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advanced manufacturing Using Lead Forensics in the UK: 168 Active Firms (2026)
Advanced manufacturers using website visitor-identification tools convert anonymous site demand into sales signals across UK product-led markets.
For advanced manufacturers, website visitor-identification tooling usually sits between marketing automation, CRM and field sales, giving commercial teams a way to prioritise accounts showing research intent before a formal enquiry. Adoption tends to signal a direct-channel sales motion, an established marketing operations function and enough deal value to justify account-level follow-up. The fit is clearest for product-led businesses selling components, machinery or engineering services into technical buyers, where procurement, compliance review and repeat account development shape the sales cycle.
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Across UK advanced manufacturing, 168 actively trading companies are detected running this visitor-identification stack. It is the fifth-ranked analytics technology in the sector, with 2.4% detected usage across a denominator of 7,005 advanced-manufacturing businesses; the most common analytics package is present on 89.6%. Reported employment totals 2,957 people, so the adoption picture has a visible headcount footprint rather than just a website-tooling signal. Registered-office distribution is tilted towards the West Midlands at 16.7%, followed by the East of England at 13.1%, the South West and North West at 11.9% each, and the South East at 10.1%.
Advanced manufacturing sits across product and technology regimes rather than under a sector licence. GOV.UK guidance on UKCA and CE marking is central for many adopters because sales collateral and inbound enquiries often relate to machinery, electrical equipment, electromagnetic compatibility, equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, lifts, measuring instruments or medical devices. Companies running visitor-identification tools therefore manage parallel evidence requirements: product compliance material for technical buyers, and internal controls for turning website visits into account-level sales activity. Government-backed adoption networks matter as market channels, but they are not licensing bodies.
Adoption appears likely to remain selective rather than becoming a default analytics layer. Manufacturers with export-oriented catalogues, distributor networks and technical content tend to have clearer use cases, because anonymous visits can be handed to sales teams as account prompts. Smaller workshops may find the follow-up burden harder to absorb. Vendor consolidation and bundling with CRM, marketing automation and analytics tools could also make standalone visitor-identification budgets more contested, especially where procurement teams ask for clearer attribution and privacy controls.
168
Active firms
2026
2.4%
Of detected Analytics share
UK advanced manufacturing
7
Median headcount
Filed accounts
481
Verified contacts
Across this cohort
Key facts
About 27% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (46 of 168 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
1% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (2 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Among 7,005 advanced manufacturers with a detectable Analytics system, the visitor-identification tool is detected at 2.4% (168), so it is a specialist sales-intelligence layer rather than the basic measurement layer.
Registered offices skew towards the West Midlands at 16.7% (28), followed by the East of England at 13.1% (22), with the South West and North West both at 11.9% (20).
The detected web stack is often content-led: 69.6% (117) also run a content-management system, 48.8% (82) a tag-management layer and 40.5% (68) search-optimisation tooling.
Advanced manufacturing is not governed by a single sector licence; UKCA and CE marking requirements apply to product types including machinery, electrical equipment, electromagnetic compatibility, equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, lifts, measuring instruments and medical devices.
ONS reports UK manufacturers’ product sales of £452.2 billion in 2024, down £14.5 billion (-3.1%) from £466.7 billion in 2023.
Analytics market share among UK advanced manufacturing
Share of the 7,005 UK advanced manufacturing with a detectable system. As of June 2026.
What else do Lead Forensics-running advanced manufacturing run?
Share of the 168 Lead Forensics-running UK companies where each technology was also detected. As of June 2026.
Where Lead Forensics advanced manufacturing are, and how healthy they look
By region
By registered-office region; companies without a regional match count toward Rest of UK.
By financial health
From filed accounts; firms with fewer than two filings show as insufficient history.
7
Median headcount
£1.6m
Median UK turnover
27.4%
Above £5M turnover
2
Incorporated since 2022
481 verified decision-maker contacts
across these 168 companies, with emails available in Firmbase. Filter by role, seniority and stack.
Top UK advanced manufacturing using Lead Forensics
Ranked by sales-readiness score: an AI model assesses what each company does, its sector and size, and scores its overall fit. Best-fit prospects appear first.
