Terms & Conditions.

The following conditions apply to the hire of any item including furniture and any other piece of equipment by us, Academy Furniture Hire Limited, to you, the customer. In these conditions, the word ‘equipment’ includes any item hired by us to you.

The terms of these conditions can only be altered with our written agreement. No condition contained in any booking form or other communication by you which is inconsistent with any of these conditions will be deemed to have been accepted unless we have agreed to your condition in writing.

Acceptance of Quotation.

No binding contract will exist until you have accepted our quotation and paid a 25% or 50% deposit to reserve the applicable furniture. Quotations remain valid for 30 days from the date stated on them provided that the equipment is still available.

Balance Payment.

Payment for furniture ordered shall be made no later than 14 days before the agreed delivery date unless the customer shall have been granted a trade account. Academy Furniture Hire Limited shall have agreed any trade account facility in writing.

Cancellation.

In the event that you cancel the contract, any deposit that you have paid shall be forfeit. In addition, you will be liable to pay the following percentage of the hire charge quoted dependent on the Period of Notice given prior to date of commencement of the hire. The deposit shall be deducted from the percentage payable.

	Period of Notice	Percentage of the Total Hire Charge
	90 days +	25% or deposit paid, whichever is the greater
	61 to 90 days	50% or deposit paid, whichever is the greater
	31 to 60 days	60% or deposit paid, whichever is the greater
	8 to 30 days	75% or deposit paid, whichever is the greater
	Up to 7 days	90% or deposit paid, whichever is the greater

Delay.

We shall not be liable for delay or failure to complete any contracts as a result of:

1.	The site or venue being unsafe for access at the date and time agreed for delivery
2.	The site or venue being unavailable for access at the date and time agreed for delivery
3.	Loss of furniture due to theft
4.	Loss or damage to furniture by fire or flood
5.	Any industrial dispute or strike
6.	Any cause beyond our control

Non-availability of Equipment.

If for reasons beyond our control any item of furniture booked is not available for the period of hire, we reserve the right to substitute an alternative piece of furniture. If we do so you will not have any claim against us. In the event that we cannot substitute suitable alternative items of furniture we shall notify you of cancellation of the contract immediately, in which event any deposit or other monies paid by you will be refunded immediately, but otherwise no claim shall lie against us.

Delivery to Site.

You must have the site available and in a suitable condition for delivery of the furniture at the time stated for delivery. You should either be available personally or have a representative available at the site at the time stated for delivery to check the furniture items delivered and sign the appropriate Delivery Note. If you are not present and do not have a representative at the site at the time of delivery:

1.	You will be deemed to have accepted delivery of the items specified in the Delivery Note.
2.	We will set out the furniture items in such a manner and location as we consider appropriate provided that we shall follow in so far as possible any plan supplied by you.

Ownership.

All furniture hired remains at all times the sole property of Academy Furniture Hire Ltd. You may not sub-hire or part with possession of the furniture and you may not allow any lien or encumbrance to be created over the furniture.

Limitation of Liability.

In the event that we fail to fulfil any terms of the hire contract our liability is limited to refund or cancellation of any hire charges. Under no circumstances shall we be liable to you for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss or profit or otherwise) cost expenses or other claim for compensation whatsoever whether caused by the negligence of ourselves, our employees or agents or otherwise which arise out of or in connection with the hire of the furniture and our entire liability under and in connection with the hire contract shall not exceed the amount of hire charges. This condition shall not apply to death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

Insolvency of Customer.

If you become insolvent or are made bankrupt or come to any arrangement or scheme with your creditors, or, if you are a company, you have a liquidator, receiver or administrator appointed or if you breach any of these conditions then we may cancel the hire contract immediately and remove any furniture delivered.

Applicable Law.

These terms and conditions shall be construed according to the Law of England.