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.
Helpful next steps for printing & publishing businesses.
Explore the asset, agreement type, planning tools and guide most relevant to the equipment you are considering. The case study above shows a real example from this sector.
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ExploreHire purchase
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ExploreMonthly-cost calculator
Model indicative payments for a press, finishing line or production upgrade.
ExplorePrint business case study
See how a print business approached equipment refinance.
ExploreUsed equipment guide
Read key considerations before financing second-hand production machinery.
ExploreQuestions 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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