249 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels (SIC code 16210), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 16.2% dissolution rate — 249 of 321 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 231.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 97% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.9 years. London leads with 10% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1915.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 231.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 10% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £0.3M in total.
There are 249 active companies classified under SIC code 16210 (Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels) in the UK, out of 321 total registered.
SIC code 16210 stands for "Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (26), BIRMINGHAM (6).
The average active manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels company in the UK is 12.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1915.
Our database contains 2,970 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels companies. The largest category is Financial with 1,107 signals from 6 government sources.
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