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As of 4 November 2026, 8,484 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in United Kingdom; 53 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 8,484
- Hiring now
- 53 · 14 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- General trading houses · 1,108
- Top city
- London · 356
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 178,481
Industrial & chemical distribution in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| General trading houses | 1,108 | 13% |
| Construction materials distribution | 1,027 | 12% |
| Industrial parts distribution | 903 | 11% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 844 | 10% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 599 | 7% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 554 | 7% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 473 | 6% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 431 | 5% |
| Paint & coatings distribution | 360 | 4% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 314 | 4% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 235 | 3% |
| Food ingredients distribution | 212 | 2% |
| Foodservice wholesalers | 199 | 2% |
| General supply & procurement contractors | 179 | 2% |
| Bulk aggregate & soil suppliers | 168 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 901 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 5,605 · 6 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,526 · 11 |
| 51-200 employees | 331 · 14 |
| 201-500 employees | 76 · 10 |
| 501-1000 employees | 15 · 3 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 25 · 7 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 4 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 356 | 4% |
| Birmingham | 82 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 73 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 62 | 1% |
| Bristol | 51 | 1% |
| Leeds | 49 | 1% |
| Liverpool | 40 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 37 | 0% |
| Leicester | 33 | 0% |
| Manchester | 32 | 0% |
| Coventry | 31 | 0% |
| Rode | 26 | 0% |
The biggest industrial & chemical distribution companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in United Kingdom
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Other segments of commerce & trade in United Kingdom
Commerce & trade in United Kingdom, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 86,045 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 31,846 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 21,273 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 18,554 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 15,711 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 8,026 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 7,465 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 6,986 →
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8,484 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in United Kingdom; 53 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/united-kingdom/industrial_and_chemical_distribution)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Industrial & chemical distribution in United Kingdom: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in United Kingdom?
8,484 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Industrial & chemical distribution → leaf niches such as general trading houses, construction materials distribution, industrial parts distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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