Cyan Tec Systems Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and builds industrial laser and inkjet printing systems, including custom laser sources, print modules and robotic inkjet equipment. Also develops automation, cobot and robotic systems for…
Serves B2B manufacturers and engineering teams in aerospace, automotive, nuclear, battery technology, plastics, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Copper Alloys Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures copper-based and specialised metal alloys, including nickel‑aluminium bronze, and produces complex machined components and assemblies for engineering applications. Provides alloy…
Serves engineering-led B2B and defence/public-sector buyers in aerospace, marine and naval, petrochemical, power generation, transport, food processing and fluid systems requiring certified materials…
Financial Health
StableStable · -65% CAGR over 4y
Location
Electrified Automation Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures permanent magnet AC (PMAC) electric motors for off‑highway and industrial applications. Uses automated production platforms to supply high‑volume motors, including hydraulic…
Serves B2B OEMs and machinery manufacturers in the off-highway vehicle market, including construction, industrial and mobile equipment producers requiring high-volume electrification supply.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 2y
Location
PLASTIC REINFORCEMENT FABRICS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures advanced composite materials including prepreg carbon fibre systems, reinforcements, epoxy resin systems, resin films and adhesives. Also provides kit cutting and material…
Serves B2B manufacturers and engineering teams in the advanced composites sector, including aerospace, motorsport and automotive, marine, renewable energy, defence, medical, and sports and leisure…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -9% CAGR over 2y
Location
IPG PHOTONICS (UK) LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies fiber laser sources, amplifiers and laser processing systems, including handheld welding and cleaning lasers, cutting and marking systems, beam delivery optics and laser components for…
Serves B2B industrial and research customers, including e-mobility and EV battery manufacturers, materials processing firms, robotic automation integrators, and scientific/advanced technology…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -66% CAGR over 4y
Location
Designs, manufactures and installs acoustic and airflow control equipment for industrial systems, including exhaust and intake silencers, ducting, detuners, catalysts and flow conditioning devices.…
Serves B2B engineering and operations teams in energy, power generation, aerospace, automotive, marine, nuclear, petrochemical and utilities sectors, particularly sites with demanding industrial…
Location
Designs and manufactures plastic components and fastening systems for the automotive industry, including interior and exterior trim parts, powertrain components, fluid control systems, buckles and…
Serves automotive OEMs and tier-one suppliers in the global automotive industry, including vehicle manufacturers sourcing interior, exterior, powertrain, motion-control, fluid-control and fastening…
Location
WITTON CHEMICAL CO.LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides contract and toll manufacturing of polymers and fine chemicals, including polymer synthesis, resin manufacture, and polyurethane prepolymers. Offers process development, scale‑up, powder…
Serves B2B chemical and materials companies needing outsourced manufacture, process development and scale-up for polymers, resins, fine chemicals and powder products, from small batches to production…
Financial Health
StableStable · -4% CAGR over 2y
Location
MAS ZENGRANGE LTD
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns, develops and manufactures artillery and mortar fire control systems and remote initiation devices for military use. Supplies demolition and breaching initiation systems, ballistics…
Serves defence and military organisations, including armed forces, EOD/C-IEDD teams, special forces, artillery and mortar units, maritime and demolition teams, and battlefield simulation users.
Financial Health
StableStable · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
Designs and manufactures custom automation and electromechanical machines. Provides product design, engineering, prototyping, and volume manufacturing services, helping technology companies develop…
Sells to businesses developing complex technology products, especially in automated logistics, electrification and energy, agritech, food distribution, medtech and advanced technology, needing…
Location
Phoenix Dynamics
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures electrical cable assemblies, fibre optic assemblies, wiring looms and electro‑mechanical assemblies. Provides overmoulding, R&D and design consultancy services for…
Serves B2B customers in defence, aerospace, automotive and industrial sectors, including UK aerospace primes and manufacturers, plus marine, rail, energy, security and medical organisations.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -5% CAGR over 2y
Location
CITY SPECIAL METALS LTD
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies and stocks low‑expansion and specialist metal alloys including Kovar, Invar, Alloy 42 and Super Invar. Provides alloy plates, bars and components, with cutting, profiling and machining for…
Serves B2B engineering, manufacturing and procurement teams in aerospace, defence, offshore oil and gas, semiconductors, optical laser and specialist industrial applications worldwide.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Unison Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures all-electric CNC tube and pipe bending machines for industrial metal forming. Also supplies wire and small-bore tube bending machines, fibre laser cutting systems, bending…
Sells to B2B manufacturers and fabricators in shipbuilding, automotive, oil and gas, aerospace/MRO, architecture and general manufacturing, including UK and Ireland manufacturers needing tube, pipe,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
AT ENGINE CONTROLS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, manufactures, repairs, and supports electronic and electromechanical products for safety‑critical applications. Provides product lifecycle support, obsolescence management, build‑to‑print…
