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As of 4 November 2026, 13,607 trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores are based in United Kingdom; 40 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
- 13,607
- Hiring now
- 40 · 3 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other trade & technical equipment webshops · 1,707
- Top city
- London · 350
- Parent market
- Ecommerce · 156,553
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other trade & technical equipment webshops | 1,707 | 13% |
| Tools & hardware webshops | 1,460 | 11% |
| Hvac & plumbing webshops | 1,283 | 9% |
| Consumer electronics appliance webshops | 911 | 7% |
| Kitchenware household goods webshops | 794 | 6% |
| Electrical supplies webshops | 733 | 5% |
| Security & av equipment webshops | 553 | 4% |
| Building materials webshops | 524 | 4% |
| Other consumer goods webshops mixed | 518 | 4% |
| Cleaning equipment webshops | 516 | 4% |
| Garden plant webshops | 490 | 4% |
| Power tool webshops | 486 | 4% |
| Garden outdoor furniture webshops | 391 | 3% |
| Sporting goods webshops | 363 | 3% |
| Ppe & workwear webshops | 359 | 3% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 4,927 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 7,065 · 8 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,375 · 13 |
| 51-200 employees | 180 · 11 |
| 201-500 employees | 39 · 5 |
| 501-1000 employees | 13 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 6 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 350 | 3% |
| Birmingham | 136 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 82 | 1% |
| Bristol | 71 | 1% |
| Leeds | 69 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 67 | 0% |
| Manchester | 61 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 57 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 48 | 0% |
| Leicester | 47 | 0% |
| Bradford | 37 | 0% |
| Preston | 35 | 0% |
The biggest trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores in United Kingdom
The largest ecommerce stores of the segment, by headcount; marketplaces and portals left out.
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What these ecommerce stores run on
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The stack of trade & technical equipment ecommerce in United Kingdom
From their websites and DNS records, page plumbing left out.
Other segments of ecommerce in United Kingdom
Ecommerce in United Kingdom, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 76,967 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 28,288 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 17,894 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 10,619 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 7,186 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 6,015 →
Vehicle & parts retail · 5,910 →
Flowers, plants & home fragrance ecommerce · 4,651 →
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13,607 trade & technical equipment ecommerce stores are based in United Kingdom; 40 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/ecommerce/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?
13,607 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Ecommerce → 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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