There are 1,701 active companies in the manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials sector in the UK (SIC code 16290). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.6% dissolution rate — 1,701 of 2,061 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 139.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 80% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.8 years. London leads with 8% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 59 government contracts valued at £16.0M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1903.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 139.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 8% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials sector have been awarded 59 government contracts worth £16.0M in total.
There are 1,701 active companies classified under SIC code 16290 (Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials) in the UK, out of 2,061 total registered.
SIC code 16290 stands for "Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (136), NOTTINGHAM (25), BIRMINGHAM (19).
The average active manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials company in the UK is 14.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1903.
Our database contains 18,042 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials companies. The largest category is Governance with 7,394 signals from 5 government sources.
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