251 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels (SIC code 16210), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 195.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 86% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.6 years. London leads with 10% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1915.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 195.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 11.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 10% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £0.3M in total.
There are 251 active companies classified under SIC code 16210 (Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels) in the UK, out of 285 total registered.
SIC code 16210 stands for "Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (26), BIRMINGHAM (6), MANCHESTER (6).
The average active manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels company in the UK is 11.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1915.
Our database contains 2,182 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels companies. The largest category is Governance with 827 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.