“Seller” means Panelform Limited its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Panelform Limited.
“Buyer” means the person/s buying the Goods as specified in any invoice, document or order, and if there is more than one Buyer is a reference to each Buyer jointly and severally.
“Goods” means all Goods or Services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer at the Buyer’s request from time to time (where the context so permits the terms ‘Goods’ or ‘Services’ shall be interchangeable for the other).
“Price” means the Price payable for the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Buyer in accordance with clause 4 below.
Acceptance
The Buyer is taken to have exclusively accepted and is immediately bound, jointly and severally, by these terms and conditions if the Buyer places an order for or accepts delivery of the Goods.
These terms and conditions may only be amended with the Seller’s consent in writing and shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency with any other document or agreement between the Buyer and the Seller.
The Buyer shall accept that any quotation provided by the Seller shall be based on current costs of labour, overheads, and the Seller’s own quotes from suppliers and subcontractors.
The Buyer accepts that any drawings or details provided by the Seller with a quotation shall be for quotation purposes and do not form any part of the contract.
Change in Control
The Buyer shall give the Seller not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of the Buyer and/or any other change in the Buyer’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the Buyer’s name, address, contact phone or fax number/s, or business practice). The Buyer shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Seller as a result of the Buyer’s failure to comply with this clause.
Price and Payment
At the Seller’s sole discretion the Price shall be either:
as indicated on any invoice provided by the Seller to the Buyer; or
the Price as at the date of delivery of the Goods according to the Seller’s current price list; or
the Seller’s quoted price (subject to clause 4.2) which will be valid for the period stated in the quotation or otherwise for a period of thirty (30) days.
The Seller reserves the right to change the Price:
if a variation to the Goods which are to supplied is requested; or
if a variation to the Services originally scheduled (including any applicable plans or specifications) is requested; or
in the event of increases to the Seller in the cost of labour or materials (including but not limited to overseas transactions that may increase as a consequence of variations in foreign currency rates of exchange and/or international freight and insurance charges) which are beyond the Seller’s control.
At the Seller’s sole discretion a non-refundable deposit may be required.
The Buyer acknowledges that the supply of Goods on credit shall not take effect until the Buyer has completed a credit application with the Seller and it has been approved with a credit limit established for the account.
In the event that the supply of Goods request exceeds the Buyers credit limit and/or the account exceeds the payment terms, the Seller reserves the right to refuse delivery.
Time for payment for the Goods being of the essence, the Price will be payable by the Buyer on the date/s determined by the Seller, which may be:
on delivery of the Goods;
before delivery of the Goods;
by way of instalments/progress payments in accordance with the Seller’s payment schedule;
for certain approved Buyers, due twenty (20) days following the end of the month in which a statement is posted to the Buyer’s address or address for notices;
the date specified on any invoice or other form as being the date for payment; or
failing any notice to the contrary, the date which is seven (7) days following the date of any invoice given to the Buyer by the Seller.
Payment may be made by cash, cheque, bank cheque, electronic/on-line banking, credit card (plus a surcharge of up to ten dollars ($10)), or by any other method as agreed to between the Buyer and the Seller.
Unless otherwise stated the Price does not include GST. In addition to the Price the Buyer must pay to the Seller an amount equal to any GST the Seller must pay for any supply by the Seller under this or any other agreement for the sale of the Goods. The Buyer must pay GST, without deduction or set off of any other amounts, at the same time and on the same basis as the Buyer pays the Price. In addition the Buyer must pay any other taxes and duties that may be applicable in addition to the Price except where they are expressly included in the Price.
Retentions
No allowance has been made in the Price for the deduction of retentions. In the event that retentions are made, the Seller reserves the right to treat all retentions as placing the Buyer’s account into default.
Delivery of Goods
Delivery (“Delivery”) of the Goods is taken to occur at the time that:
the Buyer or the Buyer’s nominated carrier takes possession of the Goods at the Seller’s address; or
the Seller (or the Seller’s nominated carrier) delivers the Goods to the Buyer’s nominated address even if the Buyer is not present at the address and will be delivered between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
At the Seller’s sole discretion the cost of delivery is either included in the Price or is in addition to the Price.
