170 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of industrial gases (SIC code 20110), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 13.3% dissolution rate — 170 of 210 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 493.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 108% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.6 years. London leads with 25% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 161 government contracts valued at £247.7M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1909.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 493.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of industrial gases sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 25% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of industrial gases sector have been awarded 161 government contracts worth £247.7M in total.
There are 170 active companies classified under SIC code 20110 (Manufacture of industrial gases) in the UK, out of 210 total registered.
SIC code 20110 stands for "Manufacture of industrial gases". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (42), MIDDLESBROUGH (9).
The average active manufacture of industrial gases company in the UK is 8.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1909.
Our database contains 2,375 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of industrial gases companies. The largest category is Governance with 764 signals from 4 government sources.
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