Spread the cost of crucible furnaces from £8,000 to £150,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance;
Yes, crucible furnaces 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 £8,000 to £150,000, 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
£8k – £150k
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 crucible furnace 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 £40,000: a 10% deposit of £4,000, then 48 monthly payments of £844 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £44,512, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas-fired tilting crucible furnace, small capacity | £8,000 – £30,000 | Small Gas-Fired Crucible Furnace (specification class) |
| Electric resistance crucible furnace, medium capacity | £30,000 – £80,000 | Medium Electric Crucible Furnace (specification class) |
| Gas-fired tilting crucible furnace, large capacity with fume extraction | £80,000 – £150,000 | Large Crucible Furnace (specification class) |
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Crucible furnaces qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 for qualifying plant and machinery. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances on the asset; lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense over the term.
Crucible furnaces are bought by smaller art, jewellery and non-ferrous foundries, and by workshops melting aluminium, bronze or precious metals in lower volumes than an induction furnace would justify. Furnaces and heat treatment plant are heavy, need a significant electrical supply, and often require planning or environmental permitting for emissions before the site can operate the equipment. Installation and commissioning, including the electrical infeed, foundations and any flue or abatement work, is frequently a large share of the total project cost, and is not always financeable on the same agreement as the equipment itself. Even at the smaller end of the crucible furnace range, gas-fired units need a suitable flue and fuel supply and electric units need adequate power, so this is worth confirming with a supplier before committing to a site. Buyers finance a crucible furnace because it's often bought alongside other foundry setup costs, tools, safety equipment and the workshop fit-out itself, and spreading the furnace cost leaves more working capital for that wider setup. Replacement is usually driven by needing more capacity or switching from gas to electric melting for better temperature control, rather than the furnace failing, since the shell and burner or elements are durable and the crucible itself is the routine replacement item.
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