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Flexible funding for harvesters, chippers, forwarders, tractors, attachments, and every machine your forestry business depends on.
At Gable Asset Finance, we help UK forestry businesses secure fast, competitive funding for new and used machinery — keeping operations productive, sustainable, and profitable.
The UK forestry sector relies heavily on productive, safe, and environmentally considerate machinery. Modern forestry equipment is engineered to boost output, reduce operational costs, and support sustainable woodland management. With advanced technologies — including GPS, telematics, robotic controls, and low-impact engineering — today’s machinery allows forestry businesses to extract timber efficiently while preserving the long-term health of woodlands.
Increased Output: High-performance forestry machines enable faster harvesting, cleaner cuts, improved debris management, and more rapid extraction. Less downtime and accelerated cycle times mean operators can process more timber, grow sales volumes, and increase revenue.
Cost Reduction: Fuel-efficient engines, optimised hydraulics, and precision cutting equipment minimise waste and significantly reduce operational overheads. With fuel, parts, and labour costs consistently rising, efficient machinery is one of the most effective ways for forestry businesses to protect their margins.
Operational Improvements: Smart controls, automation technology, and advanced heads and cranes enable precise movements and consistent performance — even in challenging terrain. Robotics and intelligent sensors increase accuracy and help operators complete complex tasks faster and more safely.
Environmental Protection: Modern forestry equipment is engineered to reduce environmental disruption. Low ground-pressure designs protect the soil, while advanced cranes enable selective harvesting and thinning operations that promote rapid regeneration and enhance biodiversity.
Reduced Emissions: Lightweight frames, improved engine technologies, and fuel-optimised systems significantly lower emissions, supporting carbon-reduction goals and strengthening sustainability credentials.
Resource Management: Forestry machinery is increasingly built with recyclable materials, modular components, and long-lasting parts. This reduces waste and lowers the need for frequent replacements, contributing to better long-term resource conservation.
Enhanced Operator Control: Intelligent control systems simplify machine operation, reducing the risk of human error and ensuring smoother, safer workflows.
Improved Connectivity: Integrated telematics, communication systems, and safety sensors provide operators with real-time data, warnings, and operational guidance that help prevent accidents and support better decision-making.
Reduced Risk: Properly maintained machinery with clear safe working load (SWL) ratings and built-in protective features reduces the likelihood of equipment failure, falling loads, or operator injury.
Better Working Conditions: Reliable machinery, combined with supportive infrastructure such as mobile welfare units, lighting rigs, and ergonomic cabs, creates safer, more comfortable working environments for forestry teams.
Gable Asset Finance is one of the UK’s leading independent finance brokers for forestry machinery, woodland management businesses, and timber processing companies. We support every stage of the forestry supply chain — from primary woodland operations to high-tech timber manufacturing. Whether you’re upgrading equipment, replacing aging machinery, or expanding your operation, we deliver flexible funding tailored to your specific needs.
The UK forestry industry is diverse, spanning everything from harvesting operations to specialist crafts and biomass energy production. Gable Asset Finance works across all of these sectors, ensuring businesses have access to the capital and machinery they need to perform efficiently.
Whatever your role in the UK forestry supply chain, Gable Business Finance can help you secure competitive funding — keeping your operation efficient, safe, and profitable.
Gable Asset Finance provides funding for virtually every type of forestry machinery — from large-scale harvesters to specialist attachments and wood-processing machines. Whether you’re purchasing brand new equipment or investing in used or refurbished machinery, we provide asset finance tailored to your business needs.
If it works in the forest, hauls timber, processes wood, or supports woodland operations — we can finance it.
We fund almost all forestry and arb machinery, including harvesters, forwarders, mulchers, chippers, processors, tractors, trailers, crane attachments, sawmills, stump grinders, and more. Whether it’s new, used, dealer-supplied, or privately purchased, we can normally help.
Yes. We have lenders that specialise in used and older machinery, making it easier to purchase affordable, pre-owned equipment.
Absolutely. Tree shears, mulcher heads, grapples, saw attachments, stump shears, splitters, and specialist kit can all be financed.
Some customers receive same-day approval. Most applications are approved within 24–48 hours depending on the equipment and lender.
Yes. Many forestry firms begin as small contracting businesses. We have specialist start-up lenders who understand the industry.
Yes. Refinance (asset refinance or capital release) allows you to free up cash tied in existing machinery and use it for growth or working capital.
A growing forestry contractor required a heavy-duty tree shear and hydraulic timber grab to expand into large-scale clearance contracts. Cash flow was tight due to winter downtime, so Gable arranged a competitive 5-year Hire Purchase agreement with low upfront costs. The equipment paid for itself within months as the contractor secured new commercial contracts.
An environmental management company needed a new mulcher to manage roadside and utility line vegetation. Gable secured fast approval despite the business operating seasonally. The lender offered flexible payment terms aligned with the company’s revenue cycle, helping them upgrade without cash flow pressure.
A biomass supply company needed to increase production by processing waste timber and splitting large sections. We arranged finance for both a cone splitter and stump shear, enabling the business to double output and diversify its product range.
A tree surgery firm required an arb digger and remote-controlled flailbot to take on hazardous slope and embankment clearance jobs. Gable sourced a lender comfortable with specialist arb machinery and delivered a competitive finance package that allowed the company to expand into more profitable work.
A domestic and commercial arb team needed to replace ageing machinery. Gable arranged finance for a new stump grinder and towable wood chipper with minimal deposit. Improved reliability reduced downtime and boosted their profit margins almost immediately.
A renewable energy supplier needed a high-capacity whole tree chipper for biomass supply contracts. Gable negotiated terms that included seasonal payments and VAT deferrals, making the investment affordable while the business scaled output.
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Gable Asset Finance have a wealth of experience arranging business finance and leasing for customers requiring forestry equipment market. We continue to arrange competitive business finance deals to professional users of forestry equipment throughout the U.K from chainsaws to tree shelters and guards, from hand tools to sprayers and measuring instruments.
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Gable Asset Finance a well-established provider of equipment asset finance and leasing businesses requiring forestry equipment in the UK, both large and small. Using the latest technology, we are here to assist your organisation to fund capital equipment purchases in a tax-efficient way that maximises cash flow, by offering quick quotes and fast finance at competitive rates.