144 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags (SIC code 17211), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 15.1% dissolution rate — 144 of 186 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 251.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 90% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 16.4 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 15% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 251.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">15.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 16.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 15% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £3.7M in total.
There are 144 active companies classified under SIC code 17211 (Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags) in the UK, out of 186 total registered.
SIC code 17211 stands for "Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (22).
The average active manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags company in the UK is 16.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1922.
Our database contains 2,012 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags companies. The largest category is Financial with 727 signals from 7 government sources.
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