Spread the cost of water treatment plant from £20,000 to £800,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, water treatment plants 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 £20,000 to £800,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 2–5 working days. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£20k – £800k
Approval Speed
2–5 working days
Faster once the discharge consent is confirmed
Rates From
4.9% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £150,000: a 10% deposit of £15,000, then 48 monthly payments of £3,164 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £166,872, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Filtration & dosing treatment skid, commercial site (specification class) | £30,000 – £90,000 | Filtration & Dosing Skid |
| UV disinfection treatment train (specification class) | £20,000 – £60,000 | UV Disinfection Train |
| Packaged potable water treatment plant, small works (specification class) | £80,000 – £250,000 | Packaged Potable Water Treatment Plant |
| Membrane bioreactor package plant (specification class) | £150,000 – £500,000 | Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Package Plant |
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Check EligibilityWater treatment plant generally qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance, so the cost can typically be set against taxable profits in the year of purchase. A packaged or skid-mounted treatment plant delivered as a self-contained unit is usually treated as moveable plant, while process equipment plumbed into a permanent below-ground works may be treated differently once installed, which is worth confirming with your accountant before the works begin.
Water treatment plant is bought by utilities, contractors working to a water company framework, and industrial sites that need to treat water to a specific quality before use or before it can be released. Because many buyers are contractors delivering a framework contract with a defined end date, the finance term is often matched to the length of that contract rather than to the plant's full working life, so the equipment can be handed back or refinanced when the contract ends. What a plant is licensed to release ultimately governs the design and the finance risk, since the discharge consent attached to a site sets the standard the treatment process has to meet regardless of how the equipment is financed. Replacement is generally driven by a tightening of that consent or a change in the volume the site needs to treat, rather than the equipment simply wearing out, and used plant is uncommon since each system is engineered to a specific flow and water quality.
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