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UK Supply Chain Directory

The UK Supply Chain Directory is aiming to establish a national directory of UK-based manufacturing capabilities cross-industry and cross-supply chain via a combination of web-scraped and user generated content.

Make better supply chain decisions

Use the extensive directory to find new suppliers, plan capability and structure UK supply chains.

  • Find new suppliers and customers
  • Map the UK's capability in your sector or area
  • Inform national programmes in manufacturing

How does it work and where does the data come from?

The platform harnesses the power of machine learning to provide up-to-date information on UK manufacturers. We combine publicly accessible data with web scraping to create the single most data-rich source of UK's manufacturers and suppliers. They also allow companies to claim their company profile to update and enrich the content.

They keep the Companies House as our reference and we join information coming from companies' websites, CreditSafe, and Dealroom. Additionally, they take measures to prevent URL mismatch errors.

They are confident that the majority of our data is accurate but please let them know if you find any errors and they can correct them.

Why use the UK Supply Chain Directory?

The UK Supply Chain Directory gives you open access to regularly updated, complete UK manufacturing capability data, free at the point of use.

Access publicly available and user-generated data on manufacturing capabilities across UK suppliers in one place, up to date and ready to use.

Support your business or investment decision-making with strong, interactive data visualisations.

Make connections with businesses and support organisations to develop new or existing supply chains in the UK.

Who they are

The UK Supply Chain Directory is aiming to establish a national directory of UK-based manufacturing capabilities cross-industry and cross-supply chain via a combination of web-scraped and user generated content. This platform has been developed as part of the Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub and it is delivered by the HVM Catapult and The Data City.

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