46% Micro
36% Small
9% Mid
6% Large
3% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Stone & Aggregates Industry
UK Stone & Aggregates Industry Information
The mining and quarrying industry extracts materials directly from the surface or from dredging of alluvial deposits. The products are commonly used in construction and the manufacture of materials or chemicals.
Active Businesses
1,392
Annual Sales
£50bn +
Employees
113,762
Economic Contribution
£15bn
Tags
Location of Stone & Aggregates Companies
Stone & Aggregates Companies by Size
Largest Stone & Aggregates Companies
Turnover
Anglo American Plc
£24.6bn
Vedanta Resources Limited
£13.1bn
Holcim Uk Limited
£1.5bn
Kew Soda Ltd
£1.2bn
Stone & Aggregates Companies by Age
40% Mature
27% Established
20% Young
13% Startup
0% New
Oldest Stone & Aggregates Companies
Established
Bisichi Plc
1910
Fastest Growing Stone & Aggregates Companies
33% Declining
28% Healthy
15% High
13% Rapid
11% Low
Fastest Growing Stone & Aggregates Companies
3yr CAGR
Sigmaroc Plc
67%
Stone & Aggregates Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Other mining and quarrying Industry Insights
There are 1,392 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £50 billion .
The Industry employs around 113,761 people and contributes £15 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Stone & Aggregates companies is London with 233 and the fewest are located in North East England with 29.
The largest Stone & Aggregates company is Anglo American Plc with a turnover of £24.6bn. 46% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 9% Mid companies.
13% of the Stone & Aggregates Industry is made up of 13% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (40%) the oldest company is Singleton Birch Limited founded in 1875.
Stone & Aggregates industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Firestone Diamonds Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 118%. Other fast growing companies include Rail Stone Solutions Limited (103%), Sigmaroc Plc (67%) and Derbyshire Aggregates Limited (66%).
The UK Stone & Aggregates Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.39x, Turnover multiple of 1.66x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.35x.
