Rental Conditions, hyresvillkor

General rental terms & conditions

The following terms and conditions shall apply, provided other conditions have not been agreed in this Contract between the Lessee and ourselves.

§ 1 Delivery

All rental equipment shall be delivered ex the Lessor's warehouse. The equipment shall be returned to the same warehouse as it was initially delivered from, at the Customer's risk and cost.

§ 2 Period of rental

The period of rental shall be counted as of the day when the equipment is delivered by the Lessor up to the day when the equipment is returned as per Section 1 above.

§ 3 Payment of rent

Rent shall be paid in advance. Customers who benefit from credit may however make payment in arrears in accordance with the Lessor's ordinary payment conditions. The Lessor shall however retain the right to debit and demand rent in advance at any time during the rental period.

§ 4 Deposit

Should the Lessor so demand, Customers who do not benefit from a credit agreement shall deposit an amount with the Lessor corresponding to the new value of the equipment, or a lower amount should the Lessor approve such.

§ 5 Place of use

The Lessee shall not have the right to use or keep rented equipment at another location than that indicated in the Rental Contract. The moving of rented equipment to a new place of use shall imply a new contract.

§ 6 Care and operation of the machine

The Customer shall take good care of the rented equipment, and shall observe the operating instructions and directions prepared by ourselves for each machine. For operation and care of the equipment, requisite fuel and lubricants as well as air filters and oil filters shall be at the cost of THE CUSTOMER.
The Customer shall use professionally qualified personnel for the operation and care of rented machines. A rented machine may not be modified by the Customer without written prior approval of the Lessor.
The Lessor shall have the right to inspect the rented machine at any time during the period of rental. The Lessee shall assist so that such inspection may be able to take place.
A rented machine shall be returned in the same condition as when it was received by the Lessee, with the exception of normal wear, and shall be thoroughly cleaned. The Lessor undertakes to inspect a machine as soon as possible after it having been returned, and to submit a related report to the Lessee.
The Customer shall be responsible for any measures, or lack of measures, taken by his employees.

§ 7 Damage to the machine, repairs and insurance

The Customer shall be responsible, irrespective of the guilty party, for any loss or damage that may be incurred to the rented machine and related accessories during the period of rental, with the exception of normal wear.
Repairs other than the replacement of operational items as per the first paragraph of Section 6 above may not be made without the Lessor's approval.
Repairs as a result of normal wear shall be at the cost of the Lessor and shall be carried out at the Lessor's workshop. The Lessor shall in such cases also assume the cost of requisite transport to and from the workshop. In cases where and when suitable, in view of the extent of damage, the Lessor shall have the right to perform repairs at the workplace. Should repairs of this kind lead to the machine being idle for more than one working day, the Customer shall have the right to a proportional deduction from the rental charge. The Lessor shall not however be responsible for costs and damages that may arise for the Customer further to operational interruption of the rented machine.
The Lessee shall ensure that the rented machine be fully insured against fire, theft, damage to the machine, and general third-party liability.
When requested by the Lessor, the Customer shall provide details of the conditions of the contracted insurance policy, insurance company and policy number.

§ 8 Other damages

The Customer shall be solely responsible for any damages that may be claimed upon him by a third party in conjunction with the use and placing of the rented machine during the rental period.

§ 9 Transfer

This Contract may not be transferred and rented equipment may not be used by a party other than the Customer without the Lessor's approval.

§ 10 Revocation of the Contract

Should the Customer not totally fulfil his undertakings and commitments as per this Contract, the Lessor shall have the right to revoke the Contract and retrieve the rented equipment at the place it is located. Upon justified revocation, the Lessor shall have the right to compensation for any damage that may arise. Customers who neglect the conditions of their rental contracts or credit agreements shall risk being entered into a joint-sector black list.

§ 11 Force majeure

The rental implies a proviso for any circumstances that the Lessor does not have any control over, and that prevent, render difficult or delay the fulfilment of this Contract. The Customer shall not have the right to compensation for rental not being provided or being delayed when such is caused by the above circumstances. The Lessor undertakes to inform the Customer without delay of any such hindrances that may arise.