Smiths Detection
What we do
Smiths Detection is a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies that protect people and assets.
A global presence
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£803mrevenue in FY2023
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11.2%Operating profit margin
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c.3,250COLLEAGUES
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26%of Group revenue
- Smiths Detection
- Smiths Group


Customers
- Aviation – airports and governments. Regulators are also highly involved and shape market development
- Other Security Systems – a significant presence in high-energy cargo inspection systems (ports and borders), integrated screening systems for a broad range of urban situations (court houses, prisons, offices, shopping malls, rail stations, etc.), long-standing partnerships with governments for detection of chemicals and explosives in national defence
Competitive strengths
- Global reach and market-leading brand
- Differentiated proprietary technologies leveraged across a broad range of markets
- Significant research and development and digital capabilities
- Focus on minimising product energy use
- Customer intimacy and loyalty through equipment cycle and aftermarket offer
- Operating in regulated market segments that require product certification
- Network of ~100 locations
Growth drivers
- Persistent and evolving threats to national security, public safety and critical infrastructure
- Changing aviation security regulations and customer requirements across our industries
- Growing populations and urbanisation
- Growth of global transportation infrastructure
- Global growth of international trade and e-commerce
- Need for integrated digital solutions
- Staffing constraints are driving demand for digital image analysis software such as automated threat recognition
- Equipment replacement cycle, typically 8–10 years
Competitors
Competitors include Rapiscan, Leidos, Nuctech, Flir, Chemring and Bruker
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Contact
Get in touch with the experts at Smiths Detection:
Smiths Detection
Smiths Detection
Century House
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom
HP2 7DE
T: +44 (0) 1923 658 000
Web Century House
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom
HP2 7DE
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