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The company shall refer to “Z7Hire.co.uk”.

Equipment

The equipment on hire shall remain the absolute property of the Company.

All equipment is checked prior to dispatch. It is the responsibility of the hirer to check upon receipt of the equipment that it is in good working order and in undamaged condition. The Company will not be responsible for any defects or deficiencies in the equipment unless notification has been made in writing upon receipt of the equipment.

The Company does not warrant that the equipment is suitable for the particular or any purpose for which it is or may be required.

The Hirer shall not assign transfer or otherwise part with possession of the equipment during the period of hire without prior consent of the Company.

The Hirer shall not permit the equipment to be used for any abnormal or hazardous assignments without the prior written consent of the Company.

Loss or Damage to Equipment

The Hirer shall be responsible for the safe keeping of the equipment throughout the hire period and shall be liable to the Company for all loss of or damage to the equipment howsoever caused.

The Hirer shall be required to repackage the equipment as delivered for return to the Company and as per the enclosed packing instructions. The Hirer shall be liable to the Company for all loss of or damage to the equipment in transit resulting from failure to repackage as per these instructions.

The Hirer shall notify the Company of any loss or damage to any equipment on hire with 24 hours of such loss or damage being sustained.

The Hirer shall not carry out or attempt to carry out any repairs to damaged equipment without the prior written authority of the Company.

The Hirer shall pay to the Company all costs for repairs to damaged equipment.

The Hirer shall pay to the Company the full cost of replacing any lost equipment or any equipment which in the reasonable opinion of the Company is uneconomic to repair with new equipment of the same or similar specification to that equipment which has been lost or damaged.

Where equipment is returned with missing components, the Hirer shall pay the equipment hire charge until either those components are returned to the Company premises or the cost of said components is paid in full by the Hirer.

Limitation of liability

If the Company for any reason is unable to provide any equipment which is the subject of an agreement between the Company and the Hirer, the Company shall not be liable for any loss or consequential loss suffered by the Hirer as a result thereof.

Cancellation

In respect of any order cancelled by the Hirer within 48 hours of the date when the period of hire was to commence, the Hirer shall be liable to pay to the Company a cancellation charge equal to a quarter of the agreed hire charge. If the order is cancelled by the Hirer within 24 hours of the date when the period of hire was due to commence, the Hirer shall be liable to pay to the Company a cancellation charge equal to half the agreed hire charge.

Reservations

Reservations must be made by phone, email, in person or in writing to be confirmed by the company by email or in writing.

These Terms and Conditions must be agreed by the Hirer and signed on delivery if not before. In the event of the paperwork failing to be signed on this day, the reservation will be cancelled and cancellation charge equal to half the agreed hire charge will apply.

To ensure the equipment arrives on the chosen date of hire, where possible the Company shall deliver all orders to arrive the day before the chosen date of hire. In the event of courier misrouting or error, the Company will endeavour to deliver the equipment before 9.30am on the chosen date of hire.

If the equipment is not available for collection on the agreed end date, or the equipment has not been returned by the Hirer, then the equipment shall be continued to be charged at the full hire rate until received.

Payment

Payment of any monies payable to the Company in respect of any agreement between the Hirer and the Company shall be made to the Company before any equipment is despatched.

Deposit

The Hirer will be required to leave a security deposit if required before any equipment will be despatched by the Company. The Company will secure this deposit from the same payment method unless advised otherwise. In the event of the funds not being available and the Company is unable to contact the Hirer, the reservation will be cancelled.

Indemnity

The Hirer shall at all times fully indemnify the Company, its employees, servants and agents against all actions, costs, claims, demands, proceedings or liabilities arising from or in conjunction with equipment, materials or any other services supplied to the Hirer by the Company.