Terms & Conditions

1. In the Hire Contract

• 1.1. Definitions
  • ‘Charges’ means the charges agreed between the parties for the hire of the Equipment and Services set out in the Rental Agreement.
  • ‘Company’ means Slowmo Ltd of 24 Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BY
  • ‘Agreement’ means the rental agreement containing full customer and equipment details applicable to the hire together with the customer’s signature confirming the correctness and completeness of the equipment and the Acceptance of the Rental Terms and Conditions.
  • ‘Contract’ means these conditions and the Agreement.
  • ‘Equipment’ means all articles and materials taken on hire from the Company by the Customer in the course of its business.
  • ‘Goods’ means any goods to be supplied to the Customer by the Company (including any part or parts of them) under the Contract.
  • ‘Quotation’ means the quotation addressed to the Customer, which shall lapse one month from the date of such Quotation unless accepted in writing by the Customer before the expiry of such 3 calendar months.
  • ‘Services’ means the services (if any) to be provided by the Company to the Customer (including the installation, delivery, collection and maintenance of the Equipment and the provision of training) as agreed between the parties.
• 1.2. These conditions shall govern the Contract between the Company and any Hirer to the exclusion of any other Conditions.
• 1.3. No variation to these conditions will be binding unless in writing between the Company and the Hirer.
• 1.4. These conditions override any earlier conditions appearing in the Company’s catalogue or elsewhere or referred to by the Hirer, whether in the quotation or in any negotiations.

2. Quotation

• 2.1. Details of the Charges and any hire period are set out in the Quotation.
• 2.2. The Charge for the Equipment commences on the day the Equipment leaves the Company’s premises and terminates at the end of the agreed hire period, providing that the Equipment has been returned to the Company in the same condition it was in at the commencement of the hire (fair wear and tear excepted).
• 2.3. In the event that the Equipment is lost, damaged or destroyed, the period in respect of which a Charge shall be payable shall continue until such time as the Equipment is recovered and returned to the Company or (if damaged) is repaired and available for re-hire or (if destroyed) is replaced by an equivalent or comparable item available for hire. Any such additional hire charge for lost, damaged or destroyed Equipment shall not exceed an amount equal to thirteen weeks rental of that Equipment.
• 2.4. All dealings under the Contract will be on these conditions to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which the Customer purports to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or other document) and no terms or conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or contained in the Customer’s purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or other document will form part of the Contract simply as a result of such document being referred to in the Contract.
• 2.5. If the Hirer, following the commencement of the Agreement, cancels it or seeks to reduce its requirements for Services or Equipment, the Company reserves the right to charge the Hirer’s sum which reflects the costs of the Company entering in the Agreement and preparing for the supply of the Equipment or services.

3. Delivery of Equipment

• 3.1. Any dates quoted for the delivery of the Equipment, the Goods or the provision of the Services are approximate only and the Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery or provision howsoever caused.
• 3.2. If, upon delivery of the Equipment or Goods, the Customer discovers that the Equipment or Goods are damaged or malfunction in any way, it shall notify the Company within 24 hours of delivery. If the Customer does not notify the Company accordingly, the Customer shall not be entitled to reject the Equipment or Goods and the Company shall have no liability for such defect or failure and the Customer shall be bound to pay the charges as if the Equipment and Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract. The Company shall endeavour to replace any faulty Equipment which is notified in accordance with this clause as soon as is reasonably practicable.
• 3.3. All Equipment and Goods shall, immediately upon delivery and thereafter, be the responsibility of and at the risk of the Customer though for the avoidance of doubt property in the Equipment shall remain at all times with the Company notwithstanding that the Customer shall be liable for any theft, loss, damage or destruction howsoever caused to the Equipment.
• 3.4. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, delivery of the Equipment and Goods shall take place at the Company’s place of business and the Buyer will take delivery of the same within 5 days of the Company giving it notice that the Equipment and Goods are ready for delivery, after which delivery shall be deemed to have occurred.
• 3.5. Where delivery to the Customer’s premises is effected by a third party, delivery for these purposes shall be deemed to have occurred when the Equipment and Goods leave the Company’s premises or the premises of the third party supplier.

4. Use of the Equipment

• 4.1. If the Equipment becomes defective during the hire period through no fault (directly or indirectly) of the Customer, the Company may, at its discretion, either replace the Equipment or repair any defective part providing the defective Equipment or part is returned to the Company at the place from which it was hired, with the costs of carriage, insurance and handling charges paid by the Customer. Alternatively, the Company may, at its discretion, pay the reasonable cost of the repair or, the replacement of the Equipment by a dealer approved by the Company for that purpose and on terms acceptable to the Company.
• 4.2. The Customer will at all times during the hire period:
  • 4.2.1. Keep the Equipment in its possession and under its control and not purport to sell, loan, assign, pledge or permit any lien to be created over it or any part of it;
  • 4.2.2. Ensure that the Equipment is used in a proper manner with the benefit of such permissions, licences or permits as may be required, in accordance with all statutory regulations and only by persons having the appropriate qualifications;
  • 4.2.3. Not hold or use the Equipment (nor permit others to do so) in a manner which will or may cause any provision of the insurance policies referred to in condition 7 to be broken;
  • 4.2.4. Take proper care of the Equipment and ensure that it is safely and properly stored;
  • 4.2.5. Inform in writing any person to whom a debenture or charge over any part of the Customer’s assets is to be granted that the Equipment is not the property of the Customer.
• 4.3. The Customer will not, without prior consent of the Company in writing, which consent may be withheld at the Company’s absolute discretion, allow the Equipment to be removed outside the United Kingdom or to be used in any abnormal or hazardous assignment.