Temporary fencing is priced and financed by the hundred panels, from around £3,000 for basic mobile fence panels to £60,000+ for a full perimeter fleet package, and is overwhelmingly bought by hire companies rather than a single contractor.
Yes, temporary fencings 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 £5,000 to £200,000, and most deals are written over 24-84 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
£5k – £200k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Faster on drawdowns against an existing fleet facility
Rates From
5.2% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical temporary fencing price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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On a purchase price of £40,000: a 10% deposit of £4,000, then 48 monthly payments of £844 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £44,512, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 3.5m x 2m Fence Panel (per 100) | £3,000 - £5,000 | Mobile Fence Panel |
| Block Feet and Anti-Climb Panel Package (per 100) | £4,500 - £7,000 | Anti-Climb Panel |
| Pedestrian Barrier Package (per 50) | £2,500 - £4,000 | Crowd Barrier |
| Full Site Perimeter Fleet Package (500+ panels) | £15,000 - £60,000 | Fleet Stock Package |
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Temporary fencing bought by a hire company is treated as plant and machinery, so it qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting the business deduct the cost from taxable profits in the year each unit is bought, up to the current £1,000,000 annual limit across the whole business. Where a fleet is bought through a facility with several drawdowns spread across a financial year, each drawdown is treated as a purchase in its own right for allowance purposes, so a facility structure does not reduce what a growing fleet can claim. Under a Finance Lease you do not own the asset, so payments are instead deducted as a business expense rather than claimed as an allowance. Always confirm the treatment with your accountant before agreeing a facility structure.
Temporary fencing, the mobile panels, block feet and anti-climb screening seen around construction sites and events, is overwhelmingly bought by fencing hire companies rather than the contractors and event organisers who use it on any one job. A single contractor needing fencing for one project almost always hires it, so the buyer financing panel stock is nearly always a hire operator whose credit case rests on how many jobs its fleet of panels is out on at any one time, not on a single hire contract. Because that stock is bought in large, repeated batches through the year as a fleet grows or is topped up, lenders serving this sector often prefer a facility that funds each new batch of panels as it is bought, rather than treating every purchase as a separate application. Replacement is driven by damage, corrosion and loss from constant handling and transport between sites rather than a fixed lifespan, and there is an active secondhand market in used panels and block feet as fleets refresh their stock.
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