Industry ranking
| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 | 48 | 63% | 17% | 20% | 69% |
| 01 Apr 2024 - 30 Sept 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | 52 | 57% | 19% | 24% | 62% |
| 01 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | 21 May 2024 | 28 | 68% | 19% | 12% | 59% |
| 01 Apr 2023 - 30 Sept 2023 | 26 Oct 2023 | 29 | 66% | 25% | 9% | 55% |
| 01 Apr 2022 - 30 Sept 2022 | 20 Jan 2023 | 32 | 56% | 33% | 11% | 52% |
| 15 Sept 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | 20 Jan 2023 | 38 | 54% | 31% | 15% | 55% |
| 01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 | 08 Oct 2019 | 35 | 44% | 50% | 6% | 58% |
| 01 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | 12 Apr 2019 | 36 | 52% | 34% | 14% | 45% |
| 01 Apr 2018 - 30 Sept 2018 | 12 Apr 2019 | 38 | 44% | 39% | 17% | 47% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Standard terms of business with external suppliers is 30 days EOM. Larger external suppliers allow 60 days, and internal trade is at 135 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30
If a dispute is raised our accounts payable team will try to resolve the issue, failing that our accounting manager will get involved and come to a resolution.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) Limited, registered in Tyne and Wear, previously traded under several names including HM Plant Limited and C. Itoh Plant Sales (UK) Limited before adopting its present name. Companies House records its business activities as the manufacture of machinery for mining and the wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery. The company has been on the register since 1972 and remains active, with its most recent confirmation statement dated October 2025. No further detail on specific products, operations or trading scale is available from the supplied evidence, but its registered activities point to involvement in heavy construction and mining equipment.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk