Spread the cost of an overhead gantry crane from £12,000 to £120,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, overhead gantry 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 £12,000 to £120,000, and most deals are written over 24–72 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
£12k – £120k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £30k
Rates From
5.6% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £38,000: a 10% deposit of £3,800, then 48 monthly payments of £802 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £42,296, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Single girder overhead travelling crane, up to 5 tonne | £12,000 – £30,000 | Single Girder Overhead Crane |
| Double girder overhead travelling crane, 10–20 tonne | £35,000 – £75,000 | Double Girder Overhead Crane |
| Free-standing gantry crane system with runway steelwork | £60,000 – £120,000 | Free-Standing Gantry System |
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Check EligibilityAn overhead gantry crane and its hoist are plant and machinery, so they qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance, letting a business deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000, under Hire Purchase. Where installation requires strengthening a roof or wall to carry the runway beams, that structural element may be treated separately from the crane itself, so ask your accountant to apportion a mixed installation invoice before claiming.
Manufacturers, fabricators, and warehouse operators buy overhead gantry cranes to move heavy loads repeatedly along a fixed run within a building, work that would otherwise need a mobile crane or forklift brought in for every lift. Finance suits this equipment because, although the crane runs on rails fixed within the building, the crane, hoist, and runway beams themselves remain removable machinery rather than part of the building fabric, unlike a passenger lift permanently built into a structure. A tower crane erected and dismantled on a construction site sits at yet another point on that spectrum, being temporary but not fitted to a permanent building at all. Replacement of an overhead crane is typically driven by hoist and motor wear after years of near-daily use, or a business reconfiguring its production floor and needing a different span or capacity, and there is a functional used market for well-maintained cranes removed from a closing or relocating site.
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