The Buyer must take delivery by receipt or collection of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery. In the event that the Buyer is unable to take delivery of the Goods as arranged then the Seller shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for redelivery and/or storage.
The Seller may deliver the Goods in separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid in accordance with the provisions in these terms and conditions.
Any time or date given by the Seller to the Buyer is an estimate only. The Buyer must still accept delivery of the Goods even if late and the Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the Buyer as a result of the delivery being late.
Risk
Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods passes to the Buyer on Delivery and the Buyer must insure the Goods on or before Delivery.
If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to ownership passing to the Buyer, the Seller is entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the Goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is sufficient evidence of the Seller’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Seller to make further enquiries.
If the Buyer requests the Seller to leave Goods outside the Seller’s premises for collection or to deliver the Goods to an unattended location then such Goods shall be left at the Buyer’s sole risk.
The Seller shall not be held liable for any loss or damages to the Goods (including, but not limited to damage caused by any third party or other tradesmen) once the Goods have left the control of the Seller.
Title
The Seller and the Buyer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
the Buyer has paid the Seller all amounts owing to the Seller; and
the Buyer has met all of its other obligations to the Seller.
Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised.
It is further agreed that:
until ownership of the Goods passes to the Buyer in accordance with clause 8.1 that the Buyer is only a bailee of the Goods and must return the Goods to the Seller on request.
the Buyer holds the benefit of the Buyer’s insurance of the Goods on trust for the Seller and must pay to the Seller the proceeds of any insurance in the event of the Goods being lost, damaged or destroyed.
the Buyer must not sell, dispose, or otherwise part with possession of the Goods other than in the ordinary course of business and for market value. If the Buyer sells, disposes or parts with possession of the Goods then the Buyer must hold the proceeds of any such act on trust for the Seller and must pay or deliver the proceeds to the Seller on demand.
the Buyer should not convert or process the Goods or intermix them with other goods but if the Buyer does so then the Buyer holds the resulting product on trust for the benefit of the Seller and must sell, dispose of or return the resulting product to the Seller as it so directs.
the Buyer irrevocably authorises the Seller to enter any premises where the Seller believes the Goods are kept and recover possession of the Goods.
the Seller may recover possession of any Goods in transit whether or not delivery has occurred.
the Buyer shall not charge or grant an encumbrance over the Goods nor grant nor otherwise give away any interest in the Goods while they remain the property of the Seller.
the Seller may commence proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods has not passed to the Buyer.
Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)
Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that:
these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
a security interest is taken in all Goods previously supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (if any) and all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Buyer.
The Buyer undertakes to:
sign any further documents and/or provide any further information (such information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects) which the Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;
indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
not register a financing change statement or a change demand without the prior written consent of the Seller; and
immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
The Seller and the Buyer agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.
The Buyer waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131 and 132 of the PPSA.
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Buyer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
The Buyer shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 9.1 to 9.5.
Security and Charge
In consideration of the Seller agreeing to supply the Goods, the Buyer charges all of its rights, title and interest (whether joint or several) in any land, realty or other assets capable of being charged, owned by the Buyer either now or in the future, to secure the performance by the Buyer of its obligations under these terms and conditions (including, but not limited to, the payment of any money).
The Buyer indemnifies the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis incurred in exercising the Seller’s rights under this clause.
The Buyer irrevocably appoints the Seller and each director of the Seller as the Buyer’s true and lawful attorney/s to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 10 including, but not limited to, signing any document on the Buyer’s behalf.
Buyer’s Disclaimer
The Buyer hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel the contract or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any inadvertent misrepresentation made to the Buyer by the Seller and the Buyer acknowledges that the Goods are bought relying solely upon the Buyer’s skill and judgment.
Where the Seller provides advice to the Buyer, such advice is given in good faith only. The Buyer acknowledges that the Seller shall not be liable for any claims howsoever arising out of any advice given.
