Finance for kit that prints the bills.
Litho presses, digital production, large-format, bindery and finishing — funded by lenders who understand click charges, consumables and substrate cycles.
£21m+
Funded into UK print
84mo
Typical press term
5–10%
Typical deposit
60%
Of deals on used kit
If it earns its keep, we've probably funded one.
Digital production
HP Indigo, Canon imagePRESS, Konica AccurioPress, Xerox iGen. Funded with click-charge contracts bundled.
Litho presses
Heidelberg, Komori, KBA, Manroland — sheet-fed and web. New, refurbished or auction-sourced.
Large-format
Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh, HP Latex, EFI. Plus laminators, cutters and grommet machines.
Bindery & finishing
Stitchers, perfect binders, guillotines, folders, laminators. Heidelberg, Müller Martini, Polar.
Pre-press
CTP platesetters, RIPs, proofing, colour management. Funded with software licences bundled.
Packaging print
Flexo, label presses, die-cutters, foilers. Specialist lenders for the packaging niche.
How printing & publishing deals usually structure.
Typical ticket
£60k – £350k per machine
Range we fund
£25k cutter → £1m press install
Term
48 – 84 months
Deposit
5 – 15%
Structure
HP for owned-asset write-off; lease where click-charge bundling matters; refinance against installed press base ahead of expansion.
The usual pain.
Print is 'sunset' to mainstream lenders
Generic credit teams see structural decline. Sector-specialists know packaging, large-format and bespoke print are growing — and price accordingly.
Used kit is the norm, not the exception
Most production print deals involve refurbished kit. Mainstream lenders pull back. Print-specialists fund 6-year-old presses comfortably.
Install costs explode the budget
Foundations, three-phase, ventilation, training — easily 15% on top of the press. We bundle soft costs in.
How we structure it.
Print-specialist underwriting
Two of our lenders fund nothing but print, packaging and labels. Sharper rates because they price residuals correctly.
Refurbished-press ready
We've funded ex-demo Indigos, refurbished Heidelbergs and auction-bought finishers — engineer's reports replace dealer warranty.
Click-charge integration
We can structure agreements that bundle the press, install, training and click-charge contract into one monthly payment.
Reviewed by UK businesses
Sorted in 36 hours
"Bank wanted three weeks just to look at the file. AssetFi had the agreement signed and the digger paid for in 36 hours. Couldn't fault them."
Genuinely no fees
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Understood our cash flow
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Our panel
Lenders we use for printing & publishing
Independent of any single lender. We place every deal with the funder offering the best fit on rate, structure and speed.
Plus 40+ specialist funders covering challenger banks, asset-specific lenders and tier-2 underwriters. Lender names shown are trademarks of their respective owners.
Questions printing & publishing customers ask.
Will lenders fund used presses?
Yes — print-specialists routinely fund 4–8 year old presses with documented service history. Most production print deals involve refurbished kit.
Can install, foundations and training be bundled?
Yes — typically up to 15–20% of asset value as 'soft costs', sometimes more on big-ticket presses.
What about digital presses with click-charge contracts?
We work with the major OEMs to structure click-charge into the same agreement as the hardware where possible. One direct debit covers everything.
Is sale & leaseback an option for owned presses?
Yes — we can release equity from owned presses through sale & HP-back. Common ahead of expansion or new install. Press never leaves the floor.
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