Serves B2B and defence-sector customers needing high-reliability, safety-critical systems support, especially OEMs and operators in defence, oil and gas, nuclear, marine, air, land and industrial…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
Gas Data Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures fixed and portable gas analysers and monitoring systems for industrial applications. Products measure gases such as methane, hydrogen sulphide, oxygen and carbon dioxide,…
Serves industrial and environmental organisations globally, including oil and gas operators, biogas and biomethane producers, landfill and wastewater sites, gasification facilities, land remediation…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 2y
Location
Manufactures engineered polymer materials and components, including cast nylon, polyurethane and other engineering plastics. Provides custom formulation, design support and manufacturing for…
Serves B2B customers in engineering-led industries, including automotive, construction, mining, agriculture, maritime, renewables, packaging, oil and gas, food, pharmaceuticals, warehousing, cranes…
Location
HIMAG PLANAR MAGNETICS LTD
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures planar magnetic transformers for power electronics. Produces models from 600W to 350kW and provides custom planar transformer design and production for aerospace, automotive,…
Serves B2B engineering and manufacturing customers in aerospace and defence, automotive, medical, industrial, telecommunications, motorsport, traction and sustainable energy markets.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -91% CAGR over 2y
Location
Coltraco Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures ultrasonic testing and monitoring instruments, including liquid level indicators, leak detectors, flow meters, thickness gauges and pressure monitoring systems used to…
Serves B2B and public-sector buyers in maritime and offshore, fire safety, defence and naval, power generation, built environment, fluid handling and testing sectors, plus distributors worldwide.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -11% CAGR over 2y
Location
COGSDILL-NUNEATON, LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures precision metalworking tools for hole and surface finishing in industrial machining. Products include roller and diamond burnishing tools, deburring systems, reaming and…
Serves B2B manufacturing companies and machining operations, especially automotive, aerospace, and oil and gas producers, plus global distributors and engineering teams needing precision tooling…
Financial Health
StableStable · 5% CAGR over 2y
Location
BIOCOTE LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDevelops and supplies antimicrobial additives and technology for integration into plastics, polymers, paints, coatings, textiles and other materials during manufacturing to inhibit microbial growth…
Serves B2B product manufacturers and brand partners in plastics, polymers, paints, coatings, textiles and food-contact surfaces, across healthcare, food and catering, construction, education, home…
Financial Health
StableStable · -70% CAGR over 4y
Location
TRANSTHERM COOLING INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures industrial process cooling systems, including adiabatic coolers, air blast coolers, packaged cooler and pump sets, and control systems. Supplies cooling solutions for data…
Sells to B2B and some commercial operators needing industrial cooling, especially data centres, power generation sites, electrolyser projects, air compressor users, and operators of chillers,…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
Tractive Power Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and manufactures battery‑powered electric tugs, pushers, and pedestrian material‑handling equipment used to move heavy loads in industrial settings. Products enable single operators to push…
Serves B2B and public-sector organisations with heavy-load handling needs, including warehousing, automotive, logistics, rail, aerospace, construction, paper, ceramics, agriculture, and NHS hospitals.
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 6y
Location
Manufactures industrial adhesives, sealants, primers and activators, and supplies branded and white‑label bonding products. Provides laboratory testing, custom formulation, application guidance and…
Serves B2B manufacturers and fabricators in transportation, construction and renewables, including automotive, bus and coach, commercial vehicle, marine, rail, aerospace, decorative surface,…
Location
Delapena Honing Equipment Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns and manufactures honing machines, tooling and abrasive products for precision finishing of industrial components. Provides bespoke machine and tooling design, application development, process…
Serves B2B customers in precision manufacturing, including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, oil and gas sectors, plus other manufacturers with honing-related production and engineering…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing, Hiring · 4% CAGR over 3y
Location
EXACTAFORM CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures PCD and carbide cutting tools for machining applications. Produces standard and bespoke tooling for drilling, milling, reaming, threading, and routing, and provides tool reconditioning,…
Serves B2B manufacturers and machining teams, especially in aerospace and automotive sectors, working with aluminium, composites, steels, titanium and other demanding materials.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
ALLSPEEDS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures hydraulic ROV cutting tools and emergency subsea cable and umbilical cutters, along with hydraulic jacks, hydrostatic test pumps, sucker rod pumps and variable speed drives for offshore…
Serves B2B operators and contractors in oil and gas, subsea, maritime, nuclear decommissioning, military, aviation and construction, including offshore support, cable recovery and mission-critical…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
ARTEL RUBBER HOLDINGS LTD
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures bespoke silicone hoses and hose assemblies, including extruded hoses, metal tubing and clamps. Provides prototyping and production for automotive, rail, defence, marine, motorsport, food…
