Spread the cost of heat treatment furnaces from £15,000 to £400,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance;
Yes, heat treatment 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 £15,000 to £400,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£15k – £400k
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 heat treatment 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 £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 |
|---|---|---|
| Electric chamber furnace, small capacity | £15,000 – £45,000 | Small Chamber Furnace (specification class) |
| Batch box or bogie-hearth heat treatment furnace | £45,000 – £150,000 | Batch Box/Bogie Furnace (specification class) |
| Continuous or vacuum heat treatment furnace | £150,000 – £400,000 | Continuous/Vacuum Heat Treatment Furnace (specification class) |
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Heat treatment furnaces qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), meaning you can 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.
Heat treatment furnaces are bought by dedicated heat treatment subcontractors and by engineering and forging businesses bringing hardening, tempering or stress-relieving in-house rather than sending parts out. 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. Larger batch or continuous furnaces in particular often need a controlled atmosphere or protective gas supply, which is its own infrastructure project alongside the furnace. Buyers finance a heat treatment furnace because bringing the process in-house is usually justified by faster turnaround for customers and tighter control over the treatment specification, and the finance is structured to match the throughput the business expects the furnace to support, rather than being paid upfront. Replacement is typically driven by needing tighter temperature uniformity, a controlled atmosphere for a new material specification, or more throughput, rather than the furnace failing outright, since the shell and insulation are durable and elements or heating chambers are serviced or replaced individually.
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