235 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of paper and paperboard (SIC code 17120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.4% dissolution rate — 235 of 273 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 190.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 67% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 20.2 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 16% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £45.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1889.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 190.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of paper and paperboard sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 20.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 16% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of paper and paperboard sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £45.2M in total.
There are 235 active companies classified under SIC code 17120 (Manufacture of paper and paperboard) in the UK, out of 273 total registered.
SIC code 17120 stands for "Manufacture of paper and paperboard". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (37), MANCHESTER (9), CUMBRIA (6).
The average active manufacture of paper and paperboard company in the UK is 20.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1889.
Our database contains 2,919 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of paper and paperboard companies. The largest category is Financial with 943 signals from 9 government sources.
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