626 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of workwear (SIC code 14120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 626 of 724 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 185.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 88% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.2 years. London leads with 16% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 138 government contracts valued at £406.4M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1898.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 185.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of workwear sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 16% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of workwear sector have been awarded 138 government contracts worth £406.4M in total.
There are 626 active companies classified under SIC code 14120 (Manufacture of workwear) in the UK, out of 724 total registered.
SIC code 14120 stands for "Manufacture of workwear". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (101), MANCHESTER (19), BIRMINGHAM (14).
The average active manufacture of workwear company in the UK is 12.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1898.
Our database contains 4,800 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of workwear companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,053 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.