Spread the cost of an automated storage and retrieval system from £50,000 to £1,500,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, automated storage retrievals 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 £50,000 to £1,500,000, and most deals are written over 36-84 months with a deposit of around 10-20%. Decisions typically take 1–3 weeks. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£50k – £1500k
Approval Speed
1–3 weeks
Faster for < £150k shuttle-based systems
Rates From
5.3% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical automated storage retrieval price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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On a purchase price of £300,000: a 10% deposit of £30,000, then 48 monthly payments of £6,329 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £333,792, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kardex Cube Shuttle-Based AS/RS | POA; specification class £150,000 - £500,000 | Shuttle-Based AS/RS |
| SSI Schaefer Miniload AS/RS | POA; specification class £250,000 - £800,000 | Miniload Crane AS/RS |
| Mecalux Stacker Crane AS/RS | POA; specification class £300,000 - £900,000 | Unit-Load Stacker Crane AS/RS |
| Full Automated High-Bay Warehouse | £600,000 - £1,500,000+ (specification class, price not independently verified) | High-Bay Automated Warehouse |
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An AS/RS installation is a complex, purpose-built machine combining racking, cranes or shuttles, conveyors and control software, and is generally treated as plant and machinery for capital allowances purposes in the same way as other warehouse automation equipment. Because these projects are large and often installed in phases, it is common for the racking, the mechanical handling equipment and the control software to be itemised separately on the supplier's quote, which can make it easier for your accountant to apply the correct treatment to each element and to track the asset for future disposal or upgrade.
AS/RS installations are typically specified by e-commerce and third-party logistics operators facing both a space constraint and a need to move a high volume of totes or pallets quickly and accurately, since the system stores to the full height of the building and brings stock to a picking or dispatch point automatically. Because of the scale and cost involved, most UK businesses choosing an AS/RS have already outgrown or ruled out conventional racking and forklift operations for their volume. Projects of this size are often planned in phases, with an initial installation sized for current volume and space physically reserved for later expansion, since retrofitting extra capacity into a live automated system is considerably more disruptive than building it in from the start.
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