Pay monthly for UK-built warehouse automation. Conveyors, Helix sortation, robotics, AMRs, print and apply, WCS and turnkey systems — with finance routes designed around labour saving and payback, not a heavy upfront cycle.
Orion helps you compare current operating cost — labour, overtime, agency cover, manual rework — against a sized automation route, and structure the monthly finance case around it.
Finance subject to specification & approval
Orion sells and finances the full UK-built warehouse automation range. Each line below can be structured around a monthly finance route, subject to specification and approval.
Unit handling, pallet handling, food-grade, modular and turnkey conveyor systems built around your throughput, footprint and product profile. Roller, belt, curve, merge, alignment, transfer.
Conveyor finance →Helix modular parcel sortation up to 20,000+ parcels per hour, plus cross belt, tilt tray and shoe sorters. Full spectrum from regional hubs to national distribution centres.
Sortation finance →AMR fleets, robotic palletising, depalletising, pick & place and robot cells — integrated with conveyor and sortation infrastructure as one connected system.
Robotics finance →Automatic label print and apply integrated into your conveyor or sortation line. Reduces manual labelling touchpoints, improves carrier accuracy and supports high-volume throughput.
Discuss spec →5-sided scan tunnels, dimensioning, weighing, barcode reading (1D / 2D / QR) and quality inspection — built into the line for routing, pricing and carrier integration.
Discuss spec →Pallet shuttles, carton shuttles and tote shuttles — maximising storage density and retrieval speed while reducing manual inventory handling.
Discuss ASRS →Stainless steel, washdown-ready belts, modular plastic belt and cleated incline/decline conveyors for hygienic production environments. Built for food safety compliance.
See food-grade range →Orion WCS, dashboards, alarming and routing — plus WMS integration to your existing platform (Manhattan, SAP EWM, Blue Yonder, Körber or custom). Software, integration and support included in the finance case.
See Helix WCS →Mechanical, electrical, PLC, WCS, manufacture, installation and support — one supplier, one finance case. Plus retrofits, integrations and upgrades to existing equipment.
Discuss turnkey →The monthly finance case is built around what the operation is already spending. If labour, overtime and manual process cost are already in the monthly P&L, automation is just a different line on the same page.
Labour, overtime, agency, mis-sort rework, peak chaos and management time. The current monthly figure is usually bigger than finance assume.
Throughput, destinations, parcel mix and shift pattern map to a sized Orion system — conveyors, Helix sortation, robotics or a turnkey combination.
Automation cost sits next to current labour cost. Saving, payback months and five-year ROI fall out of the same model.
Monthly finance routes available, subject to specification and approval. Built around payback, not a heavy upfront CAPEX cycle.
Cash flow, tax efficiency, deployment speed, strategic positioning and UK market reality — pulled apart by audience. Side-by-side comparison vs cash purchase. Real objection handling from sales calls. Print-friendly for the boardroom.
Open the full case →The ROI engine compares current labour, shift pattern, throughput and manual process cost against a sized Orion automation route. It gives a starting point for monthly cost comparison, payback period and five-year ROI.
A live ROI estimate will not replace a proper site survey — but it gives finance and operations a serious starting point.
The questions buyers, finance directors and operations leads actually ask before signing a finance case.
Yes. Orion can build automation projects around monthly finance routes, subject to specification and approval. This lets you compare equipment cost against labour, overtime and manual process cost — funding the automation against current operating cost rather than waiting for a heavy upfront CAPEX cycle.
Conveyors, Helix parcel sortation, robot cells, AMRs, print and apply systems, scan tunnels, vision systems, WCS and turnkey automation projects can all be structured around a monthly finance route, subject to specification and approval.
No. Finance is subject to specification, lender approval and commercial terms. Orion can help build the technical and commercial case, model the monthly finance figure against current labour cost and present the proposal — but we do not promise guaranteed approval.
The figure depends on system size, finance term, interest rate and any deposit or residual structure. Orion uses standard amortisation maths to estimate a monthly figure based on a typical 60-month finance term. Final terms are confirmed during the finance approval stage.
Typically 1–3 weeks from a complete commercial proposal to formal approval, depending on lender, equipment scope and finance amount. Orion supports the technical and commercial side of the case; the finance decision sits with the lender.
Yes. The starting point of every Orion finance case is the current monthly cost of running the manual operation — labour, overtime, agency cover and rework. Automation is then sized and structured to fund against that figure rather than sit on top of it.
Send your throughput, current sorting headcount and shift pattern. Orion will come back with a sized system, indicative monthly figure and route forward — built around payback, not a heavy upfront cycle.
Finance options available subject to specification and approval. Orion does not promise guaranteed approval — we help build the technical and commercial case alongside the lender.