Smiths Group PLC

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Company Profile

  • Business description

    Smiths Group is a UK-based industrial technology company focused on engineered solutions for fluid and energy management, following the planned divestments of its detection and interconnect divisions. Its two core businesses—John Crane and Flex-Tek—generate over 75% of group EBIT and serve critical infrastructure, energy, aerospace, HVAC, and industrial markets. John Crane supplies mechanical seals, filtration systems, and condition-monitoring technologies used in rotating equipment, with a high-margin, recurring aftermarket business. Flex-Tek provides specialized tubing, heating components, and ducting systems primarily for US HVAC and aerospace OEMs.

  • Contact

    255 Blackfriars Road
    Level 10
    LondonSE1 9AX
    GBR

    T: +44 2070041600

    E: [email protected]

    https://www.smiths.com

  • Sector

    Industrials

    Stock type

    Sensitive

  • Industry

    Specialty Industrial Machinery

    Fiscal Year End

    31 July 2026

    Employees

    167

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