135 active UK companies are classified under printing of newspapers (SIC code 18110), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 150% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 89% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.2 years. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1910.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 150% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 13.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the printing of newspapers sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £0.7M in total.
There are 135 active companies classified under SIC code 18110 (Printing of newspapers) in the UK, out of 157 total registered.
SIC code 18110 stands for "Printing of newspapers". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (38).
The average active printing of newspapers company in the UK is 13.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1910.
Our database contains 1,185 data signals across 7 categories for active printing of newspapers companies. The largest category is Financial with 464 signals from 5 government sources.
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