502 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of other machine tools (SIC code 28490), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 502 of 542 registrations remain active. Recent formation activity is notable, with 69.2% of current companies established in the 2020s. The average company in this sector is 22.4 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 5% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 92 government contracts valued at £13.8M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1916.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 69.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of other machine tools sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 22.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 5% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of other machine tools sector have been awarded 92 government contracts worth £13.8M in total.
There are 502 active companies classified under SIC code 28490 (Manufacture of other machine tools) in the UK, out of 542 total registered.
SIC code 28490 stands for "Manufacture of other machine tools". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (24), COVENTRY (15), BIRMINGHAM (12).
The average active manufacture of other machine tools company in the UK is 22.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1916.
Our database contains 5,018 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of other machine tools companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,728 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.