Serves B2B customers across automotive, rail, defence, marine, Formula 1, food and pharmaceutical sectors, from prototype buyers and specialist projects to major PLCs, production teams and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
Slurrykat Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsDesigns and manufactures agricultural slurry handling equipment including slurry tankers, umbilical spreading systems, hose reelers, dribble bar and trailing shoe applicators, pumps and mixers. Also…
Sells to farmers, agricultural contractors and biogas/AD plant operators needing slurry handling, spreading and farm trailer equipment, typically through a dealer network.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -9% CAGR over 1y
Location
TAPFLO (UK) LTD
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures and supplies industrial and sanitary process pumps and engineered fluid‑handling systems. Designs and builds equipment including diaphragm, centrifugal and peristaltic pumps, mixing and…
Serves businesses in UK process industries, including chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, oil and gas, pulp and paper, surface treatment and wastewater operators needing industrial…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 14% CAGR over 2y
Location
Southbourne Rubber Company Ltd
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures precision rubber and elastomer sealing components including O‑rings, grommets, extrusions and custom moulded parts. Provides rubber-to-metal bonding, materials development and…
Serves B2B and public-sector customers in aerospace, defence, medical, marine, energy and engineering, including commercial and military aerospace platforms, MOD/DoD supply chains and specialist…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
H R Blowers UK Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures Roots‑type positive displacement blowers, including bi‑lobe and tri‑lobe rotary blowers, vacuum boosters, and truck‑mounted units. Supplies blower packages, silencers,…
Sells B2B to industrial buyers needing positive displacement blowers, including OEMs, plant engineers, pneumatic conveying operators and vehicle or trailer equipment users. Serves global industrial…
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsManufactures optical instruments and sighting systems for military applications, including mortar and artillery sights, support‑weapon sighting equipment, rifle optics, and aircraft compass…
Sells to defence and military buyers needing optical instruments and rifle sights, including armed forces, defence contractors and aviation operators requiring artillery, mortar, weapons sighting and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
CLEVEDON FASTENERS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures cold-forged fastening components including solid, semi-tubular, fully tubular and self-piercing rivets, as well as custom fasteners. Supplies fastening products for applications in…
Serves B2B customers in automotive, architectural hardware and general engineering sectors worldwide, including manufacturers needing standard or customer-specific fastener components.
Financial Health
StableStable · -63% CAGR over 5y
Location
SORREL PROPERTIES LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures custom rubber moulded components using injection, compression and transfer moulding processes. Produces seals, gaskets, O‑rings, bellows and anti‑vibration mounts, and provides mould…
Serves B2B engineering and manufacturing buyers in sectors including food, medical, petrochemical, rail, marine, defence, nuclear, energy, telecoms, electronics, construction, water and dairy.
Financial Health
StableStable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
Backer Heatrod Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures electric heating elements and process heating equipment, including tubular and finned elements, immersion and cartridge heaters, infrared heaters, heat exchangers, and industrial in‑line…
Serves B2B buyers in industrial, process and OEM markets, including aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear, chemical, construction, defence, marine, HVAC, catering, vending, home appliance and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Growing, Hiring · 14% CAGR over 2y
Location
Sotek Engineering Ltd
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides subcontract precision engineering and CNC machining services including CNC milling, CNC turning, component manufacture, design, and reverse engineering. Produces custom machined parts for…
Serves B2B manufacturing customers across aerospace and defence, automotive and motorsport, medical, nuclear, oil and gas, and space sectors, including operations and supply chain teams needing…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns, manufactures and supplies laboratory equipment and chemistry technologies, including benchtop synthesis tools, flow chemistry systems, pressure and jacketed reactors, temperature control…
Sells to B2B and academic customers, including chemists, laboratory teams, industrial R&D groups and universities worldwide seeking laboratory equipment, scale-up tools and bespoke solutions for…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 16% CAGR over 2y
Location
Conveyor Units Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures conveyor systems and components including powered roller conveyors, belt conveyors, pallet and gravity conveyors, motorised rollers, sortation equipment, and conveyor spares for…
Serves B2B and public-sector buyers including material handling system integrators, engineering companies, OEMs, logistics brands, e-commerce operators, retailers, post and parcel firms,…
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · -13% CAGR over 2y
Location
IPI Global Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns and supplies closed liquid transfer and packaging systems for industrial liquids. Products include containers, stainless steel IBCs, valves, ion‑exchange cartridges, pumps, flowmeters and…
Sells to industrial B2B customers handling liquids, especially hazardous and speciality chemicals, plus automotive, water treatment, food processing, inks, fragrances and related manufacturing…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 17% CAGR over 3y
Location
P S Analytical Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies scientific analytical instruments for detecting trace metals including mercury, arsenic and selenium in gases, liquids and solids. Systems use atomic fluorescence and atomic…
Sells to analytical laboratories and industrial testing users needing trace-element analysis, including organisations in environmental monitoring, water and waste, natural gas, oil and gas, and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
TIDYCO LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides hydraulic and pneumatic components and engineering services including hose assemblies, cylinders, power packs and CNC tube bending. Manufactures and refurbishes rail hoses and fire‑safe…
Serves B2B customers in UK rail rolling stock, OEM and overhaul, plus industrial buyers across aerospace, automotive, construction, manufacturing, marine, mining, offshore, pharmaceutical and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 4% CAGR over 1y
Location
WEST PHARMASERVICES LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures custom process and packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical industry. Sells new and used equipment, refurbishes and upgrades machinery, provides engineering support and…
Serves B2B pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide, particularly production, engineering and procurement teams responsible for process and packaging machinery in manufacturing and packaging facilities.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
Shelton Machines Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures automated machine‑vision inspection systems for textile production. Systems detect and classify defects in plain and patterned fabrics, generate digital defect maps, and…
Sells to B2B textile and fabric manufacturers, mills and converters using plain or patterned fabrics and web materials, including production and quality teams operating looms, warp knitting machines…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 21% CAGR over 2y
Location
Acres Engineering Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides engineering design and contract manufacturing of fabricated metal products and production equipment, including workstations, trolleys, racks, trailers and automation systems. Offers in‑house…
Serves B2B manufacturing and engineering buyers globally, including aerospace, automotive, defence, hydrogen, marine, rail, space and supercar sectors, plus armed forces procurement teams.
Financial Health
StableStable · -1% CAGR over 5y
Location
O KAY ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns, manufactures and installs recycling and waste processing equipment and material handling systems, including conveyors, balers, shredders and sorting technologies. Delivers complete recycling…
Serves waste management companies, manufacturers, retailers, fulfilment and intralogistics operators, local authorities, reprocessors, packaging and paper producers, printers, and WEEE/e-scrap…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Techneat Engineering Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and manufactures specialist application machinery for agriculture and ground care, including equipment for applying slug pellets, fertiliser, seeds and micro‑granules, as well as sprayers and…
Serves B2B customers in agriculture, amenity and ground care, including farmers, agricultural contractors, turf and lawn-care operators, plus organisations needing rotomoulding, fabrication and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 13% CAGR over 4y
Location
UNOVA LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies industrial and commercial paints, protective coatings and paint spray booths. Provides coating systems for bridges, infrastructure, manufacturing, plant machinery, rail,…
Serves B2B and public-sector customers including rail and aviation operators, infrastructure asset owners, manufacturers, plant and machinery firms, healthcare estates, commercial decorators and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
CHALLENGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides contract electronics manufacturing services including PCB assembly, prototype builds and full production. Offers design-for-manufacture support, testing and inspection, supply chain…
Serves B2B electronics OEMs and product companies in aerospace and defence, communications, motorsport, industrial controls, LED lighting and oil and gas, from prototype-stage teams to production…
Financial Health
StableStable · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
Wrekin Shell Mouldings Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures complex bronze and iron castings using the shell moulding process, including alloys such as LG2, LG4 and phosphor bronze. Provides CNC precision machining to produce finished components…
Serves B2B engineering and manufacturing customers in rail, marine, water and fire fittings, fire protection equipment, automotive, pneumatics, valve manufacturing and construction sectors.
Financial Health
StableStable · -31% CAGR over 2y
Location
Etched Limited
Financial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsManufactures precision metal components using photochemical etching and chemical milling. Produces items such as clips, connectors, EMI/RFI shielding, springs, gaskets and meshes, and provides…
Serves B2B manufacturers, engineers, designers and specifiers needing precision metal components, including electronics, fuel cell, construction, lift interiors, signage, shop fitting, architectural…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
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How Lead Forensics usage is detected
Company data
Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Detection
Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling. advanced manufacturing companies are identified using Firmbase's semantic classification of company activity, built from filings, websites and registered SIC codes rather than SIC codes alone. The detected counts and share figures on this page are computed within that sector cohort, so "share" always means share of advanced manufacturing companies with a detectable system — not of all UK companies.
Freshness
Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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