Spread the cost of zinc plating lines from £50,000 to £600,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance; compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, zinc plating lines 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 £50,000 to £600,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 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
£50k – £600k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £100k
Rates From
4.5% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £180,000: a 10% deposit of £18,000, then 48 monthly payments of £3,797 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £200,256, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manual hoist zinc plating line, small tank set | £50,000 – £150,000 | Manual Hoist Zinc Line (specification class) |
| Semi-automatic zinc/zinc-alloy plating line | £150,000 – £350,000 | Semi-Automatic Zinc Plating Line (specification class) |
| Fully automated barrel zinc plating line with passivation | £350,000 – £600,000 | Automated Zinc Plating Line (specification class) |
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Check EligibilityZinc plating lines qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), meaning you can deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 for qualifying plant and machinery. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances on the asset; lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense.
Zinc plating lines are bought by fastener manufacturers and general engineering finishers applying corrosion-protective zinc or zinc-alloy coatings, often at high volume on small parts run through a barrel plating process. Plating and anodising processes produce effluent that must be treated before discharge, and the treatment plant is frequently a bigger practical constraint on the project than the processing line itself, since it determines whether the site holds, or can obtain, the discharge consent needed to operate at all. That permitting position is a large part of what a lender is really underwriting when it finances a plating or anodising line. Buyers finance a zinc plating line because it comprises the tank set, rectifiers, barrel or rack handling, passivation stage and effluent treatment as one project, usually justified by winning or retaining volume fastener or component business that specifies zinc plating as standard, with the finance matched to that confirmed volume. Replacement or upgrade is typically driven by a customer specification moving to a zinc-alloy or trivalent passivation finish the existing line can't produce, or by needing more barrel capacity for higher volume, rather than the tanks failing, since a well-maintained line has a long working life; permit compliance and effluent treatment plant condition are often the deciding factor in whether to replace an older line.
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