods is only transferred when payment has been received for all amounts due and owing. Should amount due be unpaid, Olympic shall have the right to enter the customer’s premises during ordinary business hours and take possession and remove such of its goods as are in the customer’s possession.
If the goods have been sold by the customer before all payments have been made to Olympic, the customer must hold the proceeds arising from such sale as trustee for Olympic until all payments due have been made.
In the event of a customer being placed in Receivership or Liquidation it is not the intention of the parties hereto, that a Receiver or Liquidator to be empowered to sell Olympic goods save where all payments due and owing to Olympic by the customer have been paid in full.
Minimum Unit Packs
Minimum unit packs are not normally split, but where this is specially requested, a 25% surcharge is added to the split item
Pack Sizes
Pack sizes shown on this Website are subject to alteration without notice.
Carriage
Is paid within the United Kingdom (excluding off-shore islands) on all orders of a net value minimum of £90. Orders below this value are subject to a normal carriage surcharge. Outside these areas carriage is charged on all orders of a net value minimum less than £250. Full details are shown on our delivery page.
Minimum Order
Full details of minimum order values are shown on our delivery page.
Delivery
Delivery is normally 2 to 3 days within the United Kingdom. There will be minimum surcharges of £7.50 for next day delivery or £18 for Saturday delivery. Overnight delivery is not available outside the United Kingdom mainland.
Returned Goods
Returned goods which having been correctly supplied and are returned for credit, will only be credited less a 20% handling charge. All items must be in a re-saleable condition and in their original undamaged packs. No returned goods which exceed the invoice date by six months or more will be accepted. Products with a shelf life cannot be accepted for return.
Additional details can be found on our returns page.
Accounts
Accounts are payable at the offices of Olympic shown below.
1-4 Venture Court
Metcalf Drive
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5WH
3 Greenway
Conlig
County Down
BT23 7SU
Box Quantities
Box quantities are average.
Discounts
Discounts are available on all products subject to negotiation.
Claims
Claims for damage or shortage must be notified to ourselves in writing within 3 days of delivery. Non receipt of the whole or part of the consignment must be notified to Olympic within 14 days from the date of despatch. Claims outside these periods cannot be accepted. No responsibility can be accepted for damaged material or short delivery where the carrier has been given a clean receipt.
Specification
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this Website. The company reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Illustrations are for reference only and not proportionate.
Health & Safety
The buying company should satisfy that itself that the persons responsible for the use of the product supplied by the company have all the information required on the Health & Safety requirements in respect of the product.
For guidance on usage and typical applications refer to the individual product pages.
The buying company must at all times satisfy itself that the products supplied are suitable. The company can accept no liability for the use to which products are put or the way in which they are used.
Any recommendations made by the company are in good faith but cannot over ride the basic obligation of the user to satisfy himself at all times as to the suitability because of the widely varying environmental conditions, the standard of application and the changes in technology which alter the properties of materials with which our products are expected to perform.
When using cutting tools, hand tools and other fixing products remember to wear the appropriate protection and take the necessary safety precautions. Dispose of all used products carefully and in an environmentally friendly manner.
Handling
Goods supplied vary in size and weight and persons handling should be fully acquainted with the correct method thereof. Certain items supplied have due to their nature, sharp points or edges and should therefore be handled carefully.
Legal Construction
These conditions and any contract between seller and buyer shall be constructed and operate in all respects as a contract made in England and in conformity with English Law.
Pricing
The company has taken care in compiling pricing but cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.
Copyright
No part of this Website may be reproduced without the permission of Olympic Fixings