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As of 4 November 2026, 3,358 plastics & rubber processing companies are based in United Kingdom; 38 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
- 3,358
- Hiring now
- 38 · 12 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Plastic packaging manufacturing · 630
- Top city
- London · 59
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 82,599
Plastics & rubber processing in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic packaging manufacturing | 630 | 19% |
| 3D printing services | 507 | 15% |
| Injection moulding | 425 | 13% |
| Rubber parts manufacturing | 316 | 9% |
| Plastic fabrication | 304 | 9% |
| Foam products manufacturers | 159 | 5% |
| Composite & fibreglass manufacturers | 157 | 5% |
| General plastics processing | 124 | 4% |
| Custom packaging boxes | 106 | 3% |
| Other print signage packaging production | 74 | 2% |
| Custom 3D print & laser makers | 64 | 2% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 53 | 2% |
| Other consumer goods manufacturing | 47 | 1% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 46 | 1% |
| Other plastics & rubber processing | 44 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 455 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,564 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 955 · 9 |
| 51-200 employees | 316 · 12 |
| 201-500 employees | 46 · 4 |
| 501-1000 employees | 13 · 5 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 7 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 59 | 2% |
| Glasgow | 33 | 1% |
| Leeds | 30 | 1% |
| Birmingham | 28 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 23 | 1% |
| Bristol | 20 | 1% |
| Altofts | 16 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 11 | 0% |
| Milton Keynes | 10 | 0% |
| Altham | 9 | 0% |
| Madeley | 9 | 0% |
| Southampton | 9 | 0% |
The biggest plastics & rubber processing companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of plastics & rubber processing in United Kingdom
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3,358 plastics & rubber processing companies are based in United Kingdom; 38 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/united-kingdom/plastics_and_rubber_processing)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Plastics & rubber processing in United Kingdom: questions
How many plastics & rubber processing companies are there in United Kingdom?
3,358 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Manufacturing & industry → Plastics & rubber processing → leaf niches such as plastic packaging manufacturing, 3d printing services, injection moulding. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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