370 active UK companies are classified under forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy (SIC code 25500), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.1% dissolution rate — 370 of 424 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 110.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 62% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 25.2 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 6% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1890.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 110.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 25.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 6% in LONDON.
Companies in the forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £0.8M in total.
There are 370 active companies classified under SIC code 25500 (Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy) in the UK, out of 424 total registered.
SIC code 25500 stands for "Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (23), BIRMINGHAM (19), SHEFFIELD (12).
The average active forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy company in the UK is 25.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1890.
Our database contains 4,917 data signals across 11 categories for active forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy companies. The largest category is Financial with 1,867 signals from 8 government sources.
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