Find new and used industrial machinery for sale with The Commercial Trader. Whether you’re sourcing a single processing vessel for a small line, expanding capacity on an existing plant, or specifying complete process equipment for a new facility, we connect you directly with trusted UK and European sellers, including manufacturers, dealers, brokers and end-users.
Browse new and used industrial machinery across every major process category.
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Industrial Machinery
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In our industrial machinery category, you’ll find everything from heavy-duty presses and CNC machines to specialized processing equipment, all from leading brands like Caterpillar, Siemens, and Mitsubishi. These machines are essential for businesses looking to maintain high production standards, increase output, and minimize downtime. Each listing on The Commercial Trader comes with detailed specifications and direct contact information, allowing you to easily reach out to sellers for more information or to arrange a purchase. Whether you need machinery for metalworking, food processing, or material handling, our platform offers the variety and quality that your business demands.
For those in need of parts, The Commercial Trader also features a vast array of components essential for the maintenance, repair, and optimization of industrial machinery. From gears and bearings to electrical controls and hydraulic systems, our listings include parts from reputable manufacturers like SKF, Bosch, and ABB, ensuring that you have access to high-quality replacements and upgrades. These parts are critical for keeping your equipment in top condition, reducing the risk of costly breakdowns, and extending the lifespan of your machinery. Our platform makes it easy to find the specific parts you need, with each listing providing comprehensive details and direct links to the sellers.
In addition to individual machines and parts, The Commercial Trader offers integrated solutions that combine machinery and components into efficient systems tailored to your specific production needs. Whether you’re setting up a new production line or upgrading an existing one, our platform connects you with the technology and expertise required to optimize your operations. These solutions, which include turnkey systems from brands like Rockwell Automation and Fanuc, are designed to improve productivity, enhance product quality, and reduce operational costs, ensuring that your business remains competitive in a demanding market.
Industrial machinery covers the equipment used in manufacturing, process industries and bulk production, including chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, plastics, paper, water treatment, recycling and energy. The term spans process equipment (centrifuges, mixers, dryers, reactors, vessels, heat exchangers, mills), packaging and finishing machinery (filling, capping, packaging, labelling), bulk handling equipment (conveyors, pneumatic conveying, pumps, blowers) and storage tanks and silos. UK industrial installations operate against a backdrop of PUWER, COSHH, DSEAR, PSSR (pressure systems) and product-specific regulations such as GMP for pharmaceutical and HACCP for food processing.
The industrial machinery secondary market is large, fragmented and historically driven by specialist brokers. The Commercial Trader pulls multiple categories into one platform with clear filters and direct seller contact.
Most industrial machinery is well-suited to second-hand purchase because the core technologies are mature and refurbishment networks are well-developed.
Industrial centrifuges separate substances of different densities using high-speed rotation. Decanter, disc stack, basket and tubular bowl designs serve chemical, food, pharmaceutical, wastewater and oil/gas processing.
Industrial pumps move liquids, slurries and gases through process plants. Centrifugal, positive displacement, vacuum and sanitary designs cover virtually every process duty across UK industry.
Industrial conveying systems move products, components and bulk materials through facilities. Belt, roller, chain, screw, pneumatic and bucket-elevator designs support food, packaging, recycling, mining and general manufacturing.
Industrial packaging machines wrap, fill, seal and palletise products for sale and transport. Flow wrappers, cartoners, case packers, palletisers and shrink wrappers underpin food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and consumer goods production.
Industrial filling machinery dispenses precise volumes into bottles, jars, cans, tubes and pouches. Gravity, pressure, piston, rotary and auger designs cover liquid, viscous and powder products at speeds from a few units per minute up to 60,000+ bottles per hour.
Industrial stirring vessels provide controlled batch processing for chemical reactions, formulation, blending and dissolution. Top-entry, side-entry, jacketed and pressure-rated sanitary designs serve chemical, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and water-treatment applications.
Industrial storage tankers hold bulk liquids, gases and dry bulk solids. Atmospheric, pressure-rated, cryogenic, bunded fuel tanks, GRP and polymer chemical tanks all serve different storage duties.
Industrial plastic machinery covers injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming, granulators and recycling equipment. Common manufacturers include Arburg, Engel, KraussMaffei, Demag, Husky and many more.
The Commercial Trader features industrial machinery listings from sellers across the UK and Europe. Use our location and distance filters to find equipment near your facility, supporting site visits and reducing logistics costs on heavier machines.
Quality industrial machinery routinely operates for 25-50 years, often with multiple owners and refurbishment cycles. Static equipment (vessels, tanks, heat exchangers) may exceed 50 years with appropriate maintenance and inspection. Rotating equipment (pumps, centrifuges, mixers) typically requires periodic overhaul of bearings, seals and wear parts but can serve for decades. Controls and drives often have shorter useful lives as obsolescence drives upgrade decisions.
As we operate as a marketplace, any returns policy must be agreed directly with the seller before purchase. We strongly recommend pre-purchase inspection of any used industrial machinery, including condition assessment, certification review (PED, ATEX, hygiene) and operational test where possible. Many sellers will accommodate factory inspection visits.
The Commercial Trader covers far more than just one category. Explore the full marketplace, with thousands of listings across vehicles, machinery, equipment and furniture:
We list every major industrial machinery sub-category, including:
