VESUVIUS UK LIMITED
Company number 00054713 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Vesuvius UK Limited represents the domestic manufacturing presence of a globally significant refractory and flow control group, operating in an increasingly concentrated UK market where scale, technical capability, and service integration determine competitive success. The company benefits from parent-group R&D depth and financial strength but faces structural challenges from UK energy costs and a contracting domestic steel sector that limits addressable demand. Its 125-year lineage and successive corporate evolution reflect the sector's consolidation trajectory, positioning this entity as a survivor in an industry where few standalone UK players remain viable.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1897-11-05
- Registered office
- 165 Fleet Street, London, England, EC4A 2AE
- Postcode
- EC4A 2AE
- Capital
- 70,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-09
- Next due by
- 2026-10-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 23200 Manufacture of refractory products
Officers 4 current · 58 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by VESUVIUS-PREMIER REFRACTORIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2016-10-09
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2019-12-31) as part of the VESUVIUS PLC group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6065880 (Tier 2), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
13.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2019/20
Contact details
- Website
- vesuvius.com
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VESUVIUS-PREMIER REFRACTORIES LIMITED | 2002-07-29 |
| PREMIER REFRACTORIES LIMITED | 2000-10-19 |
| REFRACO (UK) LIMITED | 1998-03-24 |
| HEPWORTH REFRACTORIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 1997-05-13 |
| HEPWORTH REFRACTORIES LIMITED | 1989-11-01 |
| GR-STEIN REFRACTORIES LIMITED | 1989-01-01 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BARLBOROUGH OFFICES, 2 MIDLAND WAY CENTRAL PARK, BARLBOROUGH LINKS, DERBYSHIRE, S43 4XA | 2009-03-19 |
| SHEEPBRIDGE WORKS, SHEEPBRIDGE LANE, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE S41 9BS | 2001-08-01 |
| SWANWICK COURT, ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE DE55 7AR | 2000-01-26 |
| GENEFAX HOUSE, TAPTON PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD 10 | 1996-04-16 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 84 similar companies in EC — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1897
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2023-12-01
- Where
- Staffordshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF693840 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2023-12-01 | — |
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