High-Growth Sector
Advanced Manufacturing
A market overview of active UK companies in Advanced Manufacturing. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.
Active companies
17,840
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
2,689
15% of active
Reporting employees
16,503
93% of active
Register health
8%
of 20,005 on register are dormant
Company size (employees)
Active companies reporting employee counts
Turnover distribution
Active companies reporting turnover
Where they're based
Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)
New formations by year
Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)
Largest by turnover
| # | Company | Turnover | EBITDA | Employees | 3y growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRESSPART MANUFACTURING LIMITED | £54.4B | £11.0B | 194 | 1017% |
| 2 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | £25.2B | £3.2B | 35,172 | 19% |
| 3 | TATA STEEL EUROPE LIMITED | £7.1B | £317.0M | 19,600 | -7% |
| 4 | J.C.B. SERVICE | £5.8B | £778.6M | 14,734 | 10% |
| 5 | J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED | £4.9B | £509.7M | 11,125 | 12% |
| 6 | GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC | £3.4B | £657.7M | - | 5% |
| 7 | IMI PLC | £2.3B | £576.1M | - | 4% |
| 8 | BLOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED | £2.1B | £274.6M | 4,384 | -2% |
| 9 | JINGYE STEEL (UK) HOLDING LTD | £1.8B | £380.9M | 4,788 | - |
| 10 | BCA OUTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £1.7B | £1.7M | 36 | - |
| 11 | R.A JONES & CO. | £1.6B | - | - | 6% |
| 12 | SAIC MOTOR INTERNATIONAL UK LTD | £1.3B | £6.5M | 76 | 42% |
| 13 | CALDERYS HOLDING LIMITED | £1.3B | £165.0M | 4,504 | - |
| 14 | BRITISH STEEL LIMITED | £1.3B | £191.0M | 4,271 | 14% |
| 15 | LANGLEY HOLDINGS PLC | £1.2B | £151.9M | 5,415 | 4% |
| 16 | VOLEX PLC | £1.1B | £122.1M | 13,184 | 50% |
| 17 | SENIOR PLC | £1.1B | £81.4M | 4,974 | 7% |
| 18 | MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS PLC | £1.0B | £137.2M | - | -3% |
| 19 | SAINT-GOBAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS UK LIMITED | £1.0B | £169.4M | 3,025 | 6% |
| 20 | EDWARDS LIMITED | £936.7M | £260.9M | 1,341 | 4% |
Fastest-growing
Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR
| # | Company | Turnover | Employees | 3y turnover growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRESSPART MANUFACTURING LIMITED | £54.4B | 194 | 1017% |
| 2 | EIFFAGE METAL UK LIMITED | £25.9M | 8 | 542% |
| 3 | MIRUS AIRCRAFT SEATING LTD | £7.4M | 94 | 525% |
| 4 | FEDERAL-MOGUL CONTROLLED POWER LIMITED | £23.6M | 28 | 255% |
| 5 | CARVER ENGINEERING ACCESS & SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £7.1M | 3 | 216% |
| 6 | WILLIAM HARE ROTHERHAM LIMITED | £6.7M | 78 | 204% |
| 7 | MULTIMATIC U.K. LIMITED | £113.6M | 204 | 199% |
| 8 | FLATOUT CUSTOMS LTD | £45.0M | 33 | 178% |
| 9 | ADLER PELZER WASHINGTON LTD | £30.3M | 158 | 142% |
| 10 | EVOLITO LTD | £13.3M | 187 | 138% |
| 11 | YASA LIMITED | £103.0M | 402 | 118% |
| 12 | TEXMO BLANK LIMITED | £29.4M | 1,030 | 110% |
| 13 | PRODUMAX LIMITED | £14.3M | 98 | 96% |
| 14 | ARO WELDING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | £2.8M | 3 | 92% |
| 15 | PAB GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | £34.8M | 216 | 86% |
| 16 | DERNIER AND HAMLYN DESIGN LTD | £1.1M | 9 | 75% |
| 17 | BODYCOTE FINANCE UK LIMITED | £2.7M | 2 | 73% |
| 18 | AP FILTRATION LIMITED | £4.1M | 27 | 73% |
| 19 | WHS HOLDCO 1 LIMITED | £222.6M | 1,639 | 69% |
| 20 | KORVUS TECHNOLOGY LTD | £3.1M | 9 | 69% |
Newest formations
Most recently incorporated active companies
| # | Company | Location | Incorporated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAVIA TOOLING HOLDINGS LTD | Burnley | 2026 |
| 2 | MILLFIELD GROUP LTD | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 2026 |
| 3 | G.O.S. HOLDINGS (ENGINEERING) LIMITED | Blaenavon | 2026 |
| 4 | NORTHWOOD FOOD MACHINERY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Stoke-On-Trent | 2026 |
| 5 | BOSTEC GROUP LTD | Oldham | 2025 |
| 6 | DP AEROSPACE LTD | Ilminster | 2025 |
| 7 | WALKER ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED | Skelmersdale | 2025 |
| 8 | BOWMAN GROUP HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | Rickmansworth | 2025 |
| 9 | OMEGA CONTROL SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | Littlehampton | 2025 |
| 10 | TODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | London | 2025 |
| 11 | MGS TECHNICAL GROUP LIMITED | Blackburn | 2025 |
| 12 | CIRRUS CONTAINMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | Tring | 2025 |
| 13 | BRICK KILN COMPOSITES GROUP LTD | Cheltenham | 2025 |
| 14 | TIBBETTS GLOBAL LIMITED | Banbury | 2025 |
| 15 | BROOKS PRECISION ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LTD | Aylesbury | 2025 |
| 16 | UNIT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | Market Rasen | 2025 |
| 17 | X-CEL GROUP LIMITED | Rotherham | 2025 |
| 18 | H.E.L. MACHINERY LIMITED | Weston-Super-Mare | 2025 |
| 19 | ADVANCED POLYMERS HOLDINGS LTD | Dudley | 2025 |
| 20 | SKYNER ENTERPRISES LIMITED | Deeside | 2025 |