Sales up 7% over same period 2024 and orders up 9%.

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ITSA UK connector market 3rd quarter 2025 update

Key Markets

  • Mass Transport up 66% (linked to key rolling stock and infrastructure projects)
  • Mil/Aero up 2%
  • Medical up 15%
  • Broadcast down 4%.
  • Test & Measurement down 12%
  • Distribution continues to perform well at +16% YoY

Overview

At the Interconnect Technologies Suppliers Association’s(ITSA) meeting of November 18th, the overall view was that 2025 has been a particularly challenging year with the first 6 months proving especially difficult.

There has been quite a variation of performance depending on markets, with some members enjoying an overall double-digit growth whereas others saw a very flat performance and, in some cases, even a small decline.

The Mil/Aero market was highlighted as being very sluggish, but recently the enquiry level has picked-up, as  it has in some other markets such as Medical and Data Centres.

Although, as a sales channel, Distribution has performed well, this has been due to specific market dynamics, but hopefully it is a barometer for the coming months.

Test & Measurement sales have now been falling for over a year, probably due to the halt in capital investment.

Despite all these challenges the overall feeling was that the UK connector market would continue to grow in 2026, but with an expectation of only 3-5%.

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Foot Note

ITSA were delighted to be asked again to be judges at this years Instrumentation and Electronics Awards where two of our members,

Smiths Interconnect and Fischer Connectors, won awards –  congratulations to them!

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