Terms & Conditions of Hire

Damage or loss of the instrument(s) during hire period or during freight from the hirer (when using the hirers own freight) is the responsibility of the hirer.

The hirer assumes all financial liability for loss and damage of the hired equipment (instrument(s) due to misuse, abuse, theft, accident, abnormal use, and unauthorised repairs.

As a best practise, we would always recommend that gas monitors are bump checked/Calibrated following manufactures guidelines before every use, and that the gas used for these procedures is traceable to National standards. Ribble Enviro Ltd will only supply the gas and associated equipment if REQUESTED in writing by the hirer, this does incur an extra charge. We reserve the right to charge the extra costs for carriage/freight due to hazardous goods regulations.

The hirer must notify Ribble Enviro Ltd immediately if any equipment is lost or damaged, or any problems arise with the instrument(s).

The hirer must notify Ribble Enviro Ltd immediately if any equipment has elapsed on, either or both calibration/bump intervals. Ribble Enviro Ltd are not liable or obligated to inform the hirer on elapsed calibration/bump intervals. This must be notified in writing to info@ribble-enviro.co.uk.

If the instrument(s) needs repairing after being returned to Ribble Enviro Ltd a minimum cost of £100 will be charged to the hirer, the maximum price will be the current manufactures cost of repairing or replacing the instrument(s).

The Hire period starts the day of receiving the hired instrument(s) and the instrument(s) must be received back from the hirer no later than 48 hours after it is offhired or pro-rata hire will be charged. If the instrument is shipped back but not offhired prior to this the offhire date will be the date, we receive it back. Please email info@ribbleenviro.co.uk to advise of the return.

If extra weeks hire are required please inform Ribble Enviro Ltd before the end of the hire period expires. For all instrument(s) returned outside this agreement date, please ensure that an ‘OFF HIRE agreement number is received from the Ribble Enviro Ltd contact office. Responsibility for the return of the hired items is with the Hirer. Return of the hired unit/units is the hirers responsibility and Ribble Enviro Ltd do not arrange collections.

If data retrieval is required when returning the hired units, the hire returns form sent with the hire must be completed and returned with the units. Ribble Enviro accepts no responsibility for data loss.

Liability

Ribble Enviro Ltd will not be liable for any consequential, incidental or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, any loss of profit or revenues, loss of any equipment, damage to any other equipment, cost of substitute equipment or parts, or any downtime costs.

Ribble Enviro Ltd cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to a hirer’s business, property, or injury or death to persons. The hirer shall indemnify Ribble Enviro Ltd and hold it harmless from any claims for any of the forgoing; including associated legal fees and expenses.

Terms of Account are as per your company agreement with us, please enquire if you are unsure.