List of companies in Lincolnshire

This is a list of companies that were founded in Lincolnshire, England or have a large presence in the county as a major employer. The official headquarters or registered office may be in other cities.

The list is split into two main sections: current companies, and defunct companies that are no longer in business in the original form.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Current companies

Headquartered in Lincolnshire

• Aegircreative - Website design and web hosting company in Gainsborough
• Applebys - Bus company
• Barfords - Dumper truck maker (part of Wordsworth holdings)
• Batemans Brewery - Brewer
• Bourne Publishing Group - Magazines
• Bluecube Telecommunications Ltd - Telecommunications & Hosted voice provider
• Branston Ltd - Potato packing business
• Candu ICT - IT support business
• Chatty Imp - Social media agency
• Cheese Shop, Louth, The - Artisan delicatessen
• Clarriots Care - UK-wide domiciliary care organisation
• Clugston Group - Construction and distribution
• Datem Ltd - Geotechnical engineering company
• Delaine Bus Company
• Dynamic Cassette International
• Dynex Semiconductor Ltd - Power electronics components and assemblies manufacturer
• Eminox - Stainless steel exhaust systems
• Extra (service areas) - Roadside service area operator
• Falcon Cycles - Bicycle manufacturer
• FreshLinc - Haulers of fresh, chilled and horticultural products
• Harrison and Dunn - Independent ironmongers in the south of the county
• Interflora - UK arm of franchised florists selling flowers by post and retail stores
• Keystone Software Development Ltd - Software development house focused on producing multi channel and ecommerce solutions in Grantham
• Kimes Bus Co - Longstanding local bus operator
• Lincolnshire Field Products - Distributor of fresh produce, brassica, green vegetables; producer of arable crops, wheat, potatoes, oilseed rape, sugar beets
• Lincolnshire Herbs - Hydroponic herb grower and packer
• Lincs FM Group - Local radio operator
• Lindum Construction - Builders based in Lincoln
• Linpac - Packaging founded in county
• Little Doves - Christening gowns
• Nisa - Food distribution and corner shop 'brand'
• Oldrids - Department store in Boston and Gonerby
• OrderWise - Stock control software developers in Saxilby
• Peter Lind & Company - Builders
• POP - Branding agency
• Ross Group - Frozen foods company
• Simons group - Construction and developments - based in Lincoln
• Sleafordian Coaches - Tour operator
• Splash About - toddler and children's swimwear brand
• Stagecoach in Lincolnshire - Local operating division for Stagecoach Group (took over several local bus companies)
  • Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes
• Foodvest - Holding company for:
  • Findus - Frozen food
  • Young's Bluecrest - Frozen food processors
• Warners Group - Magazine printers and publishers
• Witham specialist vehicles - Second-hand military and industrial vehicles

Major presence in Lincolnshire

• Corus
• Bourne Salads - Salad packing plant now owned by Bakkavor
• Bluecube - Telecommunications & Hosted Voice provider
• Fenner Precision - Global engineering and manufacturing organisation
• Tulip Ltd - Owns George Adams pork products of Spalding
• Siemens - Formerly Rustens Gas Turbines

Founded in Lincolnshire

• Aegircreative - Website design and hosting company, founded in Gainsborough
• Chatty Imp - Social media agency
• The Cheese Shop, Louth - Artisan delicatessen
• POP - branding agency
• Nelsons pork butchers

Defunct companies (former)

• Allis-Chalmers - Tractors and construction machinery factory
• Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company - Absorbed into British Steel Corporation, now Corus
• Aveling-Barford - Former engineering company based in Grantham
• Aveling and Porter - Steam rollers (became Aveling-Barford)
• Autocast - Non-ferrous foundry in Bourne, supplying casings to the car industry
• Blackstone & Co - Blacksmiths and early engine manufacturer
• BMARC - Former armaments designer and manufacturer
• British Racing Motors (BRM) - Racing cars
• Lister-Blackstone - Engine and agricultural machinery builders at Stamford
• Clayton & Shuttleworth - former steam and agricultural machinery builders
• English Racing Automobiles - Former race car builder
• Field Marshall - Brand of tractors built by Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd of Gainsborough
• Marshall, Sons & Co. - Former steam engine and tractor manufacturer
• Priestman Brothers - Crane and excavator builders
• Rinovia Steam Fishing Company Ltd. - Former fish distribution company
• Richard Hornsby & Sons - Former engineering firm
• Ruston (engine builder) - Former stationary engine and locomotive manufacturer
• Ruston, Proctor and Company - Former steam engine builder
• Ruston-Bucyrus - Former manufacturer of excavators and steam shovels
• Sanderson Forklifts - Forklift manufacturer based near Skegness
• Twilleys - Embroidery products from Stamford
• William Foster & Co. - Former agricultural engineer and steam engine builder

See also

• Top Track 100
• Top Track 250