Wardray Premise

• Contents
• Company History
• Sustainability Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Quality and Safety Policy
• Terms and Conditions

The family business of Wardray Premise has over 100 years of trading experience. For the last 75 years it has been involved in the design and manufacture of radiation shielding and related imaging products which are distributed throughout the UK and across the World.

Started in 1909 by John Wardley, grandfather of the current chairman, Bob Wardley (RBW), the business initially concentrated on the production of high quality joinery products. It expanded with the arrival of John's two sons Bob Senior (RJW) and Jim (FJW).

In the mid 1930's a chance meeting, typical of many over the next 75 years, saw our introduction to radiation shielding through Victor X-ray Corporation. The business expanded to complete many medical and industrial X-ray protective installations.

With the specialist joinery activities also continuing to flourish, a new factory was built in 1957 at Clerkenwell in Central London. Two years later Jim's son, Bob (RBW), joined the company.

In 1973 Wardray Products Ltd. was formed to combine the marketing of the already established X-ray protection activities with a range of complementary X-ray accessories and X-ray darkroom equipment. This highly successful venture was marred only by the premature death of Bob Senior in 1975.

Between 1977 and 1987 expansion continued, starting with the acquisition of a warehouse in Chessington, Surrey. This was followed by the creation of a service division in 1983 and finally relocation to a larger modern factory, warehouse and office facility in Thames Ditton, Surrey in 1987.

Soon after the move to Thames Ditton, we suffered the sad loss of Jim Wardley. His technical expertise over 50 years had contributed so much to the company's success.

In 1989 we celebrated 80 years of trading and became a 4th generation family business when Bob's daughter, Justine, joined the company.

With the growing concern for the protection of the environment and depletion of the rainforests, Wardray Premise strive to promote responsible sourcing of timber and timber-based products from well-managed forests. We offer a wide range of products under our Chain of Custody system (CoC); this allows traceability of timbers supplied under certified schemes.

We have achieved certification under BM Trada for FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®), which is the most widely recognised (global) scheme, and also under PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes).

We meet these by implementing and maintaining the following Chain of Custody standards:

Wardray Premise Limited is a long established company, specialising in the manufacture of all types of Radiation Shielding for medical and industrial applications. We provide a Total Radiation Shielding Package, from design through manufacturing, installation and post contract support. As a company we operate a programme of continual improvement in our environmental performance.

We are committed to environmental issues and will ensure that our company complies with relevant legislation. It is company policy to ensure that the business has the least harmful effect on the environment. The company will strive to ‘follow’ the systems as stipulated in ISO 14001.

We will continue to use various outside organisations, such as The Environment Agency, DEFRA and The British Safety Council (of whom we are a member), as a useful source for information to ensure that we adhere to current legislation and to show our ongoing commitment to environmental issues.

With the growing concern for the protection of the environment and depletion of the rainforests, as a company we are striving to promote responsible sourcing of timber and timber based products from well managed forests. Wardray Premise Limited are accredited and certificated by The Forestry Commission and committed to minimising, re-using and recycling waste where possible.

The Company's philosophy is Quality Without Compromise. We are committed to supplying products and services that meet the needs of the customer in terms of safety and cost without compromising on quality. This philosophy runs through the entire organisation from product design and manufacturing to sales and customer care.

Quality affects everything we do, from the first contact with potential customers to the despatch and final installation of the finished product.

You can be assured that all our products comply with the relevant safety and legal standards. We have the following accreditations:

• Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS)
• SafeContractor

Orders

Unless otherwise stated in an offer or subsequently agreed and confirmed by us in writing, the following terms and conditions set the legal obligations we will owe to each other. These terms do not affect your Statutory Rights. You confirm that you have relied on no other representation or warranty (save any which are fraudulent). These terms, therefore, take precedence over any other conditions. The only parties able to sue under this contract will be you and us. This is written in accordance with English law which will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute.

Our Obligations

The [quotation/order confirmation] sets out what we have contracted to deliver. If your specifications change you must advise us and we will amend the price and delivery times accordingly.

Order and Payment Terms

All payment terms are subject to satisfactory financial references, otherwise pro-forma or advance payments may be required. This obligation cannot be affected by whether the Employer has made payments to the Main Contractor. Where interim payments are requested, in accordance with valuations, but payments not received we may stop work until such payments are made. We can accept payment by credit card.

Our minimum order level is £50 (plus VAT). Unless otherwise stated any invoice must be paid within 30 days. We reserve the right to claim statutory interest at 8% above the Bank of England reference rate in force on the date the debt becomes overdue and at any subsequent rate where the reference rate changes and the debt remains unpaid in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 as amended and supplemented by the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002. We also reserve the right to pass on charges for third party collection fees.

Legal and beneficial title to goods supplied by us will not transfer to you until payment has been received (and in the case of cheques; cleared). We reserve the right to enter your premises, or that of your client, to re-possess such goods for which payment has not been received.