Spread the cost of capping machines from £4,000 to £35,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, capping machines 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 £4,000 to £35,000, and most deals are written over 24–60 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
£4k – £35k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £20k
Rates From
5.5% APR APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical capping machine 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 £12,000: a 10% deposit of £1,200, then 48 monthly payments of £253 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £13,344, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-automatic chuck capper | £4,000 – £7,000 | Semi-Automatic Capper |
| Automatic single-head capper, 20 caps/min | £8,500 – £14,000 | Automatic Capper |
| Rotary capping machine, 40 caps/min | £16,000 – £24,000 | Rotary Capping Machine |
| High-speed rotary capper, 80+ caps/min | £26,000 – £35,000 | High-Speed Rotary Capper |
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This equipment qualifies as plant and machinery for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) and full expensing, so the cost can be deducted from taxable profits in the year of purchase for a hire purchase agreement. Finance and operating leases are generally treated as an operating expense, with the payments deducted from profits as they fall due rather than claimed as a capital allowance.
Capping machines are bought by food and drink producers to seal bottles and jars consistently at volumes that hand-capping can't sustain, most often when growth makes a manual capping step the bottleneck in an otherwise automated line. Financing is common because the jump from a semi-automatic bench capper to a rotary capping machine is a significant increase in both cost and speed, and the equipment's value lies in the throughput and consistency it adds to a bottling or filling line rather than in any output of its own. Capping machines are largely mechanical rather than food-contact equipment, so the used market is reasonably liquid, though high-speed rotary cappers are more often bought new as part of an integrated bottling line.
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Check Eligibility →For UK limited companies with at least 3 months’ trading and monthly revenue.