Sales
Explore companies in the sales sector, from shops, ecommerce operators, wholesalers, trade suppliers and consumer-facing commercial businesses. This grouping pulls together businesses involved in agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods, agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials, and agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft.
Work in this space can include roles such as sales assistant, merchandiser, buyer, account executive, ecommerce specialist, store manager and commercial lead. Whether you are looking for hands-on delivery, specialist expertise, client-facing work or leadership responsibility, sales offers a wider range of employers and career routes than a raw SIC list suggests.
Use the county filter below to see sales companies in a specific part of the UK, then jump into hiring signals or review the SIC codes that define the sector.
SIC codes included
Sales is grouped here under 52 SIC codes. Each one is listed with its plain-English activity description so the grouping feels like a real industry map, not just a number dump.
Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals
Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials
Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco
Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds
Wholesale of flowers and plants
Wholesale of live animals
Wholesale of hides, skins and leather
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Wholesale of meat and meat products
Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats
Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Wholesale of tobacco products
Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Wholesale of textiles
Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played
Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)
Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Wholesale of watches and jewellery
Wholesale of musical instruments
Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c
Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
Wholesale of machine tools
Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery
Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines
Wholesale of office furniture
Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products
Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Wholesale of chemical products
Wholesale of other intermediate products
Wholesale of waste and scrap
Non-specialised wholesale trade
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Sales companies
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