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Yes, ground support equipments 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 £15,000 to £400,000, and most deals are written over 12-84 months with a deposit of around 10-20%. Decisions typically take 24–72 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£15k – £400k
Approval Speed
24–72 hours
Faster once airside accreditation is confirmed
Rates From
6.0% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £90,000: a 10% deposit of £9,000, then 48 monthly payments of £1,899 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £100,152, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TLD TMX-150 Pushback Tractor | £110,000 - £170,000 | Diesel pushback tug (medium, up to c.150-tonne MTOW) |
| 3-Tonne Belt Loader | £45,000 - £75,000 | Self-propelled belt loader (specification class) |
| 90kVA Mobile Ground Power Unit | £35,000 - £60,000 | Ground power unit (specification class) |
| Wide-Body Passenger Steps | £18,000 - £35,000 | Adjustable passenger steps (specification class) |
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Check EligibilityGround support equipment qualifies for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the qualifying cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to the current annual limit. HP allows capital allowances on the asset. Lease payments are fully deductible from profits.
Ground support equipment, tugs, belt loaders, ground power units, steps and de-icers, is bought mainly by ground handling contractors operating under contracts with airports and airlines, rather than by airports themselves. A new handling contract, or a shift onto a wider mix of aircraft types, is usually what triggers a fleet purchase, since a contractor needs to be equipped for whatever the contract requires from day one. What actually gates entry to this business is the contractor's airside operating permit and the accreditations that individual airlines and airports require of their handling agents, not simply owning the equipment, and lenders weigh an established, accredited contractor with a running handling contract very differently to a new entrant without one. Electrification of ramp fleets is an increasing driver of replacement as airports push handling agents toward zero-emission equipment. There is a reasonably active used market for tugs and steps as handling contracts change hands between operators.
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