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As of 4 November 2026, 15,711 trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores are based in United Kingdom; 59 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
- 15,711
- Hiring now
- 59 · 7 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other trade & technical equipment webshops · 1,813
- Top city
- London · 382
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 178,481
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other trade & technical equipment webshops | 1,813 | 12% |
| Tools & hardware webshops | 1,645 | 10% |
| Hvac & plumbing webshops | 1,498 | 10% |
| Electrical supplies webshops | 1,065 | 7% |
| Consumer electronics appliance webshops | 1,017 | 6% |
| Kitchenware household goods webshops | 815 | 5% |
| Security & av equipment webshops | 679 | 4% |
| Cleaning equipment webshops | 555 | 4% |
| Building materials webshops | 535 | 3% |
| Power tool webshops | 529 | 3% |
| Other consumer goods webshops mixed | 521 | 3% |
| Garden plant webshops | 495 | 3% |
| Ppe & workwear webshops | 396 | 3% |
| Garden outdoor furniture webshops | 395 | 3% |
| Lighting & led webshops | 383 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 5,042 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 8,554 · 11 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,741 · 16 |
| 51-200 employees | 276 · 17 |
| 201-500 employees | 63 · 9 |
| 501-1000 employees | 19 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 11 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 4 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 382 | 2% |
| Birmingham | 152 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 101 | 1% |
| Bristol | 86 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 86 | 1% |
| Leeds | 86 | 1% |
| Manchester | 76 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 68 | 0% |
| Leicester | 58 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 52 | 0% |
| Bradford | 46 | 0% |
| Preston | 43 | 0% |
The biggest trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores in United Kingdom
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The stack of trade & technical equipment ecommerce 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 →
Industrial & chemical distribution · 8,484 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 8,026 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 7,465 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 6,986 →
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15,711 trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores are based in United Kingdom; 59 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/united-kingdom/trade_and_technical_equipment_webshops)
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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.
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce in United Kingdom: questions
How many trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores are there in United Kingdom?
15,711 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Trade & technical equipment ecommerce → leaf niches such as other trade & technical equipment webshops, tools & hardware webshops, hvac & plumbing webshops. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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