Division 28 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 1 code, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Companies here build machines. That covers pumps, lifting gear, packaging lines, agricultural and food processing machinery, machine tools and every special rig in between. The most common UK code is 28990, other special-purpose machinery. That says a lot about the sector. Much of it builds bespoke or short-run equipment for one industry, not catalogue products. A typical firm designs, fabricates and commissions the whole machine. That is what marks them out from the component makers and subcontract shops in division 25.
Machine builders need mechanical and controls engineers, and those are scarce. Technical recruiters therefore watch this division all year. Any sign of headcount growth or a bigger unit brings them in. Suppliers of drives, bearings, pneumatics and control gear track the same firms. Export advisers do too, because UK special-purpose machinery sells worldwide. A new incorporation often means experienced engineers have left a larger builder with a customer in hand. They need design software, insurance and credit lines at once. Accountants time capital allowance and R&D work around accounts deadlines.
Division 28 is for finished machines and equipment. Division 25 is for fabricated metal products and machined components. A firm building complete packaging lines sits in 28. A firm machining parts for those lines sits in 25. If you do both, list codes from each division. Companies House allows up to four codes and does not mind mixing divisions.
28990 exists for exactly this case. It is the safest choice when your machines serve varied sectors. The industry codes, such as food processing or agricultural machinery, suit firms tied to one market. You can switch later if that changes. Update SIC codes through the confirmation statement whenever your focus shifts. No evidence and no approval are needed.
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