Tex Holdings PLC

What Tex Holdings PLC does

Tex Holdings PLC is a UK public limited company listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker TXH, operating through five UK-based manufacturing subsidiaries: BSP-TEX, QK-TEX, G&M EUROTEX, TEX PLASTICS, and TEX ATC. Headquartered in Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, the group specialises in defence subcontracted manufacturing, with particular emphasis on military trailers and other mission-critical defence solutions. Its customer base consists of UK defence primes, with named relationships including Thales UK, Babcock International, and BAE Systems.

The company's lineage traces to the 1906 founding of the British Steel Piling Company, with the present corporate entity established in 1946. It maintains UK defence industry credentials including Cyber Essentials Plus certification, British Safety Council membership, and a "Made in the UK" designation, which function as qualification filters for UK MOD-adjacent tenders. Each subsidiary operates as a focused manufacturing unit within the broader defence portfolio, supporting specialised fabrication requirements from precision-engineered components to complete military trailer platforms.

Tex Holdings generates revenue through long-cycle defence subcontracting, delivering qualified manufacturing and engineering work-packages to UK defence primes under their procurement frameworks. The model relies on continued UK defence spending, durable prime relationships, and the group's heritage as a qualifying criterion. The company operates with 11-50 employees across its UK manufacturing footprint, and no software products, AI capabilities, or platform-based revenue streams are indicated in the available data. Strategic activity in 2026 has centred on internal capability consolidation and engineering capacity strengthening rather than disclosed customer expansion or geographic growth.

Name

Tex Holdings PLC

Legal name

Tex Group Ltd

Website

https://tex-holdings.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tex Holdings PLC is a UK public limited company operating five manufacturing subsidiaries that deliver defence subcontracted manufacturing, including military trailers and mission-critical solutions, to UK defence primes such as Thales UK, Babcock International, and BAE Systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defence Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (331221), Custom Roll Forming (332114)

SIC

Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Vehicle Body-in-White & Structural Assemblies Manufacturing (IMACAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Liners & Sacks (FFS, Heavy-Duty, Drum Liners) Manufacturing (IMANAEAH)

Keywords

• Defence manufacturing
• Military trailer production
• Steel piling
• Plastic injection moulding
• Engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipswich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Defence Manufacturing & Engineering: Custom-engineered defence solutions and components for mission-critical applications. The company designs and manufactures high-quality components, engineering custom-built solutions, and delivers reliable through-life support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TEX GROUP is a UK-based manufacturing holding company that designs and manufactures custom-engineered components and solutions primarily for the defence sector, including military trailers, naval programme components, and mission-critical defence equipment. Through its five UK-based subsidiaries (BSP-TEX, QK-TEX, G&M EUROTEX, TEX PLASTICS, and TEX ATC), the group also supplies steel piling, plastic injection moulded parts, and related engineered products, delivering through-life support to prime defence contractors and government procurement customers.

Product overview

TEX GROUP operates as a holding company comprising five UK-based manufacturing subsidiaries (BSP-TEX, QK-TEX, G&M EUROTEX, TEX PLASTICS, and TEX ATC) with design and manufacturing facilities across five UK sites. The group provides engineering and manufacturing services primarily for the defence sector, offering mission-critical solutions, custom-built components, and through-life support. The Engineering Division has been strategically aligned to integrate the specialised expertise of G&M EUROTEX, TEX ATC, and BSP-TEX for enhanced military trailer production. The company celebrated more than 100 years of British manufacturing heritage dating back to 1906.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BSP-TEX (British Steel Piling Company) Steel piling manufacturing operations within the TEX GROUP portfolio, contributing to engineering and manufacturing capabilities across the group and now aligned to defence manufacturing under the consolidated Engineering Division.
• QK-TEX

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered QEC carrier programme components for Thales UK

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Thales UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEX GROUP operates as a strategic partner to Thales UK on the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carrier programme. TEX ATC contributed to the programme working diligently with flexibility and professionalism. The partnership demonstrates TEX GROUP's capabilities in delivering mission-critical defence solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ultra Electronics Holdings: UK-based defence electronics and mission-critical systems manufacturer (now part of TransDigm/Cobham). Comparable as a UK subcontracted defence manufacturer with prime contractor relationships, though materially larger and operating at higher technology tiers than Tex.
• Senior plc: UK-listed (LSE: SNR) specialist engineering components manufacturer serving aerospace, defence, and industrial markets. Comparable as a UK-listed small-mid cap multi-site engineering business with defence exposure, though more diversified across commercial aerospace.
• QinetiQ Group plc: UK-listed (LSE: QQ.) defence technology and testing company operating across UK and international defence customers. Comparable in UK defence ecosystem participation and prime relationships, but materially larger and more focused on services and technology than manufacturing.
• Bodycote plc: UK-listed (LSE: BOY) heat treatment and metal joining services group with global footprint. Comparable as a UK-listed multi-site specialist industrial services business serving defence and industrial customers, though services-led rather than product-led.
• Diploma plc: UK-listed (LSE: DPLM) specialist distribution and value-added manufacturing group serving defence, life sciences, and industrial markets. Comparable in being a UK-listed roll-up of niche industrial/defence businesses, though primarily distribution-led rather than manufacturing-led.

Direct peers

• Chemring Group PLC: UK-listed defence manufacturer (LSE: CHG) of countermeasures, sensors, and energetic materials supplying NATO primes. Closely comparable to Tex Holdings in scale, UK manufacturing footprint, prime-contractor customer base, and reliance on UK/US/European defence spending cycles.
• Cohort plc: UK-listed (LSE: CHRT) defence and technology group operating through subsidiaries (MASS, SEA, MCL, EID) supplying defence primes. Directly comparable as a small-cap UK holding company aggregating specialist defence engineering subsidiaries — a near-template match to the Tex Group structure.
• MS International plc: UK-listed (LSE: MSI) specialist engineering group supplying defence, nuclear, and industrial customers through subsidiaries (Forgacs, Poole, Brandauer). Closely comparable to Tex Holdings as a small-cap UK holding of defence-focussed engineering subsidiaries supplying primes.
• Avon Protection plc: UK-headquartered (now US-listed) defence and protection equipment manufacturer supplying military primes with personal protection and respiratory products. Comparable as a UK-rooted defence manufacturer with similar prime-customer dependency and small-mid cap scale.

Regional players

• Castings plc: UK-listed (LSE: CGS) iron foundry operator serving automotive, construction, and rail markets. Comparable as a small UK-listed multi-site industrial manufacturer, though focused on metal castings rather than defence subcontracted manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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