52 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of steel drums and similar containers (SIC code 25910), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 1.7% dissolution rate — 52 of 59 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 207.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 83% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.0 years. Companies in this sector hold 8 government contracts valued at £1.3M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 207.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of steel drums and similar containers sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">1.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12 years old.
Companies in the manufacture of steel drums and similar containers sector have been awarded 8 government contracts worth £1.3M in total.
There are 52 active companies classified under SIC code 25910 (Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers) in the UK, out of 59 total registered.
SIC code 25910 stands for "Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of steel drums and similar containers company in the UK is 12 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1961.
Our database contains 394 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of steel drums and similar containers companies. The largest category is Governance with 173 signals from 3 government sources.
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