Aiden Wootton
Sorbus Finance — Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Construction and engineering businesses don't operate like an office-based company. Projects stretch over months. Payments arrive late — or in retentions. Equipment sits idle between contracts. A piece of plant breaks down at the worst possible moment. These are not abstract cashflow problems. Aiden has spent his career understanding how finance can solve them.
Aiden specialises in commercial finance for construction, engineering, manufacturing, and trades. He works across the full lender panel to source plant and machinery finance, asset HP and lease, business loans, invoice finance, and working capital facilities — structured around how these businesses actually generate and receive income, not how a credit model expects them to.
Whether you need to fund an excavator before a contract starts, refinance existing plant to free up working capital, or secure a business loan to carry your team through a slow quarter, Aiden builds the case and finds the right lender. Based in Chesterfield, he works with contractors, groundworkers, fabricators, engineers, and tradespeople across the UK.
Areas of expertise
Aiden advises on the full range of finance for construction, engineering, and trades businesses — from plant and machinery to cashflow facilities that keep projects moving.
Construction Equipment Finance
Excavators, telehandlers, dumpers, rollers, and specialist plant — hire purchase and finance lease structured around project-based cashflow.
Engineering Asset Finance
Press brakes, laser cutters, CNC lathes, welding equipment, and precision manufacturing assets for engineering and fabrication businesses.
Business Loans for Trades
Unsecured and secured business loans for builders, contractors, and tradespeople managing project cashflow, growth, or working capital gaps.
Asset Refinancing
Releasing equity from plant and machinery already on-site to fund new contracts, hire additional staff, or bridge seasonal revenue gaps.
Commercial Vehicles
Tipper trucks, flatbeds, concrete mixers, and specialist construction vehicles — finance across the full range of construction transport.
Invoice Finance for Contractors
Bridging the gap between raising an invoice and receiving payment — essential for construction and subcontracting businesses with long payment cycles.
Career background
A specialist in construction and engineering sector finance, with deep knowledge of the cashflow pressures and equipment cycles these industries face.
Joined Sorbus Finance in 2025, focusing on asset finance, business loans, and specialist funding for construction, engineering, manufacturing, and trades businesses. Works with contractors, plant owners, fabricators, and tradespeople across the UK to structure finance that fits the way these sectors actually operate — around projects, seasonality, and the specific cashflow pressures of hands-on industries.
Developed a thorough grounding in commercial finance brokerage with a focus on client service, market execution, and delivering practical financial solutions. Built an understanding of how asset-backed lending, business loans, and cashflow finance serve the distinct needs of trade and construction businesses.
Construction finance insights
Practical guides on plant finance, construction business loans, and cashflow tools for contractors and tradespeople from the Sorbus Finance team.
"Construction businesses don't fit a standard credit model. They have lumpy income, long payment cycles, and equipment that's worth more on a job site than on a balance sheet. You need a broker who understands that — and lenders who do too.
Speak to Aiden about construction finance
Free, no-obligation advice on plant finance, engineering equipment, or any construction and trades lending need. No upfront fees — ever.