Lifting equipment
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
1132
Active companies
917
Formed in latest 12 months
51
Median active-company age
17.3 years
Revenue known
31
Importers
305
Exporters
272
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| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,132 |
| Active companies | 917 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 51 |
| Importers | 305 |
| Exporters | 272 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 31 known, 886 unknown (3.4%).
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 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 6 | 4 |
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.
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| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 809 |
| Dissolved | 184 |
| Dormant | 108 |
| Liquidation | 29 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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.
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| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 70 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 55 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 46 |
| Greater Manchester | 38 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 37 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 35 |
| Kent | 31 |
| Lancashire | 30 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 30 |
| Inner London - West | 29 |
Geography coverage: 891 known, 26 unknown (97.2%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
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| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 355 |
| 1m-15m | 290 |
| 15m-54m | 26 |
| 54m+ | 41 |
Revenue-range coverage: 712 known, 205 unknown (77.6%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
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| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 157 |
| Small | 438 |
| Medium | 14 |
| Large | 82 |
| Holding | 18 |
| Dormant | 108 |
Company-size coverage: 817 known, 100 unknown (89.1%).
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| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 184 |
| 1–9 | 293 |
| 10–49 | 135 |
| 50–249 | 38 |
Employee coverage: 650 known, 267 unknown (70.9%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
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| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 51 |
| 1–3 years | 91 |
| 3–5 years | 62 |
| 5–10 years | 141 |
| 10–20 years | 151 |
| 20+ years | 421 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 917 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.
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| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 28220 | 917 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
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| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 78 |
| Exporter only | 45 |
| Both | 227 |
| Neither | 567 |
Top imports HS2 categories
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| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 280 | £62,050,455,295 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 215 | £62,511,956,282 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 154 | £9,736,883,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 139 | £8,526,377,070 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 117 | £13,577,471,995 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 80 | £3,654,979,741 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 69 | £1,413,289,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 61 | £463,546,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 58 | £5,226,100,193 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 58 | £1,745,560,609 | 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 | 244 | £37,515,914,811 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 169 | £21,717,179,087 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 123 | £8,272,121,585 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 113 | £4,640,896,359 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 107 | £9,141,799,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 62 | £291,651,429 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 57 | £837,601,220 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 54 | £520,556,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 44 | £524,819,955 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 42 | £2,956,949,719 | 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 | 107 | 631 | 286 | 68.8% |
| Holding company | 1 | 631 | 286 | 68.8% |
| Solo founder | 246 | 631 | 286 | 68.8% |
| Ecommerce | 40 | 252 | 665 | 27.5% |
| Website | 319 | 323 | 594 | 35.2% |
| 286 | 323 | 594 | 35.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Narrow Aisle Limited | £27,228,640 |
| Marwood Group Limited | £26,320,544 |
| First Subsea Limited | £25,181,578 |
| Sheridan Lifts Limited | £18,967,465 |
| Cascade (u.k.) Limited | £18,639,000 |
| Power Towers Limited | £18,318,783 |
| Technical Cranes Limited | £18,284,460 |
| Guttridge Limited | £17,309,398 |
| Conveyor Units Limited | £16,033,648 |
| Lester Control Systems Limited | £14,897,647 |
Revenue coverage: 31 known, 886 unknown (3.4%).
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.
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SIC classification
SIC 28220 — Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Includes
manufacture of hand-operated or power-driven lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery:, pulley tackle and hoists, winches, capstans and jacks, derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers etc., works trucks, whether or not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, whether or not self-propelled, of the type used in factories (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows), mechanical manipulators and industrial robots specifically designed for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, manufacture of conveyors, teleferics etc., manufacture of lifts, escalators and moving walkways, manufacture of parts specialised for lifting and handling equipment
Excludes
manufacture of industrial robots for multiple uses, see ##28.99, manufacture of continuous-action elevators and conveyors for underground use, see ##28.92, manufacture of mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, see ##28.92, manufacture of floating cranes, railway cranes, crane-lorries, see ##30.11, ##30.20, installation of lifts and elevators, see ##43.29