76% Micro
20% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Printing & Copying Industry
UK Printing & Copying Industry Information
The printing industry is engaged in printing on textile products, glass, metal, paper, and plastic using lithographic, gravure, screen, flexographic, digital, and letterpress services
Active Businesses
9,563
Annual Sales
£9bn +
Employees
65,802
Economic Contribution
£3bn
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Location of Printing & Copying Companies
Printing & Copying Companies by Size
Largest Printing & Copying Companies
Turnover
De La Rue Plc
£310.3m
Moonpig.com Limited
£241.3m
Coveris Flexibles Uk Limited
£187.1m
Mgn Limited
£183.1m
Printing & Copying Companies by Age
31% Mature
26% Established
24% Young
19% Startup
0% New
Oldest Printing & Copying Companies
Established
Reflex Plus Ltd
1878
Fastest Growing Printing & Copying Companies
34% Declining
27% Healthy
14% High
14% Rapid
10% Low
Fastest Growing Printing & Copying Companies
3yr CAGR
Printing & Copying Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Printing & Copying Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Printing & Copying Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Printing & Copying Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Printing and reproduction of recorded media Industry Insights
There are 9,563 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £9 billion .
The Industry employs around 65,802 people and contributes £3 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Printing & Copying companies is London with 1,979 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 130.
The largest Printing & Copying company is De La Rue International Limited. with a turnover of £333.5m. 76% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
19% of the Printing & Copying Industry is made up of 19% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (31%) the oldest company is Reflex Plus Ltd founded in 1878.
Printing & Copying industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is The Valley Printing Company, Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 49%. Other fast growing companies include William Pollard & Company (Holdings) Limited (39%), Dimension Development Limited (38%) and Zenith Print And Packaging Limited (35%).
The UK Printing & Copying Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.73x, Turnover multiple of 0.81x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.17x.