Care and Maintenance
Durostyle doors and panels are made from High Moisture-Resistant E-Zero substrate, and as with any MDF product, is not waterproof. The Seller recommends care should be taken to ensure the Goods are:
not exposed to high levels of heat, moisture, steam or humidity;
any accidental spills are removed immediately;
cleaned with soft, damp cloth with warm soapy water then dried with a soft, dry cloth;
cleaned with a small amount of mild chemicals on stains which cannot be removed with soapy water;
not cleaned with any commercial cleaning products, abrasive papers, acids, solvents, thinners, methylated spirits, turpentine, bleach M.E.K or any other strong cleaner. Check with the manufacturer’s recommendations prior to using chemical spray.
Defects
The Buyer shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within forty-eight (48) hours of delivery (time being of the essence) notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Buyer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Buyer believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Buyer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be presumed to be free from any defect or damage. For defective Goods, which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Buyer is entitled to reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods.
Returns
Returns will only be accepted provided that:
the Buyer has complied with the provisions of clause 13.1; and
the Seller has agreed in writing to accept the return of the Goods; and
the Goods are returned at the Buyer’s cost within five (5) days of the delivery date; and
the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner; and
the Goods are returned in the condition in which they were delivered and with all packaging material, brochures and instruction material in as new condition as is reasonably possible in the circumstances.
The Seller will not accept the return of Goods for credit.
Returned Goods may (at the Seller’s sole discretion), incur restocking and may incur a handling fee of fifteen percent (15%) of the value of the returned Goods plus any freight.
Non-stocklist items or Goods made to the Buyer’s specifications are under no circumstances acceptable for credit or return.
Warranty
Subject to the conditions of warranty set out in clause 15.2 the Seller warrants that if any defect in any workmanship of the Seller becomes apparent and is reported to the Seller within ten (10) years of the date of delivery (time being of the essence) then the Seller will either (at the Seller’s sole discretion) replace or remedy the workmanship. This warranty only applies to the original Buyer of the Goods.
The conditions applicable to the warranty given by clause 15.1 are:
the warranty shall not cover any defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise through:
failure on the part of the Buyer to properly maintain any Goods as per clause 12.1; or
failure on the part of the Buyer to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Seller; or
failure on the part of the Buyer, the Buyer’s agent or other third party’s incorrect installation of the Goods; or
any use of any Goods otherwise than for any application specified on a quote or order form; or
the continued use of any Goods after any defect becomes apparent or would have become apparent to a reasonably prudent operator or user; or
fair wear and tear, any accident or act of God.
the warranty shall cease and the Seller shall thereafter in no circumstances be liable under the terms of the warranty if the workmanship is repaired, altered or overhauled without the Seller’s consent.
in respect of all claims the Seller shall not be liable to compensate the Buyer for any delay in either replacing or remedying the workmanship or in properly assessing the Buyer’s claim.
For Goods not manufactured by the Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods. The Seller shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is given by the manufacturer of the Goods.
To the extent permitted by statute, no warranty is given by the Seller as to the quality or suitability of the Goods for any purpose and any implied warranty, is expressly excluded. The Seller shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Goods, or caused by the Goods, or any part thereof however arising.
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
If the Buyer is acquiring Goods for the purposes of a trade or business, the Buyer acknowledges that the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to the supply of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer.
Intellectual Property
Where the Seller has designed, drawn or developed Goods for the Buyer, then the copyright in any designs and drawings and documents shall remain the property of the Seller.
The Buyer warrants that all designs, specifications or instructions given to the Seller will not cause the Seller to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Buyer’s order and the Buyer agrees to indemnify the Seller against any action taken by a third party against the Seller in respect of any such infringement.
The Buyer agrees that the Seller may (at no cost) use for the purposes of marketing or entry into any competition, any documents, designs, drawings or Goods which the Seller has created for the Buyer.
Default and Consequences of Default
Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of payment, at a rate of two and a half percent (2.5%) per calendar month (and at the Seller’s sole discretion such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate) after as well as before any judgment.
If the Buyer owes the Seller any money the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all costs and disbursements incurred by the Seller in recovering the debt (including but not limited to internal administration fees, legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis, the Seller’s collection agency costs, and bank dishonour fees).
Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Buyer is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment) under these terms and conditions the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Buyer. The Seller will not be liable to the Buyer for any loss or damage the Buyer suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under this clause.
Without prejudice to the Seller’s other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Buyer which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately payable if:
any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller’s opinion the Buyer will be unable to make a payment when it falls due;
the Buyer becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Buyer or any asset of the Buyer.
