Top Machinery & Industrial Equipment Companies in the UK
There are 10,055 machinery & industrial equipment companies in the UK. This page breaks that total down the way a list actually gets built — by sub-industry, by location, and by company size — so you can see how big the addressable slice is before you commit budget to a campaign.
Leading machinery & industrial equipment companies
Ranked by employee band. Companies House does not publish revenue, and its employee figures are unreliable, so bands come from verified company profiles.
| # | Company | Website | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolls-Royce | rolls-royce.com | 10,000+ |
| 2 | JCB | brnw.ch | 10,000+ |
| 3 | Pentair | pentair.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 4 | Rotork | rotork.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 5 | John Crane | johncrane.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 6 | Howden, A Chart Industries Company | howden.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 7 | Primetals Technologies | primetals.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 8 | Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics | altradservices.com | 10,000+ |
| 9 | IMI | imiplc.com | 10,000+ |
| 10 | Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric | schneider-electric.com | 10,000+ |
| 11 | Trillium Flow Technologies | trilliumflow.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 12 | Spirax Sarco | spiraxsarco.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 13 | Smiths Group plc | smiths.com | 10,000+ |
| 14 | Perkins Engines Company Limited | perkins.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 15 | Rencol Components Ltd. | rencol.com | 11–50 |
| 16 | Daikin UK | daikin.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 17 | Met T&S | met-ts.co.uk | 11–50 |
| 18 | HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær | hbkworld.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 19 | Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions | mfts.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 20 | Finning UK & Ireland | finning.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 21 | Beck & Pollitzer | beck-pollitzer.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 22 | Element Six | e6.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 23 | GKN Powder Metallurgy | gknpm.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 24 | Ideal Heating | idealheating.com | 501–1,000 |
| 25 | Sheffield Forgemasters | sheffieldforgemasters.com | 501–1,000 |
| 26 | Spirax Group | spiraxgroup.com | 10,000+ |
| 27 | CDE Group | cdegroup.com | 501–1,000 |
| 28 | Tungaloy-NTK UK | tungaloy.com | 11–50 |
| 29 | Ishida Europe Ltd | ishidaeurope.com | 501–1,000 |
| 30 | Tata Technologies Global | tatatechnologies.com | 51–200 |
| 31 | Star Refrigeration | star-ref.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 32 | SPP PUMPS | spppumps.com | 201–500 |
| 33 | Engenda Group | engenda-group.com | 501–1,000 |
| 34 | Stannah Group | stannah.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 35 | AESSEAL | aesseal.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 36 | David Brown Santasalo | dbsantasalo.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 37 | Mitsubishi Electric Living Environmental Systems UK | mitsubishielectric.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 38 | Haas Automation UK | haas.co.uk | 51–200 |
| 39 | Weir Flow Control | global.weir | 1,001–5,000 |
| 40 | McHale Komatsu | mchalekomatsu.com | 201–500 |
| 41 | The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) | bindt.org | 11–50 |
| 42 | Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd | marubeni-komatsu.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 43 | Matsuura Machinery Ltd | matsuura.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 44 | Hydro International | hydro-int.com | 201–500 |
| 45 | Exova Group Limited | element.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 46 | CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Limited | cmbe.com | 501–1,000 |
| 47 | Johnson Controls UK&I | johnsoncontrols.co.uk | 1,001–5,000 |
| 48 | Jungheinrich UK Ltd | jungheinrich.co.uk | 501–1,000 |
| 49 | Blackrow Group | blackrow.co.uk | 201–500 |
| 50 | AMT PostPro | amtechnologies.com | 51–200 |
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The largest sub-industry is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c with 3,041 companies, which is where most machinery & industrial equipment outbound in the UK ends up pointed. The tail below it is usually less contested and worth a separate sequence.
Geographically it concentrates in London (679 companies), followed by Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds. If your reps work by territory, that split is the fastest way to divide the list.
By headcount, 1,425 are micro companies of 1–9 people and 496 sit in the 10–249 range — usually the sweet spot for outbound, since they are large enough to have a budget holder and small enough that the decision maker answers.
Machinery & Industrial Equipment by sub-industry
| Sub-industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c | 3,041 |
| Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c | 1,070 |
| Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment | 840 |
| Manufacture of other machine tools | 526 |
| Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment | 521 |
| Manufacture of pumps | 403 |
| Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors | 395 |
| Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines | 394 |
| Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing | 385 |
| Manufacture of taps and valves | 256 |
Where machinery & industrial equipment companies are based
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| London | 679 |
| Birmingham | 182 |
| Manchester | 152 |
| Leeds | 146 |
| Sheffield | 124 |
| Bristol | 107 |
| Glasgow | 103 |
| Leicester | 94 |
| Nottingham | 90 |
| Coventry | 82 |
Machinery & Industrial Equipment by company size
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1–9 | 1,425 |
| 10–49 | 438 |
| 50–249 | 58 |
| 250–999 | 1 |
| 1,000+ | 3 |
Headcount is published for 2,737 of these companies; the rest are in the database without a size band.
Frequently asked questions
How many machinery & industrial equipment companies are there in the UK?
Our data covers 10,055 machinery & industrial equipment companies in the UK, sourced from Companies House and refreshed continuously.
Can I get decision-maker contacts for machinery & industrial equipment companies?
Yes. Every company record can be paired with verified decision-maker contacts — names, job titles, verified email addresses and direct phone numbers. Book a meeting and we will scope the list against your ICP.
How is the machinery & industrial equipment segment defined?
Companies are classified using official industry codes from the business register, not keyword guesses on company names, so the segment boundaries match what the company actually registered as.