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About SilverChef
As demand for craft beer continues to grow among savvy consumers, there's never been a better time to turn your passion for brewing into a successful business. Whether you're an enthusiast looking to take your hobby professional, or you've been in the industry for years, SilverChef is here to help you grow and succeed.
Our range of commercial microbrewery equipment is one of Australia’s largest.
We finance virtually any type of microbrewery equipment, including the world’s leading brands.
Our online marketplace includes not only brand-new microbrewery equipment but also ‘Certified Used’ and clearance equipment.
If the equipment’s in stock, it can usually be delivered to your business within 1–8 business days.
If you finance new equipment through us, we’ll consider paying you cash for any old equipment you’d like to trade in.
If your financed equipment breaks down within the warranty period, we can help you arrange a free repair, replacement or refund.
Whether you’re looking to lease microbrewery equipment or rent to own microbrewery equipment, we have a finance solution for you.
Whichever solution you choose, you’ll be able to get the commercial microbrewery equipment you want now and hold onto the cash you need to run and grow your brewery.
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You can find microbrewery equipment not only on the SilverChef website, but also in the showrooms or on the websites of hundreds of commercial microbrewery equipment suppliers and dealers throughout Australia that we partner with.
As well as new microbrewery equipment, we finance and sell second-hand microbrewery equipment (‘Certified Used’).
This mostly ex-rental equipment is typically less than two-and-a-half years old, has been fully refurbished, and is backed by a three-month warranty.
Ourclearanceequipment includes used, runout, ex-demo and scratch-and-dent microbrewery equipment supplied by our equipment-dealer partners.
Our Certified Used and clearance equipment is a faster, more convenient and safer option than buying microbrewery equipment directly from a private seller or at an auction.
* This advice is general in nature and does not consider your personal circumstances. Professional advice should be sought that is tailored to your personal situation.
Starting a microbrewery is an exciting and possibly daunting enterprise. Get started on the right foot, and build a following with the best craft beer in town. This is only achievable with quality craft brewery equipment that will make workflow smooth and get you great results.
SilverChef provides good quality, stringently tested, used microbrewery equipment to get you started without massive upfront costs. Some crucial microbrewery equipment includes commercial fridges; pass through and under counter dishwashers; glasswashers; prep benches and stainless-steel furniture to name a few.
So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and open your microbrewery. The first thing to do is talk to a financial institution of your choice and secure a business loan for covering operating costs, renovating and wages.
SilverChef can help alleviate the financial strain by taking the cost of microbrewery equipment off the initial capital outlay. If you're looking for flexibility, and you're not 100% sure of the correct size and model of the microbrewery equipment you're choosing, you could opt for our Rent-Try-Buy product, which allows you to try the equipment in your brewery before you decide whether to buy, upgrade or return.
If you know what you want, you're financing more than $10,000 of microbrewery equipment, and you've been in business for more than 12 months, you could choose our Lease-to-Keep option. With Lease-to-Keep you choose your microbrewery equipment, make monthly payments over a four year term, and own your equipment at the end.
Renting craft brewery equipment can be a good alternative to buying outright. Firstly, there are a lot of costs involved in setting up and running a craft brewing business, so choosing to rent microbrewery equipment can leave you more money for running your business.
Secondly, there may be tax benefits to renting microbrewery equipment – it’s important you discuss these with a qualified tax advisor before making any decisions.
Finally, with SilverChef’s Rent-Try-Buy you get additional flexibility over typical equipment rental products. You can decide to upgrade your brewery equipment in the first 12 months if you need something bigger and better. You can also decide to purchase it and get a 75% net rental rebate on your payments so far (up to 12 months).
At the end of your 12-month contract, you can decide whether to keep renting your microbrewery equipment, work towards ownership, or return. Please note that if you decide to purchase your craft brewing equipment after the end of your 12-month term, the net rental rebate drops to 25% after 12 months.
The difference between leasing and renting has to do with the length of term – with the length of a lease typically being longer. SilverChef offers a rental product, Rent-Try-Buy; and a finance lease product, Lease-to-Keep. They are different in several important ways.
At the end of the 12-month rental term, you have the additional options to return, continue renting or work towards ownership of your commercial brewery equipment with our Easy Own® product.
To choose Lease-to-Keep, you must have been trading for a minimum 12 months, and be financing a minimum of $10,000 in brewery equipment. You sign up for a 48-month term, make monthly lease payments, and at the end of the term you own the brewery equipment (providing the last payment has been made and you are not in breach of the agreement).
If you've chosen Rent-Try-Buy, it’s a good idea to be sure that you’re happy to rent your chosen craft brewing equipment for the full term of the initial 12-month contract (with the option to upgrade or purchase during the term). This is because, if you decide to return your rented microbrewery equipment equipment before the end of the term, you will still be required to pay all the unpaid rental payments up to the end of contract term.
As the renter or lessee of the craft brewery equipment, you are responsible for properly insuring it, and arranging and paying for all servicing and maintenance on the brewery equipment. If the brewery equipment breaks down this is a manufacturer warranty issue and you will need to contact the manufacturer to arrange repair or replacement as per their terms and conditions.
