forklift

Finance

It’s a fact that purchasing new equipment reduces down time, increases productivity, improves your operations image to both existing and new customers and suppliers whilst benefitting from reduced maintenance costs with a fixed term budget.

Tailored finance options to suit your business

Are you looking for a more flexible option with fixed costs that won’t affect your cashflow? We have created partnerships with various Finance companies to ensure you don’t have to settle for second best. Economic uncertainty should not prevent any urgent investment required to support your operational needs for productivity, profitability and growth.

We can offer a wide range of financial packages for Contract Hire/Lease Purchase and Hire Purchase which can be tailored to your individual specifications, ensuring your business can progress efficiently and effectively with flexibility.

We have the industrial expertise of both the finance and the materials handlings industry to ensure we get the right solution for you.

Do not let budget restraints force you into compromising on quality.

Our finance options include

Contract Hire

This form of finance is chosen by a large proportion of users of materials handling equipment. If you require one rental to cover both the finance and maintenance of the equipment, giving fixed budgeting with no unexpected repair bills, you can choose a Contract Hire agreement. The agreement runs for a specified period, and the equipment is collected by the dealer at the end of the period when a new truck can be supplied.

The benefits of contract hire

Frees up capital for other investments
Allows easy budgeting for the upkeep of the equipment throughout the term
Deals can be structured to suit your needs – rental and return conditions fixed at the outset
Tax-efficient – 100% of rentals paid are normally offset against taxable profits
Off-balance sheet funding – equipment does not depreciate on your balance sheet
Improves gearing ratio
Rentals are classed as a revenue expense in the Profit and Loss account
Use of the equipment may increase your productivity – it could ‘pay for itself’ – rentals matched to income
VAT is payable on each rental rather than in full at the outset (which is the case for HP)

Hire / Lease Purchase

Unwilling to spend a large amount of capital on a forklift in one go? Hire Purchase means you can pay for it in manageable, fixed instalments, spread over a period of time. Funding is on balance sheet. The asset is purchased on your behalf and owned by the finance company until final payment is made, when ownership automatically transfers to you.

The benefits of hire / lease purchase

Finance available for up to 100% of the purchase price (excl. VAT)
Flexible and tax efficient funding
VAT payable on the rentals, not upfront on the purchase of the assets.
At the end of the agreement you can either retain the asset for a nominal annual sum or sell it and retain most of the sale proceeds
You can normally offset the rentals against taxable profits
Freedom to make your own arrangements for maintenance, repairs and servicing

Finance Lease

This is a flexible, tax efficient way to acquire a forklift without using up much needed cash reserves. The finance company retains ownership of the asset, but you can sell it on their behalf at the end of the term and keep most of the sale proceeds. Funding is on balance sheet.

The benefits of a finance lease

Frees up capital for other investments
Regular, fixed payments – allows for easy budgeting
Tax advantages – as well as reclaiming VAT (if VAT registered)
You may be able to claim capital allowances and also offset repayment interest against profits
Tax-efficient – 100% of rentals paid are normally offset against taxable profits
Flexibility – you choose how the finance is structured: with a flexible deposit, fixed payments and perhaps a final balloon lump sum
Unlike some bank loans, additional security is not usually required, and the agreement is not payable on demand if conditions are being met
Freedom to make your own arrangements for maintenance, repairs and servicing

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