163 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment (SIC code 26301), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 92.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 44% of active companies were formed before 2000, reflecting the sector's deep roots in the UK economy. The average company in this sector is 24.8 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 36 government contracts valued at £25.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1919.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 92.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 24.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment sector have been awarded 36 government contracts worth £25.3M in total.
There are 163 active companies classified under SIC code 26301 (Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment) in the UK, out of 186 total registered.
SIC code 26301 stands for "Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (27).
The average active manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment company in the UK is 24.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1919.
Our database contains 1,593 data signals across 9 categories for active manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment companies. The largest category is Governance with 558 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.