Construction 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
7041
Active companies
5582
Formed in latest 12 months
652
Median active-company age
7.0 years
Revenue known
109
Importers
246
Exporters
212
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,041 |
| Active companies | 5,582 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 652 |
| Importers | 246 |
| Exporters | 212 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 109 known, 5473 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 86 | 42 |
| 2025-12 | 38 | 48 |
| 2026-01 | 53 | 42 |
| 2026-02 | 57 | 27 |
| 2026-03 | 54 | 53 |
| 2026-04 | 46 | 41 |
| 2026-05 | 50 | 49 |
| 2026-06 | 40 | 39 |
| 2026-07 | 52 | 67 |
| 2026-08 | 14 | 26 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 5,582 |
| Dissolved | 1,317 |
| Liquidation | 130 |
| In Administration | 8 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 284 |
| Greater Manchester | 227 |
| Essex | 222 |
| Kent | 203 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 202 |
| West Yorkshire | 195 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 191 |
| West Midlands | 188 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 168 |
| South East Wales | 168 |
Geography coverage: 5511 known, 71 unknown (98.7%).
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 | 2,847 |
| 1m-15m | 1,036 |
| 15m-54m | 83 |
| 54m+ | 75 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4041 known, 1541 unknown (72.4%).
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 | 1,507 |
| Small | 2,224 |
| Medium | 33 |
| Large | 137 |
| Holding | 44 |
| Dormant | 554 |
Company-size coverage: 4499 known, 1083 unknown (80.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,183 |
| 1–9 | 2,212 |
| 10–49 | 344 |
| 50–249 | 64 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 3808 known, 1774 unknown (68.2%).
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 | 640 |
| 1–3 years | 910 |
| 3–5 years | 625 |
| 5–10 years | 1,292 |
| 10–20 years | 1,087 |
| 20+ years | 1,028 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5582 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 | 5,582 |
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 | 117 |
| Exporter only | 83 |
| Both | 129 |
| Neither | 5,253 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 168 | £36,735,824,210 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 113 | £30,180,659,328 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 83 | £5,187,639,920 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 79 | £9,041,193,049 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 65 | £4,382,015,772 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 40 | £354,865,901 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 34 | £2,826,580,734 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 32 | £974,065,151 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 30 | £1,149,745,325 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 25 | £514,520,029 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 164 | £19,083,788,006 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 87 | £5,778,590,958 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 80 | £8,205,589,810 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 49 | £4,532,702,573 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 31 | £1,779,844,848 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 28 | £90,460,591 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £286,989,125 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 20 | £228,704,735 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 15 | £985,456,063 | 2019-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 13 | £120,520,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 900 | 4,685 | 897 | 83.9% |
| Holding company | 1 | 4,685 | 897 | 83.9% |
| Solo founder | 2,261 | 4,685 | 897 | 83.9% |
| Ecommerce | 28 | 210 | 5,372 | 3.8% |
| Website | 263 | 269 | 5,313 | 4.8% |
| 209 | 269 | 5,313 | 4.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Collins Earthworks Limited | £81,791,206 |
| Briggs Commercial Limited | £75,474,385 |
| Keltbray Plant Limited | £66,667,947 |
| M.g.f. (trench Construction Systems) Limited | £65,918,195 |
| Summit Platforms Ltd | £65,480,906 |
| London Tower Crane Hire & Sales Limited | £57,731,926 |
| Plantforce Rentals Ltd | £56,774,364 |
| Thomas Plant Hire Limited | £56,318,565 |
| Hire Safe Solutions Limited | £43,152,048 |
| Wessex Eagle Limited | £39,828,908 |
Revenue coverage: 109 known, 5473 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Cars & light vehicles | 11,852 |
| Other equipment and goods n.e.c. | 8,229 |
| Media equipment | 2,690 |
| Recreational & sports goods | 1,870 |
| Trucks & heavy vehicles | 1,791 |
| Personal & household goods | 1,138 |
| Agricultural equipment | 810 |
| Office equipment (including computers) | 785 |
| Passenger aircraft | 479 |
| Passenger boats/ships | 457 |
| Freight vessels | 189 |
| Cargo aircraft | 78 |
SIC classification
SIC 77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Includes
renting and operational leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment without operator:, crane lorries, scaffolds and work platforms, without erection and dismantling
Excludes
renting of construction and civil engineering machinery or equipment with operator, see division ##43