Group Managing Director
Stephen Phipson

Description
Smiths Detection is a prime contractor and designs and manufactures equipment to detect and identify explosives, weapons, contraband and dangerous substances.

It has an unrivalled range of technologies, including trace detection, x-ray, millimetre wave, infra-red and biological agent analysis.

Employees
2,000

Principal operating regions
Manufacturing is concentrated in North America, Germany, France and the UK.

Contribution to 2006 Group sales

Key customers
Some 85% of sales are made direct to governments around the world including homeland security authorities, customs and immigration authorities, emergency responders and the military.