Equipment finance
We provide flexible finance packages designed to support businesses.
We are able to fund specialist equipment used for brewing, distilling, cider production and the wider drinks industry in the UK and Ireland.
What is equipment finance?
Equipment finance gives you access to the assets you need upfront while allowing you to spread the cost over time.
Our solutions are tailored to meet business requirements and we can finance a wide range of assets, from an additional cask washer to the total installation of a new brewery.
We work with businesses on an individual basis, taking time to understand both short and long-term aims. Our equipment finance solutions include:
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Hire purchase
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Finance lease
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Sale and rent back - find out more
What our customers say
As an ethical business that is doing things a little bit differently, patience is key and Close Brothers were brilliant to work with. We put our partners and suppliers under scrutiny to check that they meet our values, and we’re confident we chose the right funder as a result.
-Andy Braithwaite, Managing Director, Ellers Farm Distillery
What equipment can be funded?
We fund a range of specialist equipment for brewing, distilling and other drinks producers. The equipment we finance includes, but is not limited to:
Dry Goods Handling
Intake Conveyor, Weighing Equipment, Malt Silo, Transfer Conveyor, Screen, De-Stoner, Malt Mill, Grist Case, PLC Controls
Brewhouse
Hot & Cold Liquor Tanks, Water Treatment Systems, Mashing (Blending) Valve, Mash Vessel, Cereal Cooker, Lauter Tun, Wort Boiler (Copper or Kettle), Whirlpool, Hop Gun, Heat Exchanger, Automatic Valves, PLC Controls, Associated Pipework
Fermentation
Fermentation Vessel (FV & DPV),Yeast Dosing & Handling Equipment, Yeast Propogation Plant, Centrifuge, Automatic Valves, PLC Controls, Associated Pipework
Processing
Conditioning Tank, Filtration System, Cross Flow & Membrane Filtration, Carbonator, Centrifuge, De- alcoholisation Plant, Bright Beer Tank, Automatic valves, PLC Controls, Associated Pipework
Packaging
Beer Holding Tanks, Cask Washing & Filling, Keg Washing & Filling, Weigher, Heat Exchanger, Robotic Container Pallatiser & Depaletiser, Bottle & Can Filling Equipment, Labeller, Date Coder, Multipacker, Carton Errector, Palletiser, De-palletiser
Services
Steam generator of Steam Boiler, Glycol Refrigeration Unit, Air Compressor, Water Treatment Plant
Dry Goods Handling
Intake Conveyor, Weighing Equipment, Malt Silo, Transfer Conveyor, Screen, De-Stoner, Malt Mill, Grist Case, PLC Controls
Brewhouse
Hot & Cold Liquor Tanks, Water Treatment Systems, Mashing (Blending) Valve, Mash Vessel, Cereal Cooker, Heat Exchanger, Automatic Valves, PLC Controls
Fermentation
Fermentation Vessel (Wash Back), Heat Exchanger, Yeast Dosing & Handling Equipment, Automatic Valves, PLC Controls, Associated Pipework
Processing
Stills, Spitit Safe, Spirit Receiver, Spirit Tank, Filtration System, Cross Flow & Membrane Filtration, Water Treatment Plant, Reverse Osmosis Plant, Cask Filling Equipment, Automatic Valves, PLC Controls, Associated Pipework
Packaging
Cask Disgorging Equipment, Blending Equipment, Bottle Filling Equipment, Labeller, Date Coder, Multipacker, Carton Errector, Palletiser, De-palletiser
Services
Steam generator of Steam Boiler, Glycol Refrigeration Unit, Air Compressor, Water Treatment Plant
What are the benefits?
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Improve cash flow by spreading the cost of new equipment over a fixed-period
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Be supported by specialists with in-depth equipment and industry knowledge
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Tailor finance solutions to meet your specific requirements
- Feel confident with fair security requirements, low deposit packages available, and no hidden costs or fees
Case studies
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how other breweries are using equipment finance.
Customer reviews
Matt at Freedom Brewery
"Close Brothers have really been instrumental in financing and growing the business. The insight and knowledge of the team at Close Brothers is second to none. Our continued relationship demonstrates the value we see in having a trusted partner."
Andy at Ellers Farm Distillery
"We always knew where we were because of their excellent communication. Plus, we were able to speak to members of the credit committee directly, which was a game changer. Thanks to the flexibility they demonstrated, it was straight-forward to work with them, even when we faced new challenges due to the pandemic."
Wicklow Wolf Brewery
"We have developed a very close business relationship over the past 4 years. We could not have achieved everything that we have without their support during that time. We will produce 13,000 HL this year and have aggressive growth plans for the coming years. "
Our supplier partners include, but are not limited to:
- 6ixProcessDesign Ltd
- ABUK
- Aetna (UK) Limited
- Alfa Laval Limited
- Anton Paar Limited
- Atlas Copco Limited
- Barison Industry SAS
- Bevtech
- BrauKon GMBH
- Bulk Storage & Process Systems Limited
- Celli Group (UK) Limited
- Certuss (UK) Limited
- CFB Boilers Limited
- Collective Motion Brewing
- Co.Mac S.R.L
- Core Equipment Limited
- Endoline Machinery Limited
- Enterprise Tondelli
- Fabdec Limited
- FCE Hydraulics Ltd
- Fileder Filter Systems Limited
- Forsyths Limited
- Framax UK Limited
- Galxc Cooling Services Limited
- GEA Brewery Systems GMBH
- GEA Mechanical Equipment UK Limited
- Gravity Systems Limited
- H.A McEwan (Boiler Repairs) Limited
- Hugh Crane (Cleaning Equipment)
- Identification Technologies (Scotland) Limited
- Industrial Asset Solutions Limited T/A Indassol
- Jarshire Limited
- KHS UK Limited
- LH Stainless Limited
- Lambrechts Konstruktie
- m+f KEG-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
- Machine Mart Limited
- Malrex Fabrications Limited
- Micro Can Limited
- Moeschle
- Moravek International Limited
- PMR System Group Srl
- PneumaticScaleAngelus of the U.K. Limited
- PSS Svidnik A.S
- Profil Solutions Limited
- Pureweld Stainless Limited
- Quadrachem Laboratories Limited
- Ryebeck Limited
- Simatec SRL
- Stainless Steel Vessels Limited
- Svarog Sistemi, Brewing & Distilling Solutions, Ltd
- TCE Projects Limited
- Tim Crowley t/a Crowley Engineering
- TMCI Padovan S.P.A.
- Vigo
- Vitikit Limited
- Willis European
- ZIP Technologies
To find out how we can help, call us on:
01425 485 421