--- title: "Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hilti-gt-britain-limited-manchester-691780 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited (Manchester) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Manchester - Companies House number: 00479786 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00479786) - Website: https://www.hilti.co.uk - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hilti-gt-britain-limited-manchester-691780 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 31 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Mar 2026: Notification of Michèle Martina Frey-Hilti as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 3 Mar 2026. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2025: Cessation of Matthias Stefan Gillner as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2025: Cessation of Michael Martin Hilti as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: RINGGENBERG, Rainer. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Aug 2023: New director appointed: RINGGENBERG, Rainer. Director change recorded on 17 Aug 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: ROGGENKAMP, Svenia. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2023: Director resigned: MAURER, Kyriaki, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2023: Notification of Matthias Stefan Gillner as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2023. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2023: Notification of Daniel Conradin Daeniker as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2023. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2022: Director resigned: HESS, Felix Emanuel. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: WANG, Mandy. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 9 Dec 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Dec 2021. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Nov 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Nov 2021. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2021: Director resigned: NETT, Heinz. Director change recorded on 1 May 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2021: New director appointed: NETT, Reto. Director change recorded on 1 May 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Oct 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Oct 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2020: Notification of Dr Hendrik Leber as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2020. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2020: Notification of Marc Yvan Meyrat as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2020. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 13 Mar 2018: Notification of Jan Richard Rinnert as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 13 Mar 2018. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2017: New director appointed: HESS, Felix Emanuel. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2017: Director resigned: WALLNER, Werner Andreas. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2016: Notification of Michael Martin Hilti as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Sep 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2016: Notification of Klaus Peter Risch as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Sep 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2016: New director appointed: WALLNER, Werner Andreas. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2016. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2016: Director resigned: SCHULTE, Jens. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 6 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (19 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Field Sales Account Manager - Manchester · Manchester · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/S-16wc-bOMbGtVmFQfupcA5aeV1qsYW7dFKJByIGCcErvUDetGdtTeIB9pvGcc22eWrix1ldh4pkEULezI53hYnW3OEpjsyv5aef_ZXeYpiPXkgnfiMtU34drIN4lTRuUvpWJw4Y4M0fnX8_wVndNHAExx2tIFGJ_usd6_ctxPWpakPtLpKgq2SowEEKJHVqgSXCkkOhAyU0KTlrPzkctsDttfwuwzj5yzJLWKFieXY - Gloucester & Surrounding · Gloucester · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/zjl1Wlt4qHJeAw_dqnlUWBi3aPeaAiuaS8ZPvfr8Ti915x6QlCXOfRCl0QfIVv2rg_MVwbZlTDLVYdcQGfFHF0ZGJ-izcZylPCiUFvskTKgzyNI6--QnUDzCC8-lQwUzCgajgVA9TDTbzh20U83Eubjq7pfDhlYYNeCgSrkoOzzyooRdgaHv-BT7EalkrHP650dDcK9ObkritXxrjOZ6tDVVPrGTRlqn9qedPLkWenc - BIM Modeler · UK · £60,909 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5843172258?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Field Sales Account Manager - Stockport, Stoke, East Cheshire · Stockport, Greater Manchester · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/eeemSMzPrvTZyRgGq2cJNQS-LSDKdJm21Nnkf5SETJW3-EUyjovAHzFd4cU-Wsz9LMIfcltzZ2YvFEeDWFxhZyn17nK15vDmnt4touwBHhaImf2cfo8hKgu8ClwUMQQNF5kjetzry3qbkFeraiWIXNJewSEN3AGU472F4FzSuUWw5S_DM8CFSXJNpJctk2-qDgXZ4MfM7ATjxIkHDUvJ_2_AqX5ot4FWSay5iGBCdqw - Store Representative · Ipswich · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-representative/57122633 - Internal Sales Account Manager · Manchester · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/internal-sales-account-manager/57122615 - Project Business Material Manager · Manchester · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/project-business-material-manager/57122674 - Global Forecasting Manager · Manchester · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/global-forecasting-manager/57122646 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=691780&employer=Hilti%20(Gt.%20Britain)%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited ### Is Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited in Manchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited sponsor? Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited based? The register lists Hilti (Gt. Britain) Limited at Manchester. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hilti-gt-britain-limited-manchester-691780 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hilti-gt-britain-limited-manchester-691780.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.