All equipment supplied on the following terms;-

1) PERIODS OF HIRE
  1. Casual/Short Term Hire
    The minimum period of hire shall be one day for equipment without an operator.

  2. Contract/Long Term Hire
    Minimum period of hire shall be six calendar months.
    Termination of hire: One months notice of termination advised to Avon Audio Visual in writing. In the event that a contract is terminated by the hirer before the completion of the contract term, then Avon Audio Visual reserve the right to amend the hire charge in ratio of the number of full and part months completed.

2) PAYMENT TERMS
  1. Casual/Short Term Hire
    1 – 7 Days: Payment on or before delivery of any equipment to the Hirer.
    7 days to five months: Invoices will be rendered monthly in arrears.
    Payment terms: 14 days from date of invoice.

  2. Contract/Long Term Hire
    Invoices will be rendered monthly in arrears.
    Payment terms: 14 days from date of invoice.

    NB: In the event that payment of any invoice is not received by Avon Audio Visual by the due date then Avon Audio Visual may, at their discretion, collect the equipment, add interest at the rate of 1% per month over the prevailing HSBC Bank plc bank rate to their hire charge, and also place the overdue account with their debit collection agency, whose debt recovery charges shall be added to the hire charge and payable by the Hirer.

3) Equipment will be returned on or before the day following the last day of hire period, unless an extension of hire has been requested and granted. All equipment not returned on the due date will be charged extra.

4) The Hirer will be responsible for the equipment during the hire period and any loss or damage must be reported to Avon Audio Visual immediately. In the case of loss or theft the facts should also be reported to your nearest police station.

5) In the event of lamp failure;-
  1. Replace the faulty lamp with the spare provided.
  2. Return the faulty lamp in the carton from which the new on was taken.
  3. Please inform us of the substitution when equipment is returned.
    All spare lamps, leads, take-up reels and slide magazines not returned will be charged for at current retail prices.

6) Whilst every care is taken in the maintenance of equipment, no guarantee is given that failure will not occur. In the event of a failure the liability of Avon Audio Visual is limited to the cancellation of all or part of the hire fee according to the circumstances. No liability can be accepted for failure due to misuse by the Hirer.

7) Every reasonable effort will be made to supply equipment and services requested but Avon Audio Visual cannot be held responsible for;-
  1. Late or non delivery of equipment obtained from outside sources.
  2. Late arrival due to transport breakdown, traffic and weather conditions.
  3. Cancellations due to industrial action, fire, flood, theft etc.

8) A minimum of 24 hours’ notice is required for cancellations, otherwise 50% of hire fee will be charged.

9) There is a minimum charge of £20.00p per order.

10) Equipment is offered subject to availability. We reserve the right to refuse to hire equipment to any person, firm or organisation without stating a reason.

11) All prices are subject to alteration without prior notice.



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