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Hardware Payment Practices Report 2025

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UK Hardware Sector Payments: A Mixed Bag in 2025, But Still Above Average

The Numbers

  • Companies analysed: 40
  • Average PaymentCheck Score: 71.0/100
  • UK average: 50.0/100 (Hardware is 21.0 points above)
  • Top payer score: 96.6/100 (RENESAS ELECTRONICS OPERATIONS SERVICES LIMITED)
  • Bottom payer score: 33.1/100 (TECHNETIX LIMITED)
  • Range between best and worst payer: 63.5 points
  • Average score for Northern Ireland: 89.1/100 (1 company)
  • Average score for South West: 83.3/100 (3 companies)

What Stands Out

The UK hardware sector's average PaymentCheck score of 71.0 is significantly higher than the UK average of 50.0, suggesting generally better payment practices in this area. However, there's a huge disparity between the best and worst payers, with a range of 63.5 points separating them, indicating that while some companies are exemplary, others are struggling or perhaps less focused on timely payments.

Best Payers

  1. RENESAS ELECTRONICS OPERATIONS SERVICES LIMITED - 96.6/100
  2. SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LIMITED - 95.5/100
  3. AMADEUS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED - 93.7/100
  4. BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED - 93.51/100
  5. INTEL CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED - 90.2/100

Worst Payers

  1. TECHNETIX LIMITED - 33.1/100
  2. LEVITON MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED - 34.6/100
  3. QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LTD. - 39.6/100
  4. CHELTON LIMITED - 43.58/100
  5. HP INC UK LIMITED - 48.8/100

Regional Patterns

Northern Ireland, with an average of 89.1, is a very small sample size (1 company) and therefore not very conclusive, but indicates strong payment performance. The South West (83.3 avg) and Scotland (82.0 avg) show a good record too but London (73.5 avg) and the North West (71.5 avg) are close to the national hardware sector average.

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The UK Hardware sector shows better payment practices than the UK average, but with bottom-performing companies like TECHNETIX LIMITED at 33.1/100, suppliers should be mindful and proactive about payment terms.