UK Fluid Power Industry Facts

  • hydraulic and pneumatic systems are used in a very wide range of engineering applications to control and power movement in mobile machines such as excavators, agricultural tractors and machines, trucks and aircraft, and in industrial applications such as in factory automation and infrastructure projects
  • total sales of fluid power equipment in the UK (including exports) reached around £1.5 billion in 2022, recovering from the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020
  • the industry employs over 14,000 people in the UK
  • the UK fluid power market in the UK was estimated to be around £ 1 billion in 2022, with hydraulics accounting for around 78% and pneumatics about 22%
  • BFPA is the only trade association representing hydraulics and pneumatics in the UK and its members represent around 75% of the market.

 

Source: BFPA surveys and estimates