56 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production (SIC code 28950), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.1% dissolution rate — 56 of 74 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 73.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. The average company in this sector is 21.9 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1910.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 73.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 21.9 years old.
Companies in the manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £0.0M in total.
There are 56 active companies classified under SIC code 28950 (Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production) in the UK, out of 74 total registered.
SIC code 28950 stands for "Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production company in the UK is 21.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1910.
Our database contains 795 data signals across 8 categories for active manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production companies. The largest category is Financial with 279 signals from 4 government sources.
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