Hill & Smith
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| Public limited company | |
| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Building materials |
| Founded | 1824 |
| Headquarters | Brierley Hill, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Bill Whiteley, (Chairman) Derek Muir, (CEO) |
| Revenue | £540.1 million (2016) |
| £70.6 million (2016) | |
| £33.8 million (2016) | |
| Website | www.hsholdings.com |
Hill & Smith is a business involved in the design, manufacture and supply of products for the construction industry. It is listed on the and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
The company was founded as by Edward Hill as Hill's Ironworks at Brierley Hill in 1824; Henry Smith joined the business which became a partnership. Historic projects included fencing for Queen Victoria in 1860, ornamental gates the King Chulalongkorn of Siam in around 1900, materials for the Naval Base Simon's Town in 1910 and components for the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. It was first listed on the in March 1969.
In 2005 the company bought Techspan Systems for £0.9 million, in 2012 it bought Expamet for £0.5 million and in November 2015 it bought Hull Galvanising for £15.5 million.
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