636 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of printed labels (SIC code 18121), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 13.5% dissolution rate — 636 of 822 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 211.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 98% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.7 years. London leads with 10% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 18 government contracts valued at £4.6M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1916.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 211.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of printed labels sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 10% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of printed labels sector have been awarded 18 government contracts worth £4.6M in total.
There are 636 active companies classified under SIC code 18121 (Manufacture of printed labels) in the UK, out of 822 total registered.
SIC code 18121 stands for "Manufacture of printed labels". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (66), MANCHESTER (13), LEICESTER (13).
The average active manufacture of printed labels company in the UK is 12.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1916.
Our database contains 6,673 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of printed labels companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,742 signals from 4 government sources.
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