Spread the cost of surface roughness testers from £2,500 to £80,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, surface roughness testers 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 £2,500 to £80,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 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
£3k – £80k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £30k
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical surface roughness tester 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 £18,000: a 10% deposit of £1,800, then 48 monthly payments of £380 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £20,040, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portable surface roughness tester (specification class) | £3,000 – £8,000 | Portable Roughness Tester |
| Bench-mounted surface roughness tester (specification class) | £8,000 – £18,000 | Bench-Mounted Roughness Tester |
| High-precision roughness tester, cleanroom/metrology lab (specification class) | £20,000 – £45,000 | High-Precision Roughness Tester |
| Contour & roughness combination system (specification class) | £30,000 – £70,000 | Contour & Roughness System |
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Surface roughness testers generally qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance, so the cost can typically be set against taxable profits in the year of purchase. As portable or bench-mounted inspection instruments, roughness testers are straightforward moveable assets for capital allowance purposes, whether bought new or used.
Surface roughness testers are bought by machine shops, toolmakers and accredited test houses that need to confirm a machined or ground surface finish meets a drawing specification, particularly on sealing faces, bearing surfaces and finishes where texture affects function rather than just appearance. Accreditation to a recognised standard is what makes a lab's reported roughness values commercially accepted, and higher-precision equipment is often bought specifically to extend a lab's accredited measurement range rather than for general use. A portable gauge suits quick checks on the shop floor or on components too large to move, while a bench-mounted or combined contour and roughness system offers the higher repeatability needed for certified reporting. Replacement is generally driven by a customer specifying a finish tolerance tighter than the existing instrument can reliably measure, and a working used market exists for bench-mounted units from established manufacturers.
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