Spread the cost of a glass toughening furnace from £200,000 to £2,000,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, toughening furnaces 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 £200,000 to £2,000,000, and most deals are written over 36–84 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
£200k – £2000k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
3-6 weeks
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £650,000: a 10% deposit of £65,000, then 48 monthly payments of £13,712 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £723,176, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-Level Flat Toughening Furnace | £200,000 – £450,000 | Entry-Level Furnace |
| Mid-Capacity Toughening Furnace (up to 3.2m x 6m) | £450,000 – £1,000,000 | Mid-Capacity Furnace |
| High-Output Toughening Line with Bending | £1,000,000 – £2,000,000 | High-Output Furnace |
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Check EligibilityThis equipment qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance, so a purchase or HP agreement can be deducted against taxable profit in the year of purchase. Finance lease payments are typically deductible in full from profit as they are paid, and refinancing an owned asset does not change its capital allowances position.
A toughening furnace is the largest single capital investment most glass fabricators will make, heating glass close to its softening point before rapidly cooling the surface to create the compressive stress that makes toughened glass break safely into small fragments rather than sharp shards. These furnaces are large, heavy structures drawing very high electrical loads, and site preparation, structural floor loading, power supply upgrade and often a dedicated building extension, frequently represents a substantial part of the total project cost on top of the furnace itself, so lenders financing a furnace expect to see the full project cost including these works rather than the furnace price alone. Fabricators typically buy a furnace to bring toughening in-house that was previously subcontracted, and the decision is usually justified against a confirmed order book or contract rather than speculative capacity, given the scale of the investment; replacement is rare and usually driven by a move to a larger bed size or added bending capability.
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