475 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers (SIC code 17219), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.8% dissolution rate — 475 of 571 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 120.1% 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 24.6 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. 60 large companies, 23 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 14% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 7 government contracts valued at £56.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 120.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 24.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 14% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers sector have been awarded 7 government contracts worth £56.5M in total.
There are 475 active companies classified under SIC code 17219 (Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers) in the UK, out of 571 total registered.
SIC code 17219 stands for "Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (65), BIRMINGHAM (17), MANCHESTER (10).
The average active manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers company in the UK is 24.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 6,931 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers companies. The largest category is Financial with 2,704 signals from 6 government sources.
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