Spread the cost of laminar flow cabinets and biosafety cabinets from £3,000 to £20,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, laminar flow cabinets 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 £20,000, and most deals are written over 12–48 months with a deposit of around 10–15%. Decisions typically take 24 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£3k – £20k
Approval Speed
24 hours
Same-day for < £15k
Rates From
4.2% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £8,500: a 10% deposit of £850, then 48 monthly payments of £179 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £9,442, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Compact Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinet (spec class) | £3,000 – £5,500 | Compact Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinet |
| Class II Microbiological Safety Cabinet, Standard (spec class) | £6,000 – £11,000 | Class II Biosafety Cabinet |
| Sartorius-class Incubator FlowBox Combined Unit (spec class) | £12,000 – £20,000 | Combined Incubator and Flow Cabinet |
| PCR Workstation with UV Decontamination (spec class) | £4,000 – £9,000 | PCR/Molecular Biology Workstation |
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Check EligibilityLaminar flow and biosafety cabinets qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), meaning you can deduct the full cost from taxable profits in year one, up to £1,000,000. For HP agreements, you claim capital allowances on the cabinet. For leases, you typically deduct the full lease payment from profits.
Laminar flow and microbiological safety cabinets are bought by cell culture labs, microbiology and diagnostics labs, university research departments and pharmaceutical compounding facilities to provide a sterile working environment for handling cell cultures, samples or biological material. Contract research and university spinout buyers setting up a new lab are often funded by grant or start-up capital, and lenders take this into account alongside the trading history of the applicant when structuring the finance. Annual certification testing is a legal or accreditation requirement for biosafety cabinets in particular, and this ongoing servicing cost should be planned for alongside the purchase, even though it's a relatively low-cost instrument compared with analytical equipment. Used and refurbished cabinets are widely available from specialist resellers, though recertification of the filter and airflow is essential before a used unit goes back into service.
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