Pre-owned Citizen stock available on attractive finance terms

There are currently 11 Citizen CNC sliding-head turn-mill centres with a known production and service history under power in the Citizen Machinery UK Pre-Owned Centre, adjacent to the main showroom in Watford, ready for viewing and trial machining. "As we know the history associated with each machine and are a subsidiary company of Citizen in Japan, these machines generate a lot of interest from prospective buyers," said managing director Geoff Bryant. Buyers of such machines tend to fall into one of two categories, he observes. "One with capacity problems, and which cannot immediately budget for a new machine, and those that see pre-owned as the ideal opportunity to dip a toe into the technology for producing parts up to 32 mm diameter, very economically and with the advantage of low risk." The turnover of pre-owned machines has increased due to the sourcing capability of Citizen Machinery UK from customers trading up to latest models in the UK and across Europe. "Customers have shown they prefer to purchase Citizens from the main dealer because of the product knowledge and therefore lower levels of risk involved," Mr Bryant reflected. "However, more important to potential users is the appreciation of the level of training and application support available – just as if we had supplied a new machine. This is, of course, in addition to the reassurance of a warranty that gives greater confidence should they develop a problem once the machine is installed." While pre-owned Citizen Machines represent a significant reduction against a new machine, the ability of Citizen Machinery UK's financial associates to put together a competitive purchase or lease package has also proven to be important, it is underlined. "We can also arrange refinance deals involving other equipment already under finance to simplify payments and take advantage of the current exceptionally low interest rates," the managing director added.