101 Top Manufacturing Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Manufacturing space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Market Position
    • Market domination
    • Market leader
    • Strong market competitor

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Manufacturing industry.

Top Manufacturing Companies


Dunelm

Dunelm is the UK’s home furnishing retailers. Shop for bedding, curtains, furniture, beds, and mattresses.

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Euro Car Parts

Euro Car Parts is a distributor of an automotive parts.

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Dr Martens

Dr. Martens US store for boots, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags and accessories.

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Farnell element14

Farnell element14 is a high-service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance, and repair.

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Dreams

Dreams manufactures and retails beds and mattresses in the United Kingdom.

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Ford UK

Ford UK is a manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles, helping people and businesses progress.

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BMW UK

The BMW Group is the world’s leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility.

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Amcor

Amcor is a provider of packaging solutions in Australia, Western Europe, North America.

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The White Company

We’ve been making impeccably stylish, beautifully designed products, principally in white, for over 20 years.

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Primrose

Primrose engages in the online retail of garden necessities, luxuries, and frivolities.

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Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors is an English automotive manufacturing and distribution company.

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Carpetright

Carpetright is a manufacturer and retailer of floor coverings.

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Audi UK

Audi is one of the UK’s leading premium automotive brands and our objective is to become the premium car brand by 2015.

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Focusrite

Focusrite is a global music and audio products group supplying hardware and software products used by professional and amateur musicians.

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CAT

CAT is a ruggedised phone designer and manufacturer.

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Regatta

Regatta is the UK’s largest supplier of outdoor and leisure clothing and a leading player in the European market.

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Farrow & Ball

Farrow & Ball manufactures luxury decorative paint and wallpaper that transforms homes around the world.

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Lookers

The Lookers Group offer new and used cars from leading manufacturers, as well as extensive aftersales services.

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Hotel Chocolat Group plc

Hotel Chocolat Group plc manufactures, distributes, and retails chocolates.

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Hunter Boot

Hunter Boot is manufactures footwear and outerwear for men, women, and kids.

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Castrol

Castrol is a worldwide leader in high performance lubricants for the automotive, industrial, marine and aerospace industries.

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Unilever

Unilever produces and supplies fast moving consumer goods in food, and home and personal care product categories worldwide.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings manufacture luxury sports cars and grand tourers independently.

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Merlin Cycles

Merlin Cycles manufactures and supplies mountain and road bikes, equipment, and accessories.

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems designs, develops, and supports defense and aerospace systems used in the air, on land, at sea, and in space.

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GHD

GHD manufactures of hair-care styling products and accessories from Britain.

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Bentley Motors

The British luxury car company, dedicated to developing and crafting the world’s most desirable high performance cars.

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Vivobarefoot

UK-based shoe brand and Crowdcube alum

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Graham & Brown

Graham & Brown specializes in the designing and manufacturing of wallpaper for your home.

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Wolseley UK

Wolseley UK distributes plumbing and building materials and products in the United Kingdom.

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P C Specialist

P C Specialist is computer equipment manufacturer & distributor.

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Ooni

Ooni is the number one pizza oven brand in the world.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles designs, engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles and related parts, services, and production systems worldwide.

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Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley is a brand of home furnishing and fashion.

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Pentair

Pentair is a global diversified industrial company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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City Plumbing Supplies

City Plumbing Supplies are your local, national plumbing and heating supplier for the trade.

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Jewson

Jewson is a leading chain of builders merchants, supplier of building materials & equipment & supplies.

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Hillarys

Hillarys manufactures blinds, curtains, and shutters for living and dining rooms, conservatories, bedrooms and children’s bedrooms.

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Franco Manca

Franco Manca is a privately held company that specialises in Neapolitan sourdough pizza.

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Ironmongery Direct Ltd.

Ironmongery Direct Ltd. is a distributor of ironmongery products to tradesmen.

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Magnet Ltd

Magnet Limited manufactures, retails, and installs kitchen products.

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Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.

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Liberty London

Liberty London is specialist fabric prints which made it recognisable worldwide.

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Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover Cars is a brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer headquartered in Coventry, United Kingdom.

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Russell Hobbs

Russell Hobbs is a manufacturer of household appliances such as kettles, toasters, irons and baking items.

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Rip Curl

Rip Curl is a designer,manufacturer,and retailer of surfing sportswear and accompanying products,and a athletic sponsor.

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Hornby

Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.

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Johnnie Walker

Producer of red, blue, black, and gold label blended Scotch whisky. Includes product information and history.

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P C E Instruments

PCE Instruments (PCE) is an international supplier of test instruments, tools and equipment for measuring, weighing and control systems.

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Mulberry Group

Mulberry Group is an English design company renowned world-wide for its craftsmanship and quality.

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Lotus Cars

Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of state of the art, hand built sports cars and formula 1 racing cars.

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Everest

Everest manufactures windows, doors & conservatories.

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Pimoroni

Pimoroni is a U.K.-based company that designs, manufactures, and sells quality products for makers, geeks, and educators.

