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Type
  
Public limited company

Industry
  
Building materials

Headquarters
  
United Kingdom

Founded
  
1824

Operating income
  
56 million GBP (2015)

Traded as
  
LSE: HILS

Website
  
www.hsholdings.com

Revenue
  
467.5 million GBP (2015)

Net income
  
24.1 million GBP (2015)

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Key people
  
Bill Whiteley, (Chairman) Derek Muir, (CEO)

Stock price
  
HILS (LON) 1,269.87 GBX +3.87 (+0.31%)10 Mar, 5:01 PM GMT - Disclaimer

Subsidiaries
  
VARLEY & GULLIVER LIMITED

Hill & Smith is a business involved in the design, manufacture and supply of products for the construction industry. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

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 London Stock Exchange 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.

References

Hill & Smith Wikipedia