Spread the cost of guillotines from £8,000 to £150,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance; compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, guillotines 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
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £35,000: a 10% deposit of £3,500, then 48 monthly payments of £738 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £38,924, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Durma HGL Series | £18,000 – £45,000 | Hydraulic Guillotine |
| Baykal MAKS Series | £22,000 – £55,000 | Hydraulic Guillotine Shear |
| 3m bed, 4mm mild steel capacity | £30,000 – £70,000 | Hydraulic Guillotine (capacity class) |
| 6m bed, 6mm mild steel capacity | £70,000 – £130,000 | Heavy Duty Hydraulic Guillotine (capacity class) |
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Check EligibilityGuillotines qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) and full expensing, letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 under AIA for qualifying plant and machinery. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances as the asset sits on your balance sheet. Lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense, spread over the lease term.
Guillotines (shears) are bought by sheet metal fabricators, steel stockholders and any manufacturer that cuts flat sheet or plate to size before forming or welding. Most buyers finance because a guillotine is usually bought alongside a press brake or laser as part of a wider sheet metal line, and spreading the cost keeps working capital free for material stock, which for a stockholder is itself a major cash outlay. Replacement is typically driven by capacity: a business outgrows its bed length or material thickness limit as it wins larger contracts, rather than the shear mechanism itself failing, since a well-maintained hydraulic guillotine is a relatively simple, long-lived machine.
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