Returns Policy

Our Returns Policy

Return Time Periods

Contact us by email or through our Contact Us page (click here) or by telephoning +44 [0]1423 522 836 to inform us of your reason for returning the goods. Contact us within the time periods below:

  • damaged goods – within 1 working day of receipt
  • incorrect orders – within 3 working days of receipt
  • unwanted orders returning in their original condition – within 14 days, the cooling-off period you are entitled to under the European Union Distance Selling Directive.
  • faulty goods – within the warranty period if covered by a warranty or within a reasonable period of time if not covered by a warranty.

At this stage we can advise you if a different course of action is available.

If you have a problem with a Benchvent extraction unit please see Benchvent Warranty and/or Benchvent Returns

Packaging & Postage

Package the goods well so that they will reach us in the same condition that they leave you. Use a strong box for large items and strong jiffy-bags for small items with plenty of padding around delicate or mechanical items. If you have recently received the goods or still have the packaging, then re-package them in the same way as they arrived.

Include a covering note inside the parcel with the following information:

  • Your name, your address & your phone number
  • The reason for returning the goods (as above)
  • Whether you would prefer replacements, alternative items, credit or a refund
  • A copy of your proof of purchase (invoice) or at least the reference number on it. Keep the original invoice for your records.

Address the parcel to GraphicAir and add your returns number if you’ve been given one.

GraphicAir, Unit 1 Levens Hall Park, Lund Lane, Killinghall, Harrogate, HG3 2BG

For small parcels

Send the goods by either Royal Mail recorded delivery or special delivery. You will be responsible for the item or items until they reach us, including all shipping costs. For your own protection, we recommend that you use a secure delivery method that requires a signature upon delivery. We also suggest that you opt for insurance cover.

For large parcels

Such as compressors, send the goods by courier with recorded delivery or special delivery. You will be responsible for the item or items until they reach us, including all shipping costs. For your own protection, we recommend that you use a secure delivery method that requires a signature upon delivery. We also suggest that you opt for insurance cover.

Collection can be arranged at a fee of £30 + VAT. It is your responsibility to have the parcel ready for collection and someone available at the address on the day or days agreed with us. The courier cannot give appointment times, so they could collect at any time on the agreed day(s) between 9am and 5pm. The courier will still charge for missed collections, so we reserve the right to deduct this from the total refunded for returned goods.

As a guide:
If the goods came by Royal Mail then return them by Royal Mail; If they came by courier then contact us and we will arrange for our courier to collect it. We will not refund for unreasonable return carriage costs in excess of the amount it would have cost for our courier to collect the parcel.

The above carriage methods apply to parcels within the UK. We will determine the best method of returning and replacing goods from other countries when you contact us, depending on the value, weight, location and reason for wishing to return goods. The courses of action below will still apply.

When we receive the returned goods, we will take the following action as soon as possible:

  • For damaged goods – We will send replacement goods.
  • We may refund or credit reasonable cost of returning the item, providing you sent it by the methods indicated above from inside the UK or by the method agreed with GraphicAir when you contacted us from outside the UK.
  • If we have already sent and charged you for replacement goods, then we will refund for the returned goods.
  • If the goods prove not to be damaged in transit, we may return the goods and charge carriage costs.
  • For incorrect orders – We will correct the order, refunding or charging the difference accordingly.
  • For unwanted orders returned in their original condition – We will refund the amount paid for the goods less 20% re-stocking charge

 

We will not refund the original carriage charge or the carriage cost for return. If the original order qualified for a free carriage, but otherwise would not be qualified without the returned items, we may deduct the original cost of carriage from the amount refunded. If we arranged the collection of unwanted goods we will deduct the courier cost from the amount refunded.

For goods returned not in re-saleable condition the policy below will apply. *

* If the goods are returned in a used condition or not re-saleable condition and if GraphicAir are not able to clean, service, repair or recondition an item to be re-saleable then we may, at our discretion, refund the money paid for the item minus a reasonable handling charge to cover servicing and administration costs. If we are unable to recondition an item then we will not refund the money for that item.

Faulty goods
We will replace items or parts that prove to have a manufacturing fault if covered under warranty, or at our discretion if it is a fault not covered by warranty and within a reasonable period after purchasing the item.

The returned goods will be treated as a service or repair job and charged accordingly if the item or part at fault proves to be:

  • Not a manufacturing fault
  • Caused by accidental damage
  • Caused by misuse of the product
  • Otherwise not covered by warranty, such as parts subject to normal wear or parts not fitted by a qualified technician

If there is no fault found at all and no service or repair needed, then we may apply our minimum service charge to cover the cost of time checking and testing the product and administration, plus the cost of carriage to return it to you.