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Machinery and equipment appraisal

An independent opinion of what your plant, machinery and equipment is worth, prepared to a standard that banks, insurers, lawyers and buyers will accept.

What a machinery and equipment appraisal is

A machinery and equipment appraisal is the independent process of determining a supportable opinion of the value of tangible assets at a specific date. It can be prepared on different bases, from fair market value in place and in use through to forced liquidation value.

Choose an experienced appraisal firm

Our machinery and equipment appraisals are carried out by appraisers experienced in the trade of plant and equipment as well as in the methods used to value it. Each appraisal follows recognised professional appraisal standards, so the methods are proven and the conclusions can be defended if they are challenged.

Appraisers inspecting workshop equipment
Grinder in use in a metal fabrication workshop

When you need one

An accurate machinery and equipment appraisal is often required as part of a business sale or a formal business valuation. Owners and their advisers also ask for them for:

  • Business sales and acquisitions
  • Bank finance and asset lending
  • Insurance cover and claims
  • Partnership and shareholder buyouts
  • Relationship property settlements
  • Estate and succession planning
  • Litigation support
  • Company restructures
  • Receiverships and liquidations
  • Lease and finance settlements
  • Retirement planning
  • Trust and asset planning

Two levels of report

01

Desktop appraisal report

A reliable estimate of equipment value prepared from the asset register, documentation, photographs and information supplied by you. Well suited to internal planning, insurance reviews and smaller transactions where a site visit is not needed.

02

On-site certified appraisal

A thorough physical inspection of your plant and equipment, followed by a detailed report covering the assets, their condition, the valuation methods applied and the reasoning behind each conclusion. This is the report to use when the figures will be relied on by banks, insurers, courts or a buyer.

Ask us about an appraisal

Tell us what the appraisal is for and roughly what is on the asset register, and we will recommend the right level of report and give you a fixed fee.

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