377 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of wooden containers (SIC code 16240), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 3.9% dissolution rate — 377 of 416 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 182.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 76% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 15.6 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 6% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 182.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of wooden containers sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">3.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 15.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 6% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of wooden containers sector have been awarded 5 government contracts worth £0.4M in total.
There are 377 active companies classified under SIC code 16240 (Manufacture of wooden containers) in the UK, out of 416 total registered.
SIC code 16240 stands for "Manufacture of wooden containers". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (22), BIRMINGHAM (12), SHEFFIELD (6).
The average active manufacture of wooden containers company in the UK is 15.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1926.
Our database contains 3,072 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of wooden containers companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,229 signals from 5 government sources.
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