Screener finance
Screeners turn mixed arisings into saleable grades, and unlike a crusher they earn from day one on soil alone, which funders find easier to picture.
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Yes. Mobile screening plant is funded as hard plant on hire purchase or lease, new or used. Funders are generally more relaxed about screeners than crushers because the machine is mechanically simpler, works in a less punishing environment and has a broader set of second-hand buyers including soil recyclers, topsoil producers and landscapers. The practical issue is screen media. Meshes and punch plates wear and are configuration-specific, and a used machine arriving with the wrong or worn-out media cannot produce the grades you sold on. Confirm what media comes with the machine and get it on the invoice.
Who finances this
Soil recycling and topsoil producers, muck-away operators grading arisings before resale, quarry and sand pit operators, and demolition contractors running a screener alongside a crusher. The trigger is often a change in what the customer will accept, a housebuilder specifying graded fill, or a landscape supplier wanting screened topsoil, which makes unscreened material worth far less than screened.
How lenders see it
Screeners sit a notch easier than crushers in a funder’s mind. They are still specialist and still go to a recycling or quarry desk, but the machine is simpler, wear costs are lower, and the used market includes buyers who never go near a crusher, which shortens the assumed disposal period. Terex Finlay and EvoQuip machines are well recognised, as are the main scalping screen brands. Funders will ask what the screened product is sold into and whether the site is permitted, because a screener on an unlicensed site has a limited future. Seasonality matters too: screening volumes drop in a wet winter, and funders with sector experience expect that rather than reading it as decline. Weak applications are new entrants with no established outlet for the product.
Buying used
Yes. Used screeners fund readily to around eight or nine years, with belt, bearing and mesh condition mattering more than the hour count.
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Machines we have funded
| Terex Finlay 883+ | Tracked heavy duty screener |
|---|---|
| Terex Finlay 694+ | Tracked inclined screen for aggregates |
| Terex EvoQuip Colt 600 | Compact tracked screener for small sites |
| Terex EvoQuip Colt 1000 | Mid size tracked screener |
| Powerscreen Warrior 1400 | Tracked scalping screen for muck and rubble |
| Powerscreen Chieftain 1400 | Tracked inclined screen for sized product |
| Powerscreen Titan 600 | Compact tracked screener for topsoil |
| Keestrack K3 | Tracked scalping screen for site arisings |
| McCloskey S130 | Tracked inclined screener for sand and gravel |
| Doppstadt SM 518 | Tracked trommel screen for soil and compost |
What a screener actually costs to buy
Prices for a screener advertised by UK suppliers run from £7,500 to £80,000 (checked 28 October 2026).
The drum is a priced consumable, not part of the machine. Blue Group lists Doppstadt SM518/SM620 replacement drums at £4,480 to £11,200 each, graded 2/5 to 5/5. A £10,000 used trommel with a worn or wrong-aperture drum needs a near-equal second spend.
| Machine | Asking price | Seen at |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Spitfire Raptor 30/20 trommel screener, ultra-fine mesh, Swansea | £7,500 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| 2012 ferrous/non-ferrous separation trommel, Birmingham | £9,000 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| Powerscreen 624 trommel, England | £9,500 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| Doppstadt 620 trommel, Rotherham | £10,350 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| 2012 trommel with 100mm aperture drum, Manchester | £15,000 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| Powerscreen 511 trommel screener, Glasgow | £25,000 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| 2015 McCloskey R155 tracked trommel, Birmingham | £75,000 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
| 2024 Metberg T3000 trommel, 1,066 hours | £80,000 (excl. VAT) | mascus.co.uk |
Prices checked 28 October 2026 on mascus.co.uk, plantpages.co.uk. These are asking prices observed on dealer and marketplace listings, shown as examples. They are not a quote or an offer of finance, and they move with the market. Check the current advert before budgeting.
How finance works on a screener
The prices above are what a seller is asking. What a funder will actually do with the purchase is a separate question, and it is the one that decides whether the deal happens.
| Question | Typical answer |
|---|---|
| Term available | 12 to 72 months. Most agreements sit between 24 and 60 months; anything shorter or longer needs a funder check before you rely on it. |
| Age of the asset | There is no single cut-off. It depends on the asset class, and condition, hours and resale value are underwritten rather than the year alone. Tell us the age and we will say before you commit. |
| Buying from a private seller | Often possible, but case by case. It needs a funder who will write it, an inspection and proof of ownership, so say whether the seller is a dealer or a private seller when you enquire. |
| Deposit | Frequently nil where the credit profile is standard. Where it is not, typically 10–20%, nearer 20% if a default is recent. |
| VAT on the purchase | Both approaches exist, depending on the funder. The agreement is commonly written on the ex-VAT price with the VAT paid upfront and reclaimed, though some funders will include the VAT in the agreement. |
General guidance from our own funder panel as at 31 October 2026, not a quote and not an offer of finance. All finance is subject to status and to the funder's own criteria.
Is a screener easier to finance than a crusher?
Usually, yes. Screeners are mechanically simpler, cost less to run and appeal to a wider set of second-hand buyers including soil and compost operators. That shortens the disposal period a funder assumes. Both still go to specialist desks rather than to general lessors, and both benefit from a clear permitting position.
Do screen meshes come with the machine on finance?
Whatever is fitted at supply forms part of the asset. Spare mesh sets are consumables, so they only sit inside the agreement if the dealer itemises them on the same invoice. Because media is configuration-specific and wears, it is worth funding a spare set up front rather than buying it later.
Can I finance a trommel for compost or soil?
Yes. Trommels are funded as plant in the same way as scalping screens. Organic and compost applications are corrosive and funders with waste sector experience allow for that in their residual view. As with any waste asset, the site permit position is part of the assessment rather than an afterthought.
Does a wet winter affect a screening business application?
Funders who know the sector expect volumes to drop in wet months and will not read that as decline, provided you explain it. Send figures across a full trading year rather than a quarter. Repayment profiles can sometimes be shaped to reflect a seasonal income pattern where the funder offers it.
Can a soil recycling start-up get screener finance?
It is difficult without an outlet for the product. A funder wants to see who buys the screened material and at what volume, because the machine only repays itself if the product sells. A permitted site, a named customer and a director with sector experience turn a weak case into a workable one.
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