Cancellation
The Seller may cancel any contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of Goods at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the Buyer. On giving such notice the Seller shall repay to the Buyer any money paid by the Buyer for the Goods. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such cancellation.
In the event that the Buyer cancels delivery of Goods the Buyer shall be liable for any and all loss incurred (whether direct or indirect) by the Seller as a direct result of the cancellation (including, but not limited to, any loss of profits).
Cancellation of orders for Goods made to the Buyer’s specifications, or for non-stocklist items, will definitely not be accepted once production has commenced, or an order has been placed.
Privacy Act 1993
The Buyer authorises the Seller or the Seller’s agent to:
access, collect, retain and use any information about the Buyer;
(including any overdue fines balance information held by the Ministry of Justice) for the purpose of assessing the Buyer’s creditworthiness; or
for the purpose of marketing products and services to the Buyer.
disclose information about the Buyer, whether collected by the Seller from the Buyer directly or obtained by the Seller from any other source, to any other credit provider or any credit reporting agency for the purposes of providing or obtaining a credit reference, debt collection or notifying a default by the Buyer.
Where the Buyer is an individual the authorities under clause 20.1 are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.
The Buyer shall have the right to request the Seller for a copy of the information about the Buyer retained by the Seller and the right to request the Seller to correct any incorrect information about the Buyer held by the Seller.
Unpaid Seller’s Rights
Where the Buyer has left any item with the Seller for repair, modification, exchange or for the Seller to perform any other service in relation to the item and the Seller has not received or been tendered the whole of any monies owing to it by the Buyer, the Seller shall have, until all monies owing to the Seller are paid:
a lien on the item; and
the right to retain or sell the item, such sale to be undertaken in accordance with any legislation applicable to the sale or disposal of uncollected goods.
The lien of the Seller shall continue despite the commencement of proceedings, or judgment for any monies owing to the Seller having been obtained against the Buyer.
Construction Contracts Act 2002
The Buyer hereby expressly acknowledges that:
the Seller has the right to suspend work within five (5) working days of written notice of its intent to do so if a payment claim is served on the Buyer, and:
the payment is not paid in full by the due date for payment and no payment schedule has been given by the Buyer; or
a scheduled amount stated in a payment schedule issued by the Buyer in relation to the payment claim is not paid in full by the due date for its payment; or
the Buyer has not complied with an adjudicator’s notice that the Buyer must pay an amount to the Seller by a particular date; and
the Seller has given written notice to the Buyer of its intention to suspend the carrying out of construction work under the construction contract.
if the Seller suspends work, it:
is not in breach of contract; and
is not liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered, or alleged to be suffered, by the Buyer or by any person claiming through the Buyer; and
is entitled to an extension of time to complete the contract; and
keeps its rights under the contract including the right to terminate the contract; and may at any time lift the suspension, even if the amount has not been paid or an adjudicator’s determination has not been complied with.
if the Seller exercises the right to suspend work, the exercise of that right does not:
affect any rights that would otherwise have been available to the Seller under the Contractual Remedies Act 1979; or
enable the Buyer to exercise any rights that may otherwise have been available to the Buyer under that Act as a direct consequence of the Seller suspending work under this provision.
General
The failure by the Seller to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect the Seller’s right to subsequently enforce that provision. If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.
The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Buyer for any indirect and/or consequential loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Buyer arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions (alternatively the Seller’s liability shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods).
The Buyer shall not be entitled to set off against, or deduct from the Price, any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the Buyer by the Seller nor to withhold payment of any invoice because part of that invoice is in dispute.
The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Buyer’s consent.
The Buyer agrees that the Seller may amend these terms and conditions at any time. If the Seller makes a change to these terms and conditions, then that change will take effect from the date on which the Seller notifies the Buyer of such change. The Buyer will be taken to have accepted such changes if the Buyer makes a further request for the Seller to provide Goods to the Buyer.
Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood, storm or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party.
The Buyer warrants that it has the power to enter into this agreement and has obtained all necessary authorisations to allow it to do so, it is not insolvent and that this agreement creates binding and valid legal obligations on it.
