Smiths Group plc
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Roland Henry Clyne Carter
- Full Time Employees
- 15,750
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Address
- 11-12 St James's Square London United Kingdom SW1Y 4LB
- IPO Date
- Nov 2, 2010
- Website
- smiths.com
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- Smiths Group plc Smiths Group plc is a diversified British engineering company that develops and manufactures mission-critical technologies and services across energy, security, aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors; its core divisions include John Crane, providing seals, bearings, filtration, rotating equipment, and flow control solutions for oil and gas, power generation, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and mining industries; Flex-Tek, offering high-performance engineered components for fluid and gas movement, temperature management, and heating solutions serving aerospace, medical, industrial, construction, and appliance markets; Smiths Detection, delivering threat detection and screening technologies including sensors and systems to identify explosives, narcotics, weapons, chemical agents, biohazards, and contraband for airports, borders, and critical infrastructure; and Smiths Interconnect, supplying advanced electronic components, subsystems, microwave, radio frequency, optical, and connectivity products for defense, aerospace, communications, and industrial applications. Founded in 1851 and headquartered in London, England, the company operates in more than 50 countries with approximately 16,000 employees, targeting large-scale process industries, global security needs, and high-reliability connectivity demands. In recent strategic developments announced in January 2025, Smiths Group plc focuses on John Crane and Flex-Tek as core businesses while pursuing portfolio simplification; it entered an agreement in October 2025 to sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex Electronic Technologies Holdings, LLC (a Koch company) for an enterprise value of £1.3 billion, with completion expected in the second half of fiscal year 2026, and continues parallel processes for separating Smiths Detection via sale or UK demerger; additionally, the company launched a £500 million share buyback program and plans to return significant disposal proceeds to shareholders while maintaining an investment-grade credit rating.
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