63 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of fibre optic cables (SIC code 27310), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.3% dissolution rate — 63 of 74 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 475% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.7 years. London leads with 21% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 475% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of fibre optic cables sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 21% in LONDON.
There are 63 active companies classified under SIC code 27310 (Manufacture of fibre optic cables) in the UK, out of 74 total registered.
SIC code 27310 stands for "Manufacture of fibre optic cables". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (13).
The average active manufacture of fibre optic cables company in the UK is 5.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1987.
Our database contains 366 data signals across 8 categories for active manufacture of fibre optic cables companies. The largest category is Governance with 189 signals from 3 government sources.
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