Please read carefully.
DEFINITIONS -
The 'COMPANY' means BENTLEYS.
The 'HIRER' means the Person(s), Company or Body Hiring Unit(s) from BENTLEYS.
The 'EQUIPMENT' means any UNIT(S) or ITEM(S) supplied by BENTLEYS.
All our Equipment is used on a regular basis and this is visible in its appearance
and condition.
The Company Accept no Responsibility for Damage or Injury whilst our Equipment is
under Hire to you.
You will need to provide 2 forms of I.D. i.e. Drivers Licence, Utility Bill etc.
this forms part of the hire agreement.
Finally, due to us having received several Cheques returned Unpaid we require Cash
Payment on all Hires upon Delivery.
1. CONDITIONS - Unless otherwise stated in writing, all orders are accepted
subject to the Terms and Conditions of Hire stated below and the Hirer, by Authorising
or allowing work to proceed is deemed to have Acknowledged this fact.
2. QUOTATIONS - The Company reserves the right to revise or withdraw any
quotation prior to acceptance and to vary the quoted charges, should any substantial
increase in costs occur. Acceptance of all quotations is made strictly subject to
the Equipment being available. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the
Equipment ordered is delivered, the Company reserves the right to substitute the
nearest available Item should the need arise.
3. ERECTION AND DISMANTLING - Bentleys do not attached/fix any Items/Equipment
to any Buildings/structures. The Company provides the labour for erection and dismantling
of their Marquees and the cost is included in the hire charge. It does not include
attendance by the Company's staff, except during the erection and dismantling period.
If special times are required for the erection or dismantling of the Equipment,
these must be notified to the Company well beforehand. The hire charges quoted for
furniture does not include erection, placing or dismantling, unless previously arranged
at extra cost.
4. SITE - The hire charges are based on the assumption that the site is reasonably
flat, level and firm ground with access for motor transport and that no drains,
pipes, cables or any other services are buried beneath the surface or otherwise
concealed. The hire charges do not include any making good or repair of damage to
site. Where electrical Equipment is hired, the Hirer shall provide a suitable Power
Point within 25 metres of the Equipment and shall be fully responsible for the adequacy
and reliability of that supply.
5. LOSS OR DAMAGE - The Hirer will be responsible for the Equipment once
on Site and must ensure the Marquees are kept clean from Stains and Heavy Dirt and
kept completely closed when not in use and that pegs and ropes which become loose
are secured as necessary. The safe custody of the Equipment will be the Hirers responsibility
until collected by the Company. No Crepe Paper/Coloured Paper/Straw Bales is to
be used inside or outside the Marquees. The Company cannot accept responsibility
for the safety of the customer's own Equipment stored or housed in their Marquees.
Damage or loss will be charged at current Replacement Rates. In the event of a Claim
for Loss or Damage being accepted by the Company’s Insurers, the Hirer will be liable
for the first £500 of each and every claim.
6. FORCE MAJEURE - Whilst every effort will be made by the Company to carry
out any order, the full performance of it is subject to the variation of cancellation
by the Company consequent on Act of (God, War, Strikes, Riots, Fire, Adverse Weather
Conditions, Theft, Vandalism, Restrictions on the use of Transport or any other
cause beyond the control of the Company.
7. TERMS OF PAYMENT - Hiring will be confirmed in writing by the Company
on receipt of a minimum deposit of 50% of the total value of the booking. (Deposits
are Non Refundable) The balance of the Hire must be settled in full
on the Day of Erection of Marquee(s) and/or delivery day of any furniture and Equipment
Hired. Additional Equipment ordered by the Hirer after the delivery of the Original
Order will be the subject of a delivery charge.
8. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY - The Company will not be responsible for, and the
Hirer will indemnify the company against, all claims of injury to persons and loss
or damage to property or equipment howsoever caused, unless it can be proved that
such injury, loss or damage is the result of negligence or faulty workmanship on
the part of the Company.
9. CLAUSES - Marquees are intended as temporary structures and to a certain
degree will not safeguard fully against weather conditions. Therefore the Company
accepts no claims liable to arise from this clause. The Hirer should not tamper
with the structure or any part of the equipment and in particular not affix or suspend
from the equipment any item whatsoever without written consent of the Company FIRE
PREVENTION - Other than the Equipment installed by the Company in its Marquees,
no Lighting, Heating, Cooking or other Gas or Electrical Appliances of any kind
shall be used in or next to any Marquee Hired from the Company without previous
consent, in writing, from the Company.
10. PERMITS - The Hirer is responsible for giving notice to or for obtaining
Permits from any authority that are or may be concerned. Any costs incurred shall
be payable to the Company by the Hirer.
11. OWNERSHIP - All Equipment hired remains at all times the sole property
of the Company and the Hirer shall not in any way damage, hire sell or otherwise
part with possession of the Equipment. In the event of there being any monies due
from the Hirer to the Company at any time whilst the Equipment or any part of it
shall remain in the possession or control of the Hirer then without prejudice to
any other remedy available to the Company whether under the terms of this Contract
or otherwise the Company shall be entitled to dismantle remove and take possession
of the Equipment. The Hirer hereby irrevocably authorises the Company to enter onto
the site as its agent for such purposes.
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