469 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. (SIC code 17290), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.9% dissolution rate — 469 of 547 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 94.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 65% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 19.2 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 10% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 29 government contracts valued at £56.6M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1900.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 94.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 19.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 10% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. sector have been awarded 29 government contracts worth £56.6M in total.
There are 469 active companies classified under SIC code 17290 (Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 547 total registered.
SIC code 17290 stands for "Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (49), BIRMINGHAM (18), NOTTINGHAM (13).
The average active manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. company in the UK is 19.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1900.
Our database contains 4,273 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,547 signals from 5 government sources.
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