Glasswasher finance
Clean, clear glassware sells more drinks than any promotion, and the machine that delivers it is the hardest-working box behind any bar.
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Yes, though a single glasswasher is often small enough to sit below a funder’s minimum, so it is usually funded alongside other bar or kitchen equipment. Hire purchase is the normal structure and used machines from dealers are fundable. The point worth raising is the brewery offer: glasswashers are frequently supplied free on loan as part of a supply agreement. That is genuinely convenient, but it ties your buying, and licensees who want to buy freely are better served owning the machine outright and funding it.
Who finances this
Free houses and independent bars who buy their own drinks and want their own equipment, clubs and late venues running two or three machines behind a long bar, and restaurants with enough wine service that glass quality matters. The trigger is usually a machine that has started leaving film or lipstick on glassware, or a licensee coming out of a tie and discovering the loaned machine goes back with it.
How lenders see it
Glasswashers are acceptable but unremarkable security. Classeq, Winterhalter and Maidaid are recognised, machines are serial numbered, and there is a used trade, but individual values are low and once collection is paid for there is little left, so the funder is looking at your figures rather than the machine. Licensed trade underwriting is conservative: expect scrutiny of filed accounts, whether the premises are tied or free, how long the licensee has traded, and personal guarantees on smaller or newer businesses. The realistic route for a single machine is to include it on a wider schedule, with the cellar cooling, the back bar or the kitchen order, so the facility is worth writing and the mix of assets is stronger.
Buying used
Yes, and refurbished glasswashers are common, though the modest values involved mean many operators simply buy used outright and reserve finance for the larger items.
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Funding a seasonal trade
Flowzo funds restaurants, pubs and cafes against card takings rather than filed accounts, useful when the kit is bought and the quiet months still have to be covered.
Machines we have funded
Typically £1,075–£3,300 + VAT to buy. Undercounter commercial glasswashers with 350mm to 500mm baskets, with and without integral water softeners.Checked 2026-10-18.
| Classeq G400 Duo | Compact undercounter glasswasher for small bars |
|---|---|
| Classeq G500 Duo | Larger-basket undercounter glasswasher for busy bars |
| Winterhalter UC-S | Undercounter glasswasher for busy bars |
| Hobart Ecomax G404 | Entry-level undercounter glasswasher for pubs |
| Meiko M-iClean US | Compact glass machine with hood option |
| Maidaid Halcyon glasswashers | Value undercounter glasswashers for small bars |
| Smeg Ecoline glasswashers | Professional undercounter glasswashers for hospitality venues |
| Polar glasswashers | Entry-level bar glasswashers for small venues |
Should I take a free glasswasher from the brewery?
It depends what the supply agreement costs you. Free equipment is paid for through the price you agree per keg or case, and across the life of the tie that can be a great deal more than the machine. If you value buying freely, owning your own machine and funding it keeps your options open.
Can I finance three glasswashers for one bar?
Yes, and multiple machines on one schedule solve the minimum-facility problem neatly. A long bar with machines at each station is a normal request, and listing them together gives the funder a facility worth writing. Include the water softeners on the same invoice and the whole bar warewash package funds as one agreement.
Do I need a water softener with a glasswasher?
In most of the UK, yes, if you want glasses to come out clear rather than clouded. Integral softeners are built into some machines and external units are supplied alongside. Either way, where it is on the same invoice as the machine it can go on the same agreement, which is the simplest way to handle it.
Is a bottle cooler or back bar fridge funded the same way?
Similar treatment and similar limits. Bottle coolers are portable, branded and resaleable, so they are acceptable assets, but individually they are low value. The practical answer is the same as for glasswashers: put the whole back bar package, coolers, glasswashers, ice machine, on one schedule rather than chasing separate agreements.
Can a newly licensed pub finance bar equipment?
It can be done but it is underwritten on the licensee rather than the pub. Without filed accounts expect a personal guarantee and questions about previous experience in the trade. Funding a full opening package rather than a single machine gives the underwriter more to work with and is often the more successful approach.
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