Machinery installation
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
6909
Active companies
5584
Formed in latest 12 months
510
Median active-company age
10.6 years
Revenue known
102
Importers
920
Exporters
577
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,909 |
| Active companies | 5,584 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 510 |
| Importers | 920 |
| Exporters | 577 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 102 known, 5482 unknown (1.8%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 31 | 44 |
| 2025-12 | 31 | 38 |
| 2026-01 | 49 | 38 |
| 2026-02 | 34 | 49 |
| 2026-03 | 60 | 40 |
| 2026-04 | 33 | 48 |
| 2026-05 | 45 | 34 |
| 2026-06 | 47 | 42 |
| 2026-07 | 49 | 64 |
| 2026-08 | 22 | 32 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 5,158 |
| Dissolved | 1,183 |
| Dormant | 426 |
| Liquidation | 133 |
| In Administration | 8 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 266 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 249 |
| West Midlands | 244 |
| West Yorkshire | 220 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 204 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 195 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 189 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 186 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 184 |
| Inner London - East | 176 |
Geography coverage: 5501 known, 83 unknown (98.5%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 3,362 |
| 1m-15m | 952 |
| 15m-54m | 52 |
| 54m+ | 84 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4450 known, 1134 unknown (79.7%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 1,916 |
| Small | 2,284 |
| Medium | 21 |
| Large | 145 |
| Holding | 19 |
| Dormant | 426 |
Company-size coverage: 4811 known, 773 unknown (86.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 779 |
| 1–9 | 2,936 |
| 10–49 | 435 |
| 50–249 | 51 |
| 250+ | 7 |
Employee coverage: 4208 known, 1376 unknown (75.4%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 504 |
| 1–3 years | 653 |
| 3–5 years | 426 |
| 5–10 years | 1,070 |
| 10–20 years | 1,701 |
| 20+ years | 1,230 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5584 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 5,584 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 439 |
| Exporter only | 96 |
| Both | 481 |
| Neither | 4,568 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 720 | £115,322,147,739 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 625 | £104,261,552,349 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 439 | £21,003,306,444 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 276 | £11,892,318,632 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 181 | £15,612,720,322 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 166 | £6,836,051,428 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 147 | £9,485,976,789 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 137 | £870,289,640 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 129 | £3,133,679,314 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 119 | £2,038,102,805 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 438 | £53,249,345,110 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 361 | £37,544,860,813 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 256 | £17,040,970,474 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 137 | £4,516,792,163 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 110 | £4,604,640,563 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 82 | £1,061,189,562 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 71 | £301,379,817 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 69 | £4,238,473,930 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 59 | £839,448,655 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 55 | £638,604,977 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 789 | 4,775 | 809 | 85.5% |
| Holding company | 3 | 4,775 | 809 | 85.5% |
| Solo founder | 2,137 | 4,775 | 809 | 85.5% |
| Ecommerce | 70 | 677 | 4,907 | 12.1% |
| Website | 860 | 876 | 4,708 | 15.7% |
| 704 | 876 | 4,708 | 15.7% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | £65,949,086 |
| Trumpf Limited | £64,966,469 |
| W.g.m (engineering)limited | £52,693,122 |
| Mprd Limited | £51,347,000 |
| Ocu Northavon Group Limited | £49,814,497 |
| Versalift United Kingdom Limited | £34,696,415 |
| Gemco Uk Limited | £33,295,399 |
| Dale Power Solutions Limited | £32,045,000 |
| Flo-mech. Limited | £29,971,294 |
| Arneg Uk Limited | £28,995,337 |
Revenue coverage: 102 known, 5482 unknown (1.8%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Development | 117,527 |
| Domestic | 103,492 |
| Special construction | 68,929 |
| Finishing | 60,823 |
| Electrical installation | 60,734 |
| HVAC | 53,744 |
| Commercial | 45,066 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,251 |
| Joinery | 24,377 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,772 |
| Roofing | 19,044 |
| Painting | 18,362 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,792 |
| Plastering | 10,210 |
| Glazing | 8,228 |
| Scaffolding | 7,393 |
| Site preparation | 5,793 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,219 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,925 |
| Other | 6,333 |