Spread the cost of tensile testing machines from £12,000 to £450,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, tensile 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 £12,000 to £450,000, and most deals are written over 12–72 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 – £450k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £75k
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical tensile 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 £65,000: a 10% deposit of £6,500, then 48 monthly payments of £1,371 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £72,308, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZwickRoell zwickiLine | £15,000 – £30,000 | Materials Testing Machine (0.5-5kN, small components) |
| ZwickRoell AllroundLine Z050 | £35,000 – £65,000 | Universal Testing Machine (50kN) |
| ZwickRoell AllroundLine Z100 | £55,000 – £95,000 | Universal Testing Machine (100kN) |
| High-load servohydraulic tensile tester, 600kN+ (specification class) | £150,000 – £400,000 | Servohydraulic Tensile Tester (structural/large components) |
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Tensile testing machines generally qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance, so the cost can typically be set against taxable profits in the year of purchase. As free-standing laboratory equipment, tensile testers are straightforward moveable assets for capital allowance purposes, and this holds whether the machine is bought new or used.
Tensile testers are bought by accredited test houses, materials suppliers and manufacturers who need to verify a material or component meets a specified strength before it is certified or released. Accreditation to a recognised standard is what makes a test house's results commercially accepted by its customers, and equipment is often purchased specifically to extend or maintain the scope a lab is accredited for, rather than simply to add general capacity. Load capacity is matched to the material being tested, from small components on a low-force bench machine through to structural sections needing a high-load servohydraulic system. Replacement is generally driven by a customer requiring a load range or test standard the existing machine cannot reach, or by the machine's calibration and control system becoming difficult to support, rather than the frame itself wearing out, and a working used market exists for mid-range universal testing machines from established manufacturers.
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