Spread the cost of spot welders from £1,500 to £60,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance;
Yes, spot welders 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 £1,500 to £60,000, 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
£2k – £60k
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 spot welder 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 £12,000: a 10% deposit of £1,200, then 48 monthly payments of £253 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £13,344, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TECNA Portable Spot Welder | £2,500 – £5,000 | Portable Resistance Spot Welder |
| Pedestal spot welder, 25kVA | £6,000 – £15,000 | Bench/Pedestal Spot Welder (capacity class) |
| Medium-frequency inverter spot welder, robotic-mounted | £15,000 – £45,000 | Robotic Spot Welding Gun (capacity class) |
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Spot welders qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) and full expensing, letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 under AIA for qualifying plant and machinery. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances as the asset sits on your balance sheet. Lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense, spread over the lease term.
Spot welders are bought by sheet metal fabricators, vehicle body repairers and appliance or panel manufacturers joining overlapping sheet metal without filler material. Smaller pedestal and portable units are often bought outright, while larger three-phase pedestal machines and robotic spot welding guns are more commonly financed as part of a wider production line investment. Replacement is usually driven by a move to higher throughput inverter-based welders, which use less energy and weld faster than older transformer-based machines, rather than the welder failing, since the core mechanism (electrodes, transformer, ram) is simple and durable.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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