The register
The register lists Backer Heatrod Ltd in Bolton, Lancs as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Backer Heatrod Limited (company number 00766637), a private limited company incorporated in 1963, 63 years ago. The registered office is at Unit 10 Top Deck Smethurst Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AN, BL4 0AN. By its SIC codes the business is in manufacturing and engineering. It has traded under other names before, including Heatrod Elements Limited, Sheathed Heating Elements Limited.
Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For Backer Heatrod Ltd the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.