Spread the cost of rotary evaporators from £4,000 to £20,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, rotary evaporators 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 £4,000 to £20,000, and most deals are written over 12–48 months with a deposit of around 10–15%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£4k – £20k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £10k
Rates From
4.2% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical rotary evaporator 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 £9,000: a 10% deposit of £900, then 48 monthly payments of £190 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £10,020, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buchi-class Rotavapor R-100 Type System (spec class) | £4,000 – £7,500 | Entry-Level Rotary Evaporator |
| Buchi-class Rotavapor R-300 Type System with Vacuum Pump (spec class) | £7,000 – £13,000 | Mid-Range Rotary Evaporator System |
| Heidolph-class Large-Flask Rotary Evaporator (spec class) | £10,000 – £16,000 | Large-Flask Rotary Evaporator |
| Automated Rotary Evaporator with Interface (spec class) | £13,000 – £20,000 | Automated Rotary Evaporator |
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Rotary evaporators 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 evaporator. For leases, you typically deduct the full lease payment from profits.
Rotary evaporators are bought by organic chemistry and formulation labs, natural product extraction businesses, contract research organisations and university spinouts to remove solvents from a sample under reduced pressure, and are a routine fixture in most wet chemistry labs. Extraction and formulation start-ups financing their first rotary evaporator are often working from grant or seed funding, and lenders take a pragmatic view of the modest cost relative to trading history for a business at this stage. Glassware breakages, vacuum pump seals and bath fluid are recurring running costs, though modest compared with the instrument's purchase price. A well-established secondhand market, supported by Buchi and Heidolph's long production runs, means older rotary evaporators can be financed or refinanced with reasonable confidence in their remaining service life provided the motor and vacuum system have been checked.
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