78 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of wallpaper (SIC code 17240), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17% dissolution rate — 78 of 100 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 309.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.4 years. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 309.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of wallpaper sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
There are 78 active companies classified under SIC code 17240 (Manufacture of wallpaper) in the UK, out of 100 total registered.
SIC code 17240 stands for "Manufacture of wallpaper". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (15).
The average active manufacture of wallpaper company in the UK is 9.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1942.
Our database contains 814 data signals across 7 categories for active manufacture of wallpaper companies. The largest category is Governance with 297 signals from 3 government sources.
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