Equipment finance brokers · Atlantic Canada

Financing for the equipment that keeps your business moving.

Stradis sources equipment financing for businesses across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. One conversation, one application — and we take it to the lenders best suited to your industry and your deal.

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3 industriesConstruction · Forestry · Transportation
4 provincesAtlantic Canada, end to end
1 point of contactFrom first meeting to pickup

About Stradis

A broker on your side of the table.

Stradis Inc. is an independent equipment finance brokerage based in Nova Scotia, working with owner-operators, contractors, forestry operators and fleets across Atlantic Canada.

We don't lend our own money. Instead, we have working relationships with the lenders — banks, credit unions, captive finance arms and independent equipment lenders — and we know which of them are the right fit for your deal. When you bring us an excavator, a feller buncher, a highway tractor or a new trailer, we package the request the way a credit team wants to read it and place it where it is most likely to be approved on the right terms.

That means you spend your time running the business while we spend ours on structure, paperwork and follow-up. You get one point of contact from the first meeting until the equipment is picked up.

A network of lenders, one application

Rather than approaching banks one at a time, you tell your story once. We match the file to lenders that actively finance your industry and asset type.

Credit-ready presentation

We prepare a proper credit write-up — the business, the equipment, the cash flow and the security — so lenders see a clear, complete picture from the start.

Local knowledge

Seasonal cash flow, regional markets and the realities of working equipment on the East Coast — we understand them because we work here too.

New, used and private-sale equipment

Dealer purchases, auction buys and private sales can all be financed. We arrange the structure and pay the vendor or seller directly at funding.

How it works

Six steps from first meeting to pickup.

A clear path, with Stradis handling the lender side so you can stay focused on the work.

1Where you areWe meet with you
  1. Step 1

    We meet with you

    We sit down to understand the equipment, how it will earn its keep and what payment structure best suits your needs — term, seasonality, down payment, buyout.

    You + Stradis
  2. Step 2

    We submit to the right lender

    Your file is prepared as a proper credit write-up and submitted to one of our lenders whose appetite fits your industry, asset and credit profile.

    Stradis + lender
  3. Step 3

    We review the solution with you

    When an approval comes back, we walk you through the rate, term, payment and conditions in plain language, and adjust if something doesn't fit.

    You + Stradis
  4. Step 4

    You sign the documents

    Lease or loan documents are prepared for signature, along with any insurance and registration items the lender requires.

    You
  5. Step 5

    The vendor or seller is funded

    Once the paperwork is complete, the lender pays the dealer, auction or private seller directly. There is no waiting on your end.

    Lender → seller
  6. Step 6

    You pick up your equipment

    The equipment is yours to put to work. We stay in touch for the next purchase, an upgrade or a refinance down the road.

    You

Most files move from first meeting to funding in a matter of days, depending on the lender and the paperwork on hand.

Tell us about your equipment

Financing options

Structures to fit how the equipment earns.

We arrange the structure around your cash flow, tax position and how long you plan to keep the asset — then place it with the lender that does it best.

Finance lease

Fixed payments over a set term with a nominal or pre-agreed buyout at the end. A common choice when you intend to own the equipment and want predictable payments.

Operating lease

Lower payments with the residual value carried by the lessor. Well suited to equipment you'll upgrade or return on a cycle, such as fleet and technology-heavy assets.

Equipment loan

You take title from day one and the lender registers a lien on the asset. Terms and amortization are matched to the working life of the equipment.

Private sale financing

Buying from another operator rather than a dealer? We finance private sales, arranging appraisal and lien searches so the lender can pay the seller directly.

Sale-leaseback

Unlock the equity in equipment you already own. The lender purchases the asset and leases it back to you, putting working capital back into the business.

Not sure which fits?

That's the first conversation we have. We'll compare the options side by side for your situation.

Ask us

Industries we serve

Construction, forestry and transportation.

Each of these industries has its own assets, seasons and lenders. We know all three well.

Construction

Heavy iron, site equipment and the trucks that move it, for contractors and civil crews.

  • Excavators
  • Loaders
  • Dozers
  • Compact equipment
  • Attachments

Forestry

Harvesting, processing and hauling equipment for woodlot owners and contractors.

  • Feller bunchers
  • Harvesters
  • Forwarders
  • Skidders
  • Log trucks

Transportation

Highway and vocational units for carriers, owner-operators and growing fleets.

  • Highway tractors
  • Trailers
  • Dump & vocational trucks
  • Reefers
  • Buses

Contact us

Tell us what you're looking to finance.

Call or email us directly — a short conversation about the equipment and your timing is all it takes to get started.

Mailing address
Stradis Inc.
RPO Superstore Mall PO Box 498
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia  B4C 3G4

We meet in person across the Halifax area and work by phone and email anywhere in Atlantic Canada.