49% Micro
40% Small
7% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - NOVEMBER 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
18,254
Annual Sales
£66bn +
Employees
315,497
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
43% Mature
24% Established
17% Young
14% Startup
2% New
Oldest Fabricated Metal Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Fabricated Metal Companies
31% Healthy
30% 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 18,254 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £66 billion .
The Industry employs around 315,496 people and contributes £25 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Fabricated Metal companies is West Midlands with 3,056 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 456.
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.
14% of the Fabricated Metal Industry is made up of 14% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (43%) the oldest company is Calder Industrial Materials 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 Mcmullen Facades Limited (69%).
The UK Fabricated Metal Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.19x, Turnover multiple of 1.37x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.41x.
