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Jib Crane Finance

Spread the cost of a workshop jib crane from £3,000 to £30,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.

Can you finance a jib crane?

Yes, jib cranes 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 £3,000 to £30,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.

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Typical Cost

£3k – £30k

Approval Speed

24–48 hours

Same-day for < £10k

Rates From

5.7% APR

What would a jib crane cost per month?

£11,000
10%
60 months
9%
£0

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Pre-filled with a typical jib crane price. Indicative only, not a quote.

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Finance options

Hire Purchase (HP)

Rate
From 6.2% APR
Term
12–60 months
Deposit
10–20%
Ownership
Yours at the end
Best for
Workshops and fabricators wanting to own the jib crane outright

Finance Lease

Rate
From 5.7% APR
Term
12–60 months
Deposit
None required
Ownership
Return or buy (balloon payment)
Best for
Tax-efficient; claim 100% of payments against profit

Operating Lease

Rate
From 6.6% APR
Term
24–48 months
Deposit
None required
Ownership
Return at end
Best for
Businesses reconfiguring workstations regularly. Off balance sheet.

Representative example

On a purchase price of £11,000: a 10% deposit of £1,100, then 48 monthly payments of £232 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £12,236, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.

What buyers actually specify

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
Wall-mounted slewing jib crane, up to 1 tonne £3,000 – £8,000 Wall-Mounted Jib Crane
Free-standing pillar jib crane, 2–5 tonne £8,000 – £20,000 Pillar Jib Crane
Articulated jib crane with extended reach, workstation use £15,000 – £30,000 Articulated Jib Crane

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Tax benefits

A jib crane and its hoist are plant and machinery, qualifying for the Annual Investment Allowance and letting a business deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000, under Hire Purchase. Lease payments are instead deducted as a business expense against profits as they fall due.

Market context

Workshops, fabricators, and light manufacturers buy jib cranes to give a single workstation repeated lifting capacity, whether wall-mounted to save floor space or free-standing on a pillar, without the cost and disruption of a full overhead crane system. Finance suits this equipment well because a jib crane is a relatively low-cost, easily specified item that most lenders are comfortable approving quickly. Replacement is typically driven by a business reorganising its shop floor and needing coverage at a different workstation, or an older hoist becoming unreliable after years of frequent use, rather than a fixed age. Being bolted to a wall, floor, or pillar rather than built into the fabric of the building, a jib crane is straightforward removable plant, closer in that sense to a mobile crane than to a fixed installation, and a modest but functional used market exists for well-maintained units.

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Several of our 200+ lenders specialise in businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options exist. Checking your options here does not affect your credit score, because we do not run a credit search to match you. A lender will run their own checks only if you decide to apply.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I finance a jib crane as part of a wider workshop equipment package?
Yes, most lenders will bundle a jib crane in with other workshop equipment, such as welding gear, a hoist, or workbenches, when they are quoted together on the same supplier invoice. This is a common way smaller fabrication and light engineering businesses finance a workstation upgrade in one application rather than several.
Is a jib crane cheap enough to just buy outright rather than finance?
For a single small wall-mounted unit, some businesses do pay cash given the relatively modest cost. Where several jib cranes are being fitted across multiple workstations, or the crane is part of a bigger equipment order, financing keeps working capital free for stock and staffing, and the monthly cost on a jib crane of this size is usually low enough not to strain cash flow either way.
Can a start-up workshop finance its first jib crane?
Yes, and this is generally one of the more accessible pieces of lifting equipment for a new business to finance, given the modest cost involved. A business with no trading history may be asked for a personal guarantee from a director, but approval on a straightforward jib crane deal is usually quick once basic details are provided.
How quickly can jib crane finance be approved?
Most jib crane finance applications are approved within 24 to 48 hours, and same-day decisions are common for deals under £10,000 once a supplier quote and basic trading details are in place. Because the ticket size for a single wall-mounted or pillar jib crane is modest, lenders can usually make a decision without the fuller underwriting a larger piece of lifting equipment would need, particularly for an established business with straightforward trading history.

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