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Top 22 Ink manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 52 ink manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 328 professional contacts across them, including 88 with verified work emails. Nottingham is the largest hub.
This list covers ink manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 22 largest ink manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Pilot Pen Company (U.K) Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are the UK's leading manufacturer of ink for marker pens with a worldwide reputation for the quality of our products and the service we offer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Owned by Shachihata Inc, a renowned Japanese stationery company with subsidiaries in Australia, America, Asia, and the UK & Europe, Artline and Xstamper are two brands that have…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Manuscript was established in 1990, however its history, via D.Leonardt & Co, goes back as far as 1856.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Since INKTECH was established in 1989, it has become one of the most respected and successful independent manufacturers of liquid inks and coatings, We are a market leader with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Just like its namesake standing proudly on the African plains, a Zebra Pen is enviably good-looking and stands out clear among its rivals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Stinkyink ethos is to deliver unparalleled customer service that sets us apart.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Antonine Printing Inks have been established as one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent ink manufacturers since 1976.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Paragon Inks is a proud member of the Aldus Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Apollo Colours LTD is a World Leader in the development of innovative specialty ink solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For three generations the Craine family have made colour.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mirage is a pioneering, independently owned company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Siltech are world leaders in ink technology, producing security inks, surface modification lacquers, laser/light sensitive and thermally sensitive inks for coding on decorative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Distribution of Digital InkJet inks and technical support to the graphics industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Manufacturers of liquid chalk paint for domestic and commercial blackboards and chalkboards plus grout cleaner pens for mould removal in kitchens and bathrooms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Flexographic Ink Company UK manufacturer of Waterbased & UV Flexo printing inks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We're the leading UK provider of OEM compatible inks, working with trusted partners so you can save money without compromising on quality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Digital Ink manufactures high-quality digital inks for commercial and industrial inkjet printers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “A Rich History in Digital Ink Development & Private Label Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: ink manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names ink manufacturers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of ink manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name ink manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Ink manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 30, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 52 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among ink manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “ink manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names ink manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among ink manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 88 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names ink manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many ink manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 52 ink manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
The Pilot PEN Company UK LTD, headquartered in Bucks, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most ink manufacturers?
Nottingham leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Bridgnorth (3) and London (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 88 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 52 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.