Spread the cost of anodising lines from £80,000 to £1,200,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance;
Yes, anodising lines are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £80,000 to £1,200,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£80k – £1200k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £100k
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical anodising line price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £350,000: a 10% deposit of £35,000, then 48 monthly payments of £7,383 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £389,384, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Manual hoist anodising line, small tank set | £80,000 – £250,000 | Manual Hoist Anodising Line (specification class) |
| Semi-automatic anodising line with effluent treatment | £250,000 – £650,000 | Semi-Automatic Anodising Line (specification class) |
| Fully automated anodising line, integrated effluent plant | £650,000 – £1,200,000 | Automated Anodising Line (specification class) |
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Anodising lines qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), meaning you can deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 for qualifying plant and machinery, and larger lines above that limit still qualify for standard capital allowances on the excess. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances on the asset; lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense over the term.
Anodising lines are bought by aerospace, architectural and general metal finishing subcontractors treating aluminium components, either bringing anodising in-house that was previously outsourced, or replacing an ageing line to meet a customer's approval requirements. Plating and anodising processes produce effluent that must be treated before discharge, and the treatment plant is frequently a bigger practical constraint on the project than the processing line itself, since it determines whether the site holds, or can obtain, the discharge consent needed to operate at all. That permitting position is a large part of what a lender is really underwriting when it finances a plating or anodising line. Buyers finance an anodising line because it is usually the largest capital item the business owns, comprising the tank set, rectifiers, hoist system and effluent treatment together as one project, and the finance is structured against the customer contracts or approvals the investment secures rather than paid from reserves. Replacement or upgrade is typically driven by a customer requiring a specific anodising specification the existing line can't hold consistently, or by wanting to automate a manual hoist line to increase throughput, rather than the tanks or rectifiers failing outright, since a well-maintained tank set has a long working life; effluent treatment plant condition is often the deciding factor in whether an older line is worth retaining or replacing.
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