Glass products
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
1471
Active companies
1031
Formed in latest 12 months
93
Median active-company age
9.4 years
Revenue known
34
Importers
210
Exporters
142
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,471 |
| Active companies | 1,031 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 93 |
| Importers | 210 |
| Exporters | 142 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 34 known, 997 unknown (3.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 8 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026-08 | 11 | 17 |
| 2026-09 | 2 | 8 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 927 |
| Dissolved | 387 |
| Dormant | 104 |
| Liquidation | 45 |
| In Administration | 8 |
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 | 56 |
| West Midlands | 56 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 53 |
| West Yorkshire | 49 |
| Inner London - West | 44 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 35 |
| Inner London - East | 35 |
| Merseyside | 35 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 35 |
Geography coverage: 1022 known, 9 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 529 |
| 1m-15m | 203 |
| 15m-54m | 29 |
| 54m+ | 26 |
Revenue-range coverage: 787 known, 244 unknown (76.3%).
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 | 281 |
| Small | 415 |
| Medium | 14 |
| Large | 60 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 104 |
Company-size coverage: 881 known, 150 unknown (85.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 162 |
| 1–9 | 426 |
| 10–49 | 114 |
| 50–249 | 31 |
| 250+ | 9 |
Employee coverage: 742 known, 289 unknown (72.0%).
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 | 89 |
| 1–3 years | 133 |
| 3–5 years | 112 |
| 5–10 years | 203 |
| 10–20 years | 185 |
| 20+ years | 309 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1031 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 |
|---|---|
| Mirrors, laminated glass, glazing units, etc | 391 |
| Technical and other glassware | 373 |
| Flat glass | 185 |
| Glass fibres | 142 |
| Bottles, drinking glasses, containers etc | 43 |
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 | 89 |
| Exporter only | 21 |
| Both | 121 |
| Neither | 800 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 136 | £33,993,036,929 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 135 | £1,398,024,690 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 103 | £28,877,039,095 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 94 | £9,473,323,923 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 80 | £5,710,938,738 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 79 | £7,604,965,663 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 67 | £2,089,724,499 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 53 | £343,940,954 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 51 | £880,570,428 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 44 | £365,270,729 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 107 | £546,062,183 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 69 | £9,970,159,391 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 66 | £8,173,787,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 64 | £2,079,174,346 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 60 | £7,473,599,923 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 39 | £2,228,457,124 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £570,594,987 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 34 | £83,997,122 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 27 | £201,402,550 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 26 | £827,883,270 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 137 | 825 | 206 | 80.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 825 | 206 | 80.0% |
| Solo founder | 402 | 825 | 206 | 80.0% |
| Ecommerce | 39 | 171 | 860 | 16.6% |
| Website | 196 | 200 | 831 | 19.4% |
| 148 | 200 | 831 | 19.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Beatson Clark Limited | £77,679,000 |
| Stoelzle Flaconnage Limited | £56,303,263 |
| Camden Group Limited | £43,908,369 |
| Lewis & Towers Limited | £42,629,000 |
| Press Glass Limited | £42,409,456 |
| Thermoseal Group Limited | £34,947,561 |
| Press Glass North Limited | £32,908,357 |
| Graham Holmes Astraseal Limited | £28,424,055 |
| James Dewhurst Limited | £25,155,000 |
| Tuff X Processed Glass Limited | £23,408,204 |
Revenue coverage: 34 known, 997 unknown (3.3%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,111 |
| Foods | 24,514 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,696 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,007 |
| Printing | 11,875 |
| Furniture | 10,686 |
| Apparel | 10,547 |
| Machinery | 10,313 |
| Chemical products | 9,063 |
| Vehicles | 7,369 |
| Textiles | 7,293 |
| Beverages | 7,099 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,913 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,547 |
| Jewellery | 4,501 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,370 |
| Paper products | 3,164 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,765 |
| Sports goods | 2,389 |
| Games and toys | 2,372 |
| Other | 23,893 |