109 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of glass fibres (SIC code 23140), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.1% dissolution rate — 109 of 149 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 192.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 105% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.0 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 192.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of glass fibres sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12 years old.
Companies in the manufacture of glass fibres sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £3.1M in total.
There are 109 active companies classified under SIC code 23140 (Manufacture of glass fibres) in the UK, out of 149 total registered.
SIC code 23140 stands for "Manufacture of glass fibres". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of glass fibres company in the UK is 12 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1951.
Our database contains 1,019 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of glass fibres companies. The largest category is Financial with 390 signals from 6 government sources.
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