239 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of taps and valves (SIC code 28140), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.3% dissolution rate — 239 of 272 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 138.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 67% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 20.7 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 11% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1889.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 138.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of taps and valves sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 20.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 11% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of taps and valves sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £0.0M in total.
There are 239 active companies classified under SIC code 28140 (Manufacture of taps and valves) in the UK, out of 272 total registered.
SIC code 28140 stands for "Manufacture of taps and valves". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (26), BIRMINGHAM (13), BECKENHAM (10).
The average active manufacture of taps and valves company in the UK is 20.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1889.
Our database contains 3,381 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of taps and valves companies. The largest category is Financial with 1,189 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.