Smiths expands UK presence with new Birmingham office

An initial 50 new roles created by Smiths with further growth planned

Particular focus on apprenticeships and early-stage career opportunities

Smiths, a leading industrial engineering company, today announces the opening of a new office in Birmingham, underscoring its commitment in the UK to innovation, talent development and long-term operational resilience.

Birmingham presents a compelling opportunity: its access to a strong pipeline of talent due to the concentration of leading universities nearby, and central location provides excellent connectivity. This strategic milestone will strengthen the company’s broader recruitment process, foster a functional centre of excellence and position Smiths strongly for future growth.

As the UK’s second-largest city, the new Birmingham hub gives the company access to a vibrant business ecosystem. The strategically selected site will initially accommodate 50 employees in cross-functional roles, with a strong focus on apprenticeships and early careers talent. As the business scales, there is opportunity for further roles to be created.

Roles based at the new office, located in the central business district, will include HR, procurement, reward, pensions, Smiths Excellence (the company’s continuous improvement capabilities), legal and communications, ensuring the office plays a central role in enabling the broader growth strategy of Smiths.

Roland Carter, Chief Executive Officer of Smiths said: “The opening of our Birmingham office is a natural step forward for Smiths, giving us access to world-class talent, a thriving business community and a central location with direct links to other major UK cities, including our London HQ. We see significant opportunities for growth, talent development, and regional rebalancing.”

Councillor John Cotton, Leader of Birmingham Council, said: "Attracting high-growth, international businesses like Smiths to Birmingham and the wider West Midlands is exactly what last month’s Regional Investment Summit was all about. Its decision to place our city at the centre of its UK growth strategy is testament to Birmingham’s unbeatable connectivity, world-class STEM talent and collaborative business ecosystem. We really do offer businesses the full package and I wish Smiths every success as they progress their growth journey here.”

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) - the region’s official destination promotion agency – supported the investment by providing Smiths with specialist insights to inform their decision around expanding into Birmingham. WMGC also provided Smiths with valuable introductions to key local stakeholders and support services and provided PR consultancy to help the business raise its profile in the West Midlands marketplace.

As a FTSE 100 constituent with a heritage in the UK dating back nearly 175 years, Smiths is proud to be a significant British employer with over 1,300 people based in multiple locations including the company’s global HQ in London as well as manufacturing and R&D sites in Slough, Merthyr Tydfil, Hemel Hempstead, Dundee and Manchester.

Smiths is actively developing its apprenticeship programme to support the government’s apprenticeship scheme and is currently hiring early career talent in the UK. Its vision is to create an environment where everyone has a clear path to a successful career in engineering, especially those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. For more information on open roles, visit Smiths.com.

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IR contacts

Siobhán Andrews, Smiths Group
+44 (0) 7920 230093
siobhan.andrews@smiths.com

Ana Pita da Veiga, Smiths Group
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ana.pitadaveiga@Smiths.com

Media contacts

Tom Steiner, Smiths Group
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Alex Le May, FTI Consulting
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Smiths@fticonsulting.com

About Smiths Group

For over 170 years, we have been pioneers of progress, engineering a better future. Our strategy is to be a focused, efficient and value creating industrial engineering company operating in the attractive and growing market segments of energy, industrials and construction.

We focus on solving the toughest problems for our customers, helping address critical global needs such as decarbonisation and the ever-increasing demand for process and energy efficiency. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we employ c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more, visit www.smiths.com.