Great Britain: plumbers and HVAC firms 1998-2022

In 2022, there were over 3,000 plumbing and HVAC contractors more in Great Britain than in the previous year. Due to the statistical reporting of economic activities worldwide, the two categories of plumbing and HVAC - the installation heating, ventilation and air condition - are put together and are inseparable.

Number of companies active in plumbing, and heat, and air conditioning installation (HVAC) in England, Scotland and Wales from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Thousands of firms
1998	12.52
1999	13.6
2000	13.97
2001	18.27
2002	18.85
2003	20.54
2004	22.18
2005	23.55
2006	24.8
2007	25.6
2008	27.37
2009	26.45
2010	28.87
2011	29.15
2012	28.99
2013	29.71
2014	29.85
2015	31.59
2016	33.76
2017	35.32
2018	36.58
2019	37.65
2020	38.49
2021	40.42
2022	43.82

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

1998 to 2022

Special properties

The figures provided cover SIC (2007) code "43.22 - Plumbing, and heat and air conditioning installation" for Great Britain, an economic activity code comparable to NACE (REV. 2) "43.22" for Europe, NAICS (2017) "23822" for North America and ISIC (REV. 4) "4322" on a global level.

Supplementary notes

All figures provided are as of Q3 of that particular year.

The source observes a discontinuity between 2000 and 2001, as well as between 2009 and 2010.

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