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Emma Bridgewater

Emma Bridgewater designs and manufactures hand-decorated pottery and a wide selection of home products.

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RB

Reckitt Benckiser Group is a consumer goods company makes health, hygiene and home products.

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Grey Technology

Grey Technology Ltd, which uses the trade mark Gtech, is an independent British company designing and manufacturing.

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Allen & Heath

Allen & Heath designs and manufactures digital audio mixing desks.

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Airfix

Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale plastic model kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952.

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Eurocell

Eurocell manufactures, recycles, and distributes windows, doors, and roofline PVC building products in the United Kingdom.

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Mondi Group

Mondi is an international packaging and paper Group, employing around 25,000 people across more than 30 countries.

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Cadbury

Cadbury is a chocolate producing company that produces a variety of chocolates and gives informations regarding it.

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Napoleon Grills

Napoleon Grills is an advanced manufacturing techniques providing quality home comfort products.

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Chillblast

Chillblast is a computer and IT solutions manufacturer company.

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UDKN

UDKN is a company in London, UK. They do have exclusivity contract on exporting high quality and low cost sparkling wines and wine.

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Joseph Joseph

Joseph Joseph’s ability to blend innovative design, contemporary styling and a distinctive use of colour is unique within the industry.

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Wetsuit Outlet

Wetsuit Outlet is a suppliers of water sport equipment, offering great deals on wetsuits, drysuits, gloves, boots, buoyancy aids, etc.

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tech21

Our mission: Create the most intelligent protection on the planet.

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BiGDUG

BiGDUG was founded in 2004 and is now part of the global business equipment group, TAKKT.

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Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover manufactures and sells high-performance luxury saloons, specialist sports cars and four-wheel drive off-road vehicles.

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Radley

Radley designs and manufactures handbags, purses and other women’s accessories for UK and international markets.

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Pure

Pure is a digital radio manufacturer and engineering firm.

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Towsure

Towsure provides caravan accessories and awnings, tents and camping equipment, Outdoor furniture, and clothing and footwear.

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Vectric

Vectric software is designed to make cutting parts on a CNC an enjoyable and productive experience.

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Brompton Bicycle

Brompton Bicycle are the manufacturers of the Brompton folding bike, designed and built in their factory in West London, England.

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Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey is an international speciality chemicals company, founded almost 200 years ago in London.

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Crown Paints

Crown Paints manufactures and markets paints in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Soundcraft

Soundcraft is a manufacturer of audio mixing consoles for multiple uses.

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Raymarine Holdings

Raymarine develops and manufactures a range of electronic equipment for the the recreational boating and light commercial marine markets.

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Pineapple Systems

Pineapple Systems is a fabricator of Global Conservatory Roof Systems.

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77 Diamonds

77 Diamonds premises that with the advent of modern technology and modern jewellery manufacturing methods.

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The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Founded in 1754 the RSA is a British organisation committed to finding solutions to today’s social challenges

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Howarth Timber and Building Supplies

Howarth Timber and Building Supplies is a manufacturer of construction and home products in the UK.

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Embedology Ltd.

Embedology Ltd provide technical and engineering design solutions to businesses creating electronic products.

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John Guest Ltd.

John Guest Ltd. is a manufacturer of push-in fittings, pipe and plastic plumbing systems.

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Cobweb Solutions Ltd

Cobweb Solutions Ltd is a technology manufacturer specializing in cloud based services.

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Rex London

Rex London designs and manufactures gifts and homeware products.

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Surplus Furniture & Mattress Warehouse

Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse has quickly claimed its name in the furniture industry by offering incredible value for low price.

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Coats plc

The world’s leading industrial thread manufacturer and a major player in the Americas textile crafts market.

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Britax

Britax designs, assembles, manufactures, and markets child safety car seats.

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Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Williams Advanced Engineering is the technology and engineering services business of the Williams Group.

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Advanced Electronics Limited

Advanced Electronics Limited is manufactures networked fire detection and control systems.

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EQUUS England

EQUUS England is a cloth manufacturing company for horse riding.

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Renishaw

Renishaw is an engineering technology company with core skills in measurement, motion control, spectroscopy, and precision machining.

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Raleigh Cycle Ltd.

Raleigh Cycle Ltd. manufactures and distributes bicycles.

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Stovax

Stovax is a stove and fireplace manufacturers, offering a huge range of solid fuel, gas and electric products.

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Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative is a bicycle manufacturing and designing company.

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Ring (Ring Automotive Ltd)

Ring is a European brand in vehicle lighting, auto electrics, workshop tools and auto accessories.

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Dualit

Dualit manufactures coffee and tea capsules, kitchen and catering equipment.

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Nikwax

Nikwax manufactures high quality cleaning and waterproofing products.

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Tatami Fightwear

Tatami Fightwear is a producer of clothing and equipment for Brazilian jiu jitsu fighters.

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Solidor

A UK-based maker of hardwood-core composite doors

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