General conditions for hiring of equipment and conditions of sale.
Effective Date: January 2025
Registered office: High Meadow, Coopersale Street, Epping, Essex CM16 7QJ
Company Reg No: 8108186 | VAT No: 152 3240 49
The hire period shall commence from the time when the plant leaves the Owner's depot or place where last used or sited, and shall continue until the Plant is received back at the Owner's depot or nominated site. An allowance shall be made of not more than one day's hire charge each way for travelling time but if the Plant is used on day of travelling then the full hire rates shall be paid for that day.
The minimum hire period is four calendar weeks of seven days each week. If the Agreement is determined before the expiry of a four week period then the Owner reserves the right to charge the Hirer the balance of unexpired Minimum Hire Period.
The plant shall be deemed to be in good order and condition in accordance with the terms hereof and the Agreement is entered into on the basis that the hirer has inspected the plant and is satisfied as to its condition in respect of defects which that the inspection ought to have revealed. Notification of the defects must be made in writing by the Hirer to the Owner within three days of delivery to site.
The Owner retains the right to affix its mark or plate identifying as its own property and the Hirer shall not remove, deface or cover up the same.
Any driver supplied by the Owner and delivering the plant to the Hirer shall be deemed to be under the Hirer's control, and the Hirer shall be responsible for unloading and reloading the Plant at the site and the Hirer shall be responsible for any damage occasioned (howsoever and by whomsoever caused).
The cost of transport shall be the responsibility of the Hirer and, if required by the Owner, the Hirer shall arrange transport of the Plant from the Owner's depot, or place where last used, or site, to the site and returned to a named depot or site on completion of the hire period.
It is the responsibility of the Hirer to ensure the suitability of the site allocated for the Plant so that the Plant can be loaded and unloaded without difficulty. Where the Hirer wishes to move the Plant from the site to which it was delivered or consigned, the Hirer must first obtain the Owner's written consent. Furthermore the Hirer will not affix, cause or permit to be affixed the Plant to the land so as to become a fixture of the land.
The Hirer shall obtain from the local and other competent authorities all necessary consents, licences or permissions of any kind whatsoever required by law in connection with the use of the Plant or site.
The Owner retains the right to have access to the Plant to inspect, repair or replace the same, and the Hirer shall at all reasonable times allow the Owner, its Agents or its Servants to have access for such purposes, such work as is necessary will be carried out at times convenient to the Hirer so far as is reasonably possible.
The Hirer is fully responsible for any damage to Plant no matter how or by who it was caused or done during the hire period. The Hirer is responsible for all damage, loss, fire, arson, theft, graffiti, vandalism, burglary, riot, wilful damage, breakages, flood, or any peril at all, no matter however or by whoever caused during the hire period.
The Owner does not accept any responsibility for any consequential loss or damage, howsoever caused by malfunction or failure of the Plant or arising from, the non arrival of the Plant, or any cause whatsoever.
During the continuance of the hire period, if the Hirer shall make or propose any composition with his creditors or commit any act of bankruptcy, or if the Hirer is a Limited Company shall go into liquidation (other than voluntary liquidation), or shall allow distress or execution to be levied against it or shall do or cause to be done by other act or thing whereby the rights of the Owner in the Plant may be prejudiced, this agreement shall be terminated forthwith, but without prejudice to any pre-existing liability of the Hirer hereunder, and the Owner may take possession of the Plant without notice for which purpose it shall be lawful for him to enter into any premises or site where the Plant may be without prejudice to any other rights the Owner may possess.
The hire rate in the Agreement is based on the minimum period quoted. Where the actual period is less than originally quoted, then the owner reserves the right to charge the Hirer at the appropriate rate for the shorter period.
Official orders will be sent by the Hirer at the commencement of the hire. In the case of no order being sent and received this form will act as the official order.