Spread the cost of portable or fixed gas detection equipment from £500 to £50,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, gas detection systems 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 £500 to £50,000, and most deals are written over 12–48 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£500 – £50k
Approval Speed
24 hours
Longer for site-wide fixed installations
Rates From
7.5% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portable Multi-Gas Detector | £500 – £1,500 | Portable Gas Detector (specification class) |
| Fixed Point Gas Detector, per zone | £800 – £2,500 | Fixed Point Detector (specification class) |
| Site-Wide Fixed Gas Detection Network with Control Panel | £15,000 – £50,000 | Fixed Gas Detection System (specification class) |
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Check EligibilityPortable gas detection equipment usually qualifies for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting a business deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000. HP agreements allow capital allowances to be claimed by the business making the payments. Lease payments are generally deductible against profits as a business expense rather than qualifying for AIA directly.
Gas detection equipment is bought by industrial and process sites, confined-space contractors, waste and water treatment operators, and any workplace where flammable, toxic or oxygen-depleting gases are a recognised risk. Finance is used because a portable handheld detector is a relatively low-cost item bought in batches to equip a workforce, while a fixed, site-wide detection network with sensors, cabling and a control panel is a much larger capital project, and both scales of purchase benefit from being spread rather than paid from reserves. Replacement is driven by sensors reaching the end of their calibrated life, changes to a site's process introducing new gases to monitor, and portable units simply being lost or damaged in daily industrial use, which keeps demand for replacement units fairly constant. The used market for portable detectors is limited given how much buyers rely on a verified calibration history, while fixed systems are effectively bespoke to the site they're installed on and aren't traded secondhand.
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