1 Definitions & Interpretation
In these Conditions, the following words shall have the following meanings:
“Buyer” means the person(s), firm or company who purchases the Goods from the Seller;
“Contract” means the contract between the Seller and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating these Conditions;
“Goods” means any goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied to the Buyer by the Seller (including any part or parts of them);
“Order Form” means the Seller’s standard order form for Goods, or buyers Purchase Order.
“Seller” means EPA Manufacturing Ltd, having its office at: Hangar 2211, 626 Squadron Way, Wickenby, Lincolnshire, LN3 5DR, UNITED KINGDOM;
2 Applications of Terms
2.1 The Contract will be on these Conditions to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which the Buyer purports to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of order, specification, or other document).
2.2 Each order for Goods by the Buyer from the Seller shall be on an Order Form and shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods subject to these Conditions.
2.3 No order placed by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller until a written acknowledgement of the order is issued by the Seller .
2.4 Any quotation is given by the Seller on the basis that no Contract shall come into existence until a written acknowledgement of order is issued by the Seller or (if earlier) the Seller delivers the Goods to the Buyer.
2.5 All quotations are valid for a minimum period of 30 days, from its date, longer times by prior agreement in writing.
2.6 The Seller has the right to withdraw a quotation.
3 Price & Payment
3.0 Unless otherwise stated all prices quoted for goods are FCA UK. All packaging, carriage, whether by rail, air, sea or road and export costs will be covered by the buyer.
3.1 The price for the Goods shall be the price set out in the Seller’s quotation and confirmed on order acceptance.
3.2 Due to the ongoingt volatility in the market the seller reserves the right to vary the price or cancel the order.
3.3 Payment of the price for the Goods is due in accordance with any contract made and will vary from contract to contract, either payment in advance, on delivery or net 30 days from delivery of the Goods.
3.4 If payment of the price or any part thereof is not made by the due date, the Seller shall be entitled to charge interest on the outstanding amount from the due date at the rate of 5% above the base lending rate of The Bank of England accruing daily until payment is made.
4 Description
4.1 Almost all of our products are made for specific weapon platforms and as such are modified to provide best performance, this results in changes in weight and sometimes shape, in order to maintain performance. As such, all drawings, descriptive matter, specifications, and advertising issued by the Seller and any descriptions or illustrations contained in the Seller’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Goods described in them. They will not form part of any Contract.
5 Deliveries
5.1 Where applicable the seller shall be responsible for obtaining the export licence and compliance with UK regulations governing the export of goods.
5.2 The buyer will be responsible for obtaining any import license, IIC, End User certificate or any documents required to enable an export license to be processed.
5.3 The Seller will deliver the Goods in accordance with Incoterms specified in the Order and confirmed with order acceptance.
5.4 Delivery will be made as soon as possible after the Buyer’s order is accepted.
5.5 Any dates specified by the Seller for delivery of the Goods are intended to be an estimate, and time of delivery shall not be made of the essence by notice. If no dates are so specified, delivery shall be within a reasonable time.
5.1 Storage of Completed Goods
We will store completed goods for a period of 14 days from completion, at our expense, after 14 days we reserve the right to charge £28.00 per pallet per week until goods are collected.
6 Risk/Title
6.1 The Goods are at the risk of the Buyer from the time of delivery.
6.2 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of the Goods.
7 Liability
7.1 If the Goods delivered are damaged or defective or the delivery is of an incorrect quantity, the Seller shall
have no liability to the Buyer unless the Buyer notifies the Seller in writing of the problem within 7 working days (3 working days if air freighted) of the delivery of the Goods.
7.2 Save as precluded by law, the Seller will not be liable to the Buyer for any indirect or consequential loss, damage or expenses (including loss of profits, business or goodwill) howsoever arising under or in connection with the Contract and the Seller shall have no liability to pay any money to the Buyer by way of compensation other than to refund to the Buyer the amount paid by the Buyer for the Goods.
7.3 The Buyer must observe and comply with all applicable regulations and legislation, including obtaining all necessary customs, import or other permits to purchase the Goods from the Seller. The Seller makes no representation and accepts no liability in respect of the export or import of the Goods.
7.6 Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Conditions is intended to limit any rights the Buyer might have as a consumer under applicable local law or other statutory rights that may not be excluded, nor in any way to exclude or limit the Seller’s liability to the Buyer for any death or personal injury resulting from the Seller’s negligence.
7.7 Any defects in the goods arising from inadequate design, materials or workmanship will be replaced by the seller, subject to any faults being verified as a fault of the seller, costs to return the goods will be limited to the delivery terms relating to the supply of the goods.
8 Events Beyond the Seller’s Control – Force Majeure.
8.1 The company shall not be liable to the buyer or be deemed to be in breach of any obligations by reason of any delay or failure in performing any obligations in relation to the goods, if delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the company’s reasonable control. These will include Import and export regulations, restrictions and embargoes, acts of god or war and civil disturbance, acts of restriction, bye laws prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part the government,
8.2 The Seller shall have no liability to the Buyer for any failure to deliver the Goods or any delay in doing so or for any damage or defect to the Goods delivered that is caused by an event or circumstance beyond the Seller’s reasonable control including, without limitation, pandemic, strikes, lock-outs and other industrial disputes, breakdown of systems or network access, flood, fire, explosion or accident.
8.3 The seller will not have any liability to the buyer, due to current world events creating shortages of raw materials and components.
9 Invalidity
If any of these Conditions (or part of any of these Conditions) is unenforceable (including any provision in which the Seller excludes its liability to the Buyer) the enforceability of the remaining Conditions (or remaining part of any Condition) will not be affected.
10 Third Party Rights
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract, nothing in the Contract confers or purports to confer any right to enforce any of its terms on any person who is not a party to it.
11 Governing Law
The Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of England. The buyer shall submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.
12 Entire Agreement
The Contract sets out the entire agreement between the Seller and the Buyer. Nothing said by any sales person on behalf of the Seller should be understood as a variation of the Contract or as an authorized representation about the nature or quality of the Goods. Save for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, the Seller shall have no liability for any such representation being untrue or misleading.
No variation of or amendment to the Contract shall bind either party unless made in writing and signed by the authorized representatives of both parties.
13 Forbearance
No forbearance or indulgence by the seller shown or granted to the buyer whatsoever in respect of these terms or otherwise shall in any way effect or prejudice the rights of the seller or be taken as a waiver of any of these terms.
14 Notices
Unless otherwise expressly stated in these Conditions, all notices from the Buyer to the Seller must be in writing and sent to the Seller at 6 Market Place, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, NG22 0LJ United Kingdom. All notices from the Seller to the Buyer will be sent to the Buyer’s address specified in the Order Form.
For and On Behalf of
EPA Manufacturing LTD
Dated January 2026
