792 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of machine tools (SIC code 46620), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.2% dissolution rate — 792 of 1,002 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 208.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 87% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.8 years. London leads with 12% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 35 government contracts valued at £9.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1909.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 208.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of machine tools sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 12% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of machine tools sector have been awarded 35 government contracts worth £9.5M in total.
There are 792 active companies classified under SIC code 46620 (Wholesale of machine tools) in the UK, out of 1,002 total registered.
SIC code 46620 stands for "Wholesale of machine tools". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (97), BIRMINGHAM (13), BRISTOL (12).
The average active wholesale of machine tools company in the UK is 13.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1909.
Our database contains 6,428 data signals across 11 categories for active wholesale of machine tools companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,568 signals from 5 government sources.
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