INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

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

1,410

Annual Sales

£50bn +

Employees

113,657

Economic Contribution 

£15bn

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Location of Stone & Aggregates Companies

Stone & Aggregates Companies by Size

46% Micro

36% Small

10% Mid

5% Large

3% Mega

Largest Stone & Aggregates Companies
Turnover
Stone & Aggregates Companies by Age

38% Mature

27% Established

19% Young

16% Startup

1% New

Fastest Growing Stone & Aggregates Companies

32% Declining

28% Healthy

17% High

14% Rapid

9% Low

Stone & Aggregates Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation

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Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Stone & Aggregates Industry Valuation

Net Asset Multiple

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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 1,410 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £50 billion .

The Industry employs around 113,657 people and contributes £15 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Stone & Aggregates companies is London with 238 and the fewest are located in North East England with 30.

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 10% Mid companies.

16% of the Stone & Aggregates Industry is made up of 16% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (38%) the oldest company is Singleton Birch Limited founded in 1875.

Stone & Aggregates industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Rail Stone Solutions Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 148%. Other fast growing companies include Sigmaroc Plc (67%), Derbyshire Aggregates Limited (66%) and Land Recovery Limited (56%).

The UK Stone & Aggregates Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.42x, Turnover multiple of 1.18x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.41x.