elation AV ltd

Hire Conditions

1. For the purpose of these conditions “The Company” shall be deemed to refer to “Elation DJs Ltd” and “The Customer” to any company, partnership or individual who shall enter into any hire agreement with Elation DJs Ltd which under the terms of English law might be defined as a contract.
2. All equipment hired remains the property of The Company.
3. Hire charges are based on the period of the contract irrespective of whether or not the equipment is in use.
4. Hire commences upon delivery to the customer and ceases upon return to the company. Equipment is not regarded as returned to the company until it is checked and inspected by an authorised member of the company’s staff.
5. Equipment hired will be the responsibility of the customer. The customer will be responsible for any loss or damage howsoever arising. The customer undertakes responsibility for insuring or protecting equipment against “All Risks” to the full replacement value. Any loss or damage to hired equipment must be reimbursed to the company in full and no later than 14 days from the end of the hire agreement.
6. The customer will be responsible for ensuring that any relevant regulations, rules or statutory provisions governing, or relating to the use of the hired equipment or complied with during the period of hire. The company in no way assumes liability for the consequences of any non-compliance with any such regulations, rules or statutory provisions.
7. Equipment will be hired to the customer in normal working order, the company’s liability for any defect or failure of the equipment hired is limited to the rectification of any defect or failure arising from normal usage.
8. The customer undertakes to ensure that the company’s equipment shall not be used for any purpose beyond its capacity or in any manner likely to result in undue deterioration of the equipment.
9. The company cannot be responsible for any injuries to personnel or damage to property consequential to an arising from improper use of the equipment by the customer or by any other person, whether or not authorised by the customer, during the period of hire.
10. It is the responsibility of the hirer to ensure that any current noise or anti-social behaviour laws or notices are strictly adhered to. If the hirer, member of the party team or the venue where the equipment is being used has been issued with an anti-social or noise nuisance related document before we have installed the equipment then they must inform us ASAP as we will no longer be able to supply the sound equipment. If the equipment has already been setup and we have left then the equipment must not be used and again we must be informed, if you do use the equipment and the hired equipment is seized for whatever reason then the hirer is fully responsible for any fines / loss of business incurred by the company that may result from that seizure. (Please respect your neighbor’s and the surrounding community)
11. Equipment hired must not be altered or modified in any way by the customer. Plugs and sockets must not be rewired by the customer. Any equipment or cables found to be modified or altered in any way will be charged at replacement price upon return.
12. Any damage, failure or defect in any hired equipment must be notified to the company within 24 hours and confirmed in writing within three days of initial notification. In absence of such notification the customer will be charged with the cost or repair of replacement.
13. The customer is responsible for advising the company as to the location of the hired equipment during the period of hire and of any changes to its location.
14. No equipment hired from the company may be taken outside of mainland Great Britain without the written consent of the company.
15. The customer shall not offer for hire to any third party or parties any equipment which is the property of the company without the written consent of the company.
16. If agreed hire charges are not paid on the date, then the company will reserve the right to repossess the hired equipment and will not be liable for any damages or loss which may be suffered by the customer as a consequence of such repossession.
17. In the unlikely event of the equipment ordered being available for hire due to circumstances beyond the control of the company, the company reserves the right to substitute equipment of similar quality and functionality for all or part of duration of the hire.
18. Before issuing any equipment for hire the company will require a deposit from the customer which may be any sum up to the full replacement cost of the equipment hired. Similarly, the company may at its discretion require payment of the full hire charge in advance.
19. The company reserves the right to cancel any hire without notice if your Identification is not satisfactory or we deem the venue not secure for leaving the hired equipment. If a deposit has been paid, then this will be refunded in full.