Spread the cost of a litho press from £35,000 to £550,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, litho presss 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 £35,000 to £500,000, 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
£35k – £500k
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 litho press price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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On a purchase price of £135,000: a 10% deposit of £13,500, then 48 monthly payments of £2,848 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £150,204, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2-colour sheetfed litho press, small format | £30,000–£65,000 | Small Format Litho |
| 4-colour sheetfed litho press, medium format (Heidelberg class) | £150,000–£300,000 | Medium Format Litho |
| 4-colour sheetfed litho press, medium format (Komori class) | £140,000–£310,000 | Medium Format Litho |
| Web-fed litho press for long-run book and directory work | £350,000–£550,000 | Web-fed Litho |
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A litho press qualifies for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000. Hire purchase agreements let you claim capital allowances on the machine. Lease payments are generally deductible in full against profits as they fall due.
Litho presses, the offset lithography process, distinct from the digital engines increasingly used for short runs, are bought by commercial printers, book manufacturers and publication printers running lengths where the per-sheet cost of litho beats digital. Because make-ready and plate costs are fixed regardless of run length, buyers typically finance a press sized to the run lengths that make litho worthwhile for their client base, rather than chase every job that comes in. Replacement tends to follow a shift in run lengths, more short-run and personalised work pulling volume towards digital, or a customer wanting a larger sheet or extra colour station, rather than the press failing outright; litho presses are mechanically simple and can run productively for decades with proper maintenance. A well-established secondhand market exists for sheetfed litho presses from the major manufacturers, and used values hold up noticeably better for some builders than others, which matters if refinancing is part of the plan.
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