244 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements (SIC code 28150), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7.6% dissolution rate — 244 of 289 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 194.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 71% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 17.9 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 7% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 11 government contracts valued at £9.8M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1910.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 194.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 17.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 7% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements sector have been awarded 11 government contracts worth £9.8M in total.
There are 244 active companies classified under SIC code 28150 (Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements) in the UK, out of 289 total registered.
SIC code 28150 stands for "Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (16), BECKENHAM (7).
The average active manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements company in the UK is 17.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1910.
Our database contains 3,724 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements companies. The largest category is Financial with 1,331 signals from 6 government sources.
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