An equipment appraisal is an unbiased opinion of value that is accurate, defensible, and completed by an accredited, qualified professional. Our equipment appraisals are completed by an accredited equipment appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers and certified as compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
Sencer Appraisal Associates provides equipment appraisal services for commercial, industrial and institutional equipment and machinery across the United States. Our clients count us on for prompt, accurate and professional valuations for asset-based lending and financing, corporate planning and due diligence, purchase price allocations,mergers and acquisitions, insurance and damage loss, litigation and divorce, property tax assessments, charitable contributions, estate planning, and for a wide range of other purposes.
Founded in 1955, our accredited equipment appraisers have completed and certified thousands of USPAP-compliant appraisals, earning the trust of a range of clients, including banks, charitable organizations, business brokers, legal and accounting firms, private individuals, and business clients from single-proprietorships to Fortune 100 corporations.
Our equipment valuations are used for financing, insurance, equipment and business sales, financial reporting, divorce and estate settlements and a variety of other purposes. Our certified appraisals meet IRS, FASB, IFRS, SBA and USPAP requirements.
Whether you need an equipment appraisal of one piece of machinery or an entire factory, Fair Market Value, Orderly or Forced Liquidation Value, Fair Value, or another definition of value, we can help.
Just a few of the many industries and types of equipment that we regularly appraise:
We appraise the machinery that plants, harvests, processes, and moves what farms produce, including growing operations of every kind. Our farm equipment appraisals page covers the full range, along with our work with cannabis cultivation equipment and coffee cultivation and harvesting equipment.
We appraise the machines that build and move: earthmoving, lifting, paving, drilling, and the fleets behind them. See our heavy and construction equipment appraisals page for the equipment we cover and how these assignments work.
Hospitals, surgery centers, imaging suites, and private practices all rely on complex specialized equipment. See our hospital and medical equipment appraisals page, along with our related pages for dental equipment appraisals and clinical and diagnostic laboratory equipment appraisals.
Truck tractors, trailers, vocational trucks, buses, municipal and emergency fleets, port and terminal equipment, and airport ground support equipment. See our Commercial Truck, Trailer, and Fleet Appraisals page.
From single production lines to entire plants, we value the equipment that processes, packages, and moves food and beverages. Learn more on our food processing equipment appraisals page, including our related work with cannabis processing equipment and coffee roasting and packaging equipment.
Front of house or back, we value what keeps a food business running, from the cooking line to the dining room. Start with our restaurant equipment appraisals page, which also connects to our work with coffee brewing and espresso equipment.
From a single CNC machine to a complete machine shop, we value the equipment that cuts, forms, and finishes metal. Visit our machine shop and metalworking equipment appraisals page to learn more.
We also appraise woodworking equipment, from cabinet shops and timber processing to full millwork operations, manual tools to CNC equipment. Learn more on our woodworking and wood products equipment appraisals page.
We appraise laboratory and scientific equipment in research, testing, and production settings, and our clinical and diagnostic laboratory equipment appraisals page covers our medical laboratory work in depth.
The equipment and office furnishings & fixtures (FF&E) supporting a wide range of businesses, including professional offices and retail services, fitness centers, hotels and country clubs, landscaping and groundskeeping, government offices, and arenas, fairgrounds, and event venues, are all within our practice. Learn more on our business equipment appraisals page.
We appraise dry cleaning plants, commercial laundries, and coin-operated operations of every size. Contact us to discuss your equipment.
We regularly value the equipment that moves, lifts, and stores product in warehouses and plants. Contact us to discuss yours.
General industrial and manufacturing equipment is the core of our practice: production machinery, plant support equipment, and everything in between. See our industrial and manufacturing equipment appraisals page.
We value processing equipment across the chemical, plastic, and rubber industries. Contact us to discuss your operation.
We value the equipment in repair shops, body shops, and dealership sales and service departments. Learn more in the automotive service sections of our business equipment appraisals page.
We appraise high-tech manufacturing equipment, from electronics assembly to precision production lines. Contact us to discuss your equipment.
Machinery & Equipment Appraisers Near Me
Projects are managed from our offices in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Oakland, California, supported by our network of expert associates.
We serve industry and offices across the Northeast, including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, along with Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
We appraise equipment throughout the Southeast, including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Our Southwestern work covers Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Colorado, with appraisals performed on-site or on an uninspected desktop basis.