The Following Standard Conditions of Sales shall govern this transaction except as otherwise specially stated in writing by the seller: –

1. QUOTATIONS: Quotations are based upon the company’s price levels, and if, owing to alterations in the cost of materials, in wage rates, or in other expenses, the price level of the relevant goods is revised, the prices chargeable shall be those ruling at date of dispatch. Subject to the foregoing, quotations shall be open for acceptance within fourteen days of the date thereof.

2. TERMS:

(a) Net cash following month of delivery.

(b) In case of orders involving more than one delivery, if default is made in payment on due date for any one delivery, the seller at his option shall be entitled to treat the contract as repudiated by the buyer and to claim damages accordingly.

(c) An order once placed cannot be cancelled except by mutual agreement and then only on terms which would fully indemnify the seller.

3. DELIVERY:

(a) Goods shall be delivered as soon as ready on returnable pallets. Pallets not returned may be invoiced.

(b) In cases where contracts provide for deferred deliveries over a period of time, such deliveries shall be accepted within that period. At the end of that period, the goods shall be invoiced, payment thereupon immediately becoming due. Storage charges may then be charged to the customer’s account. No liability is accepted for the condition of goods held beyond the period agreed, which are held at the customer’s risk.

(c) Each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and any failure or defect in any one delivery shall not vitiate the contract as to the remaining deliveries.

(d) While every effort will be made by the seller to effect delivery in accordance with any pre-arranged dates no guarantee as to dates of delivery by the seller is to be implied and the seller will not accept any liability for any loss or damage occasioned by delay in delivery however caused.

4. QUANTITY/SIZE VARIATIONS: A shortage or surplus, charged pro rata, not exceeding 10 per cent, will be considered due execution of any order over 500. When quantities are below 500 these will be supplied +/- 20%. The size tolerance for finished goods is +/- 3mm.

5. SKETCHES, ETC: All sketches and origination work remains the property of the seller, and the right is reserved to charge for costs of printing plates and/or die press formes. We also reserve the right to charge for design and drop testing work that has been carried out at customers’ request.

6. PROOFS: Alterations for original copy on and after the first proof, including alterations in style, will be charged extra. Proofs of all work may be submitted for customer’s approval, and no responsibility will be accepted for any errors in proofs, which may be passed by him.

7. CLAIMS: Complaints or claims will only be entertained if lodged by the buyer within seven days of receipt of goods by him, or if related to the transport of the goods within such time as will enable the seller to comply with the time limit and procedure of the Railway Companies or other carriers by whom the goods were transported. The return of goods will not be accepted unless the seller or his representatives shall first have had the opportunity of examining same.

8. LIMITATIONS OF SELLER’S LIABILITY: Any express or implied statement, condition or warranty, statutory of otherwise, not stated herein is hereby excluded and deemed to be inconsistent herewith: and no responsibility is accepted by the seller, for any damage or loss arising directly or indirectly out of goods supplied or for any damage or loss arising by reasons of failure of the goods to comply with the specification.

9. COST VARIATION: Prices are subject to revision in the event of any increase in costs incurred by the seller between the date of confirmation of order and the date of delivery to buyer.

10. CUSTOMER’S PROPERTY: Customer’s property when supplied will be held at customer’s risk. Every care will be taken to secure the best results where materials are supplied by customers, but responsibility will not be accepted for imperfect work caused by defects in or unsuitability of materials so supplied.

11. MATERIAL: Whilst every endeavour will be made to supply material in accordance with the quality of samples submitted or quoted for, this cannot be guaranteed.

12. TITLE OF GOODS: The ownership of goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the provisions of this order (“the goods”) will be deemed to be transferred to the purchaser only when the purchaser has discharged all liabilities owing to the seller on any account whatsoever.

13. FORCE MAJEURE, ETC: The performance of all contracts is subject to variation or cancellation by the seller owing to any Act of God, war, strikes, lock-outs, fire, flood, drought, tempest or any cause beyond the control of the seller or owing to any inability by the seller to procure materials or articles required for the performance of the contract and the seller shall not be held responsible for any inability to deliver caused by any such contingency.

14. PAYMENTS: Subject to the satisfactory references, goods invoiced up to and including the last day of a calendar month shall be paid for not later than the last business day of the following month. The company reserves the right to charge interest on any overdue accounts, at commercial rates which will be not less than 8% over the Base Rate of NatWest Bank PLC, from time to time applicable until the sum due is paid; otherwise payment is to be made by cash with order.

15. PRINTING STEREOS and DIE PRESS FORMES: Not used over a twelve month period will be destroyed.

16. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS OR INDULGENCE: Any indulgence granted by the Company to a customer or any waiver by the Company of its rights under these conditions in respect of any particular transaction or series of transactions, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the Company’s rights in respect of any further transactions nor to be an agreement to confer the same indulgence in respect of any further transactions.

17. MACHINE READABLE CODES:

(a) In the case of machine readable codes or symbol, the printer shall print the same as specified or approved by the customer in accordance with generally accepted standards and procedures.

(b) The customer shall be responsible for satisfying himself that the code or symbol will read correctly on the equipment likely to be used by those for whom the code or symbol is intended.

(c) The customer shall indemnify the seller against any claim by any party resulting from the code or symbol not reading or not reading correctly for any reason, except to the extent that such claim arises from any failure of the printer to comply with paragraph (a) above which is not attributable to error falling within the tolerances generally accepted in the trade in relation to printing of this sort.

18. CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS: For the avoidance of doubt the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the Agreement, for any consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise), costs, expenses and other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether caused by the negligence of the Company, its employees or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, except as expressly provided in these Conditions.