Terms and Conditions of Trade.
No one likes the small print.
While it might feel a bit time-consuming to read the fine print, we do believe it is the best way to manage expectations and avoid any surprises. Our terms of trade set out what we will deliver to you and what we expect from you. The last thing we want is a mismatch in understanding and a poor outcome for you, the homeowner.
We believe in providing great service and we take pride in our standards. The terms of trade below serve as the criteria for all of the work we carry out. These terms override any agreements made in person, over the telephone, or in any other communication.
When you ask Curtis Electrical Limited to carry out work on your behalf, you agree to uphold your obligations under these terms of trade.
If you have any questions please contact us on our office number 027 768 0137 or email us at office@curtiselectrical.nz If you are unhappy with the work we provide, or have any problems or comments, please let us know immediately. We will do our best to fix any problems right away. If you do not give us feedback or if you delay payment, it makes it difficult for us to put things right.
We take pride in what we do and would love for you to use us again and tell your friends. You can be sure that we want you to get the outcome you are after, as much - if not more- than you do.
You can contact us the following ways:
Mobile Number
027 768 0137
office@curtiselectrical.nz
Curtis Electrical Limited
After Hours Call Out Fee
We define our normal hours of business from 7.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday. Work done outside of these hours is subject to an after hours call out fee.
Call Out Fee
A call out fee is a one-off charge. We have to cover the cost of the administration for your job.
Vehicle Service Fee
This charge is used to cover the cost of running the vehicles.
Parking Permits/Tolls/Paid Parking
If in the course of undertaking work for you, we are required to pay for parking or any other vehicle travel costs, these will be passed on to you.
Additional Travel to the Job Site
We allow up to 30 minutes travel time to your site. This cost is covered in the call-out fee. If we take longer than 30 minutes to travel to your job, the cost of this additional travel time may be charged to you.
Additional Travel Back to Office/Workshop
In some circumstances, if your property is located outside of normal travel routes, you may be charged for the time it takes for the tradespeople to travel back to the office/workshop. If it is more than 30 minutes, you may be charged for the extra time it takes the tradespeople to reach their destination. We as a firm, believe that it is good practice to pay the tradespeople when they are travelling for more than 30 minutes. The exception to this is normal travel to and from home in peak motorway traffic. This condition usually applies to work outside of the city.
After Hours Work
If, in the course of a job, you ask us to do work which falls outside of normal working hours, we will have to charge you additional fees. If it has been arranged as a call-out, call-out fees will be applied. If not, additional fees will be applied to cover the overtime rates.
Cancellations/Rescheduling Appointments
We are always happy to reschedule an appointment free of charge.
If you need to cancel your appointment, please provide us with at least 24 hours notice.
A cancellation fee may apply to appointments that are not cancelled within 24 hours of your appointment.
Payment
For call-out jobs and emergency jobs, payment is due when the work is complete, unless we have made other arrangements. If you have been sent an invoice, payment is due as per the payment date on the invoice.
Once your job is complete, you will be sent a final invoice by email.
Please let us know before work commences if you would prefer an invoice to be mailed to you, as our default communication is email.
Deposits
Some jobs will require a deposit before work commences
If a deposit invoice is sent and remains unpaid before the work commences, we reserve the right to halt work until payment is made. We also reserve the right to cancel the contract entirely, if payment is late or delayed.
Progress Invoices
Progress invoices are claims for work done on site, before the entire job is completed. This covers labour and materials for work done to date. The cost of materials and the amount of time spent on your job will dictate whether you will be sent progress invoices.
As part of our agreement, you accept to pay these progress invoices when they are due. You understand that you cannot withhold payment for any reason.
If for any reason work has paused on your job, you can request an invoice to settle the account by calling the office.
We reserve the right to stop work if progress payments have not been made.
Discounts
Discounts applied to your account are administered at our discretion.
Discounts may be revoked and the full amount may be charged to you if an invoice remains unpaid for more than 20 days or any other agreed date.
Disputed Invoices
If you need to discuss any aspect of payment, please contact us immediately.
If you are dissatisfied with the invoice, it is your responsibility to contact us immediately.
Unpaid Accounts
If payment remains outstanding for over 20 days from the invoice due date a late fee of $50.00 may be added to your account at our discretion.
We reserve the right to charge 5.00% compounding interest on a monthly basis for overdue accounts.
Debt Collection costs may be added to invoices that remain outstanding for over 20 days from the due date.
Terms of Trade
Thank you for choosing us.
Please read the terms of trade listed below. You can accept these terms by clicking on the link in the email that this document was attached to. These terms need to be accepted before we begin work at your property.
1. Application of Terms of Trade
1.1….These terms apply to all trade between [insert client company name] and Curtis Electrical Limited These terms are effective from the above date until these terms of trade are replaced by another document. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply to these terms of trade.
2. Definitions : Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply to these terms of trade:
2.1…. Curtis Electrical Limited means ‘The Company Limited’ and any of its related companies who have supplied goods or services. This also includes the successors and assignees of those companies. “Customer” means the customer who opened an account or the person that the account was created for. These terms of trade include the Customer's trustees, executors [if an individual or successors], permitted assigns, and/or administrators.
