Overview of Smiths Group
Smiths is a forward-thinking, focused engineering company with market-leading positions worldwide in its four chosen areas of specialisation. With customers ranging from defence contractors to petrochemical companies to hospitals, the businesses share a common philosophy. They anticipate and satisfy customer needs through innovation, partnership and global scale.
Smiths at a glance
Founded in 1851 by Samuel Smith, as a family clock and watch-making business, Smiths is now the UK's leading specialist engineer, operating internationally in a number of distinct sectors:
- Detection (chemical and explosives detection systems)
- Medical (single-use devices and equipment for anesthesia/respiratory care and infusion therapy)
- Aerospace (avionic systems and equipment)
- Specialty Engineering (mechanical seals, electrical interconnect, marine systems, tubular systems and flexible technologies).
Headquarters are in London and manufacturing businesses are located principally in the UK, USA and continental Europe. The chief executive is Keith Butler-Wheelhouse. The company's shares are listed only on the London Stock Exchange, and with a market capitalisation of approx. £4.3 billion, Smiths Group is a constituent of the FTSE100 index of the largest UK companies (at no. 62, May 2003).
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