Spread the cost of tunnel and crate washers from £15,000 to £120,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, tunnel washers 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 £120,000, and most deals are written over 36–84 months with a deposit of around 15–25%. Decisions typically take 3–7 working days. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£15k – £120k
Approval Speed
3–7 working days
Reflects bespoke specification and installation
Rates From
6.5% APR APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £45,000: a 10% deposit of £4,500, then 48 monthly payments of £949 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £50,052, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crate washing tunnel, 300 crates/hr | £15,000 – £28,000 | Crate Washing Tunnel |
| Crate/tray washing tunnel, 800 crates/hr | £32,000 – £55,000 | Production Crate Washer |
| Bin and tote washing tunnel | £45,000 – £75,000 | Bin Washing Tunnel |
| High-capacity multi-stage washing tunnel | £80,000 – £120,000 | Multi-Stage Washing Tunnel |
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Check EligibilityThis equipment qualifies as plant and machinery for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) and full expensing, so the cost can be deducted from taxable profits in the year of purchase for a hire purchase agreement. Finance and operating leases are generally treated as an operating expense, with the payments deducted from profits as they fall due rather than claimed as a capital allowance.
Tunnel washers are bought by food processors and packhouses running returnable crates, trays or bins through a continuous cleaning cycle, typically when manual or batch washing can no longer keep pace with the volume of reusable containers moving through the site. They are financed because a genuine tunnel washing system with heating, detergent dosing and drying stages is a substantial capital item, and processors would rather spread the cost across the years the equipment supports production than fund it upfront. Because these machines are frequently specified to a particular site's crate sizes, throughput and layout, the used market is thinner than for standard kitchen or processing equipment, and most installations are bought new.
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