INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Electrical Equipment Industry

UK Electrical Equipment Industry Information

The electrical equipment industry manufactures products that generate, distribute and use electrical power such as electric motors, generators, transformers, electricity distribution and control apparatus, electrical lighting, signalling equipment and electric household appliances.

Active Businesses

4,726

Annual Sales

£26bn +

Employees

110,116

Economic Contribution 

£9bn

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Location of Electrical Equipment Companies

Electrical Equipment Companies by Size

49% Micro

35% Small

10% Mid

4% Large

1% Mega

Largest Electrical Equipment Companies
Turnover
Volex Plc
£690.9m
Electrical Equipment Companies by Age

40% Mature

24% Established

20% Young

15% Startup

2% New

Fastest Growing Electrical Equipment Companies

35% Declining

24% Healthy

15% Rapid

14% High

11% Low

Fastest Growing Electrical Equipment Companies
3yr CAGR

Electrical Equipment Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Electrical Equipment Industry Valuation

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Electrical Equipment Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Electrical Equipment 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 Manufacture of electrical equipment Industry Insights

There are 4,726 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £26 billion .

The Industry employs around 110,115 people and contributes £9 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Electrical Equipment companies is South East England with 872 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 104.

The largest Electrical Equipment company is Dyson Technology Limited with a turnover of £5.1bn. 49% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 10% Mid companies.

15% of the Electrical Equipment Industry is made up of 15% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (40%) the oldest company is Lucy Group Ltd founded in 1897.

Electrical Equipment industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Sungrow Power Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 170%. Other fast growing companies include Eu Kabel Ltd (155%), Swire Renewable Energy Limited (100%) and Yasa Limited (91%).

The UK Electrical Equipment Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.03x, Turnover multiple of 1.45x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.28x.