Spread the cost of a garment tunnel finisher from £15,000 to £90,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, tunnel finishers 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 £15,000 to £90,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–72 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£15k – £90k
Approval Speed
24–72 hours
Longer review for larger contracts
Rates From
5.9% APR
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Check EligibilityOn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-Chamber Steam Tunnel Finisher (spec class, e.g. Veit) | £15,000 – £35,000 | Single-Chamber Tunnel |
| Multi-Chamber Production Tunnel Finisher | £35,000 – £65,000 | Multi-Chamber Tunnel |
| High-Throughput Tunnel Finishing Line | £65,000 – £90,000 | High-Throughput Line |
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Check EligibilityA tunnel finisher is moveable plant and machinery and generally qualifies for Annual Investment Allowance, letting the cost be deducted from taxable profits in the year of purchase. This covers the tunnel unit, conveyor and control system itself; the steam supply, ventilation and extraction work needed to install it is usually treated separately as a building cost, since it becomes part of the premises once fitted. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances directly, while lease payments are deducted as a running cost, which many operators prefer given the size of this investment.
Tunnel finishers are bought by industrial laundries, contract garment finishers and larger dry cleaning operations that need to press high volumes of garments to a consistent finish without hand pressing each item. The number of chambers chosen is driven by daily throughput, a contract finisher processing thousands of garments a day needs a multi-chamber line, while a smaller operation may manage with a single-chamber unit. Because this is a substantial piece of capital equipment, replacement is usually driven by a business outgrowing its current throughput or by boiler, seal and drive wear after years of continuous daily running, rather than a fixed replacement cycle, and used tunnel finishers from specialist laundry equipment dealers do circulate for operators buying on a tighter budget.
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