1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

In these Conditions:  
“Customer” means any person or organisation with whom the Company enters into an Agreement subject to these Conditions;
“Company” means The Top Table Catering Co Ltd of 5 School Road, Sale, Cheshire. M33 7XY. Registration number 3885271;
“Agreement” means any agreement made subject to these Conditions that shall incorporate these Conditions;
"Conditions" means these standard terms and conditions of sale and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Customer and the Company;
“Accepted Order” means an Order, which has been accepted by the Company, acceptance being indicated by acknowledgement by “The Company”

2. COMPLETE AGREEMENT
2.1 These Conditions shall govern the Contract to exclusion of any other terms and conditions between the Company and the Customer and no variation to the Contract or these Conditions (including the incorporation of the Customer's standard terms and conditions of business) shall be binding upon the Company unless agreed in writing by the Company and signed by a Director of the Company.
2.2 The Company's employees agents or representatives are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless such representations are confirmed in writing by a Director of the Company.
2.3 Any typing clerical or other error or omission in any catalogue, sales literature,  price list, despatch note, invoice or other documentation or any information issued by the Company ( in whatever form and on whatever media) shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Company.

3. CONTRACT
3.1 No order submitted by the Customer shall be deemed to be accepted by the  Company until the Goods have been despatched by the Company and an invoice issued to the Customer.
3.2 The Customer shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of any order submitted by the Customer including confirming in writing any telephone orders and or giving the Company any necessary information relating to the Contract and delivery (as the case may be) within a sufficient time to enable the Company to deliver the Goods to the premises notified to the Company by the Customer.
3.3 Written confirmations of any telephone orders shall clearly indicate that they are only confirming earlier telephone orders and shall contain details of the Customer's account number and purchase order number.

4. PRICE
4.1 The price of the Goods shall either be the price payable for the Goods at the time of acceptance of the Customer's order in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3.1 or in cases where the Customer has paid for the Goods by credit card or cheque and payment has cleared the price paid for the Goods by the Customer at the time when payment cleared subject to the Company reserving the right by giving notice in writing to the Customer at any time before delivery to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Company which is due to any matters beyond the Company's reasonable control including (without limitation) any increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), transport costs, carriage, postage and packaging and any other applicable duties and taxes.
4.2 All prices stated in any Company's catalogue, sales literature, price lists or other documentation ( issued by the Company from time to time in whatever form and on whatever media) may be altered by the Company at any time without giving notice to the Customer.
4.3 The price for any Goods quoted in any catalogues sales literature or price lists is exclusive of any applicable VAT and delivery and any other duties taxes and applicable charges in relation to the Goods which the Customer shall additionally be liable to pay to the Company.
4.4 The price for the Goods stated in any invoice shall be exclusive of VAT.
  4.5 The Customer shall be liable for any reasonable costs incurred by the Company in the event of variation, suspension or cancellation of any order by the Customer.

5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to any other provisions in these Conditions all invoices shall be paid by the Customer within thirty days of the date of the Company's invoice.
5.2 The time of payment of any invoice shall be of the essence of the Contract and receipts for payment shall be issued to the Customer only upon request.
5.3 If the Customer fails to make any payment on the due date then (without prejudice to any other rights or remedies the Company may have) the Company shall be entitled to:
5.3.1 Cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Customer; and
5.3.2 Charge interest on a day to day basis on all overdue sums owing to it under these Conditions at the rate of 4 per cent over the base rate of the National Westminster Bank Plc from time to time and interest shall be calculated from the date the sums in question were payable to the date on which payment is made in full whether before or after judgement.
5.4 Non-account customers are required to pay the Company for all orders for Goods in full by cash or cheque upon delivery.