49% Micro
41% Small
7% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Fabricated Metal Industry
UK Fabricated Metal Industry Information
The fabricated metal industry involves the building of machines and structures from raw metal materials using processes such as forging, stamping, bending, forming, machining and welding.
Active Businesses
18,157
Annual Sales
£65bn +
Employees
310,901
Economic Contribution
£25bn
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Location of Fabricated Metal Companies
Fabricated Metal Companies by Size
Largest Fabricated Metal Companies
Turnover
Bae Systems Plc
£23.1bn
Rolls-royce Plc
£16.5bn
Technipfmc Plc
£6.3bn
Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd
£536.4m
Fabricated Metal Companies by Age
46% Mature
25% Established
18% Young
11% Startup
0% New
Oldest Fabricated Metal Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Fabricated Metal Companies
31% Healthy
29% Declining
17% High
12% Low
11% Rapid
Fastest Growing Fabricated Metal Companies
3yr CAGR
Fabricated Metal Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Fabricated Metal Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Fabricated Metal Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Fabricated Metal Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment Industry Insights
There are 18,157 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £65 billion .
The Industry employs around 310,900 people and contributes £25 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Fabricated Metal companies is West Midlands with 3,046 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 460.
The largest Fabricated Metal company is Bae Systems Plc with a turnover of £23.1bn. 49% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 7% Mid companies.
11% of the Fabricated Metal Industry is made up of 11% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (46%) the oldest company is Allegion (Uk) Limited founded in 1889.
Fabricated Metal industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Texo Group Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 134%. Other fast growing companies include Garner Aluminium Extrusions Ltd (96%), Produmax Limited (79%) and Plexus Ocean Systems Limited (74%).
The UK Fabricated Metal Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.47x, Turnover multiple of 1.31x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.33x.