2.2….“Goods” means the goods supplied to the Customer by Curtis Electrical Limited which are described by item or indicated on the invoice associated with those goods. This also includes any packing or delivery slip supplied by Curtis Electrical Limited in respect of the goods.
2.3….“PPSA” means the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 and associated regulations, as amended from time to time.
2.4….“PPSR” means the Personal Property Securities Register under the PPSA.
3. Payment
3.1….The Customer shall pay in full for the goods and services no later than the date specified on the Company's invoice. The Customer shall not have any right of set-off or deduction against the required payment or on account of any money which Curtis Electrical Limited may owe the Customer. If the Customer fails to pay the full amount due, on or before the due date, Curtis Electrical Limited (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies) shall be entitled to charge the Customer interest on the amount outstanding from due date until payment.
3.2….The price for the goods and services supplied by Curtis Electrical Limited shall become immediately payable, regardless of any other terms of payment, and Curtis Electrical Limited may take immediate action to recover the price. This includes if the Customer is in default under any agreement with Curtis Electrical Limited or commits an act of insolvency or bankruptcy, goes into liquidation, receivership or voluntary administration, enters into a creditors' composition, or has its credit standing impaired in any way.
4. Withdrawal of Credit
4.1…. Curtis Electrical Limited may at any time, in its sole discretion, withdraw the provision of credit to the Customer.
5. Delivery and Return
5.1….Delivery of goods shall be deemed to be made to the Customer when the goods are first dispatched from Curtis Electrical Limited premises or collected by the Customer or the Customer's agent. All carriers of goods are deemed to be agents of the Customer.
5.2…. Curtis Electrical Limited may stop future deliveries until the Customer has paid for all previous supplies of goods or services supplied by Curtis Electrical Limited (whether payment is due or not).
5.3….If Curtis Electrical Limited is unable to deliver the goods or perform a service because of any cause beyond its control (including any force majeure event) Curtis Electrical Limited may suspend delivery or cancel the Customer's order without incurring any liability for loss or damage suffered by the Customer.
5.4….Goods will only be accepted for return with the prior approval of Curtis Electrical Limited. Freight and all other costs associated with the return of goods will be at the Customer's expense unless otherwise agreed in writing by Curtis Electrical Limited.
6. Risk
6.1….Goods are at the sole risk of the Customer upon delivery in accordance with clause 4.1 whether received by the Customer or not. This also includes a delay in delivery, even if ownership of the goods has not been passed on to the Customer.
6.2….The Customer shall at all times insure the goods and keep them insured for their full value against all causes including loss or damage by fire and theft. If the goods are lost, damaged or destroyed, the Customer must agree to make a claim against the insurance policy with respect to the lost, damaged or destroyed goods, and to immediately pay the proceeds received to The Customer will remain liable to The Company for any shortfall in the insurance proceeds.
7. Ownership
7.1….Ownership of the goods shall not pass on to the Customer until the Customer has paid for the goods in full. In addition, any proceeds of the sale of goods that has not paid for shall belong to The Company.
7.2….Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 6.1 regarding Curtis Electrical Limited ownership of any sale proceeds, until the ownership of the goods has passed on to the Customer, the Customer shall not be entitled to sell or deliver possession of the goods to any other person.
8. Enforcement and PPSA
8.1….The Customer irrevocably gives Curtis Electrical Limited and its agents the right to enter upon the Customer’s premises (including leased premises), without giving notice and without being in any way liable to the Customer, if Curtis Electrical Limited has cause to exercise any rights it has under section 109 of the PPSA.
8.2….The Customer indemnifies Curtis Electrical Limited for any and all costs associated with the enforcement of these terms of trade, including legal costs on a solicitor/client basis. This includes; but is not limited to, the cost of any debt collection procedures for which the customer may be liable for, on top of the outstanding debt.
8.3….The Customer waives its right under the PPSA to receive any verification statement from Curtis Electrical Limited.
8.4….The Customer shall immediately notify Curtis Electrical Limited in the event that the Customer changes its name.
9. Representations, Warranties, Terms and Conditions
9.1….To the maximum extent permitted by law, all representations, warranties, terms, and conditions (including any representation, warranty, term or condition expressed or implied by law or otherwise) that are not expressly included in these terms of trade are hereby excluded from the contractual arrangements between Curtis Electrical Limited and the Customer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act shall not apply to the supply of goods or services by Curtis Electrical Limited to the Customer where the Customer acquires, or holds himself or herself out as acquiring, the goods or services for the purposes of a business.
9.2…. If Curtis Electrical Limited shall be under any liability whatsoever to the Customer then whether such liability be in contract, tort (including negligence or for personal injury) or otherwise and notwithstanding any relief or remedy to which the Customer may be entitled at law or in equity, such liability shall be limited to the price at which the goods or services are supplied to the Customer. This includes the actual loss or damage suffered by the Customer, whichever shall be the lesser.
9.3….Under no circumstances will Curtis Electrical Limited be liable for any financial or economic loss or any indirect or consequential loss of any kind whatsoever.