J. Smith & Sons eventually became Smiths Metal Centers Ltd. Founded in Clerkenwell, London, in 1780, the company's original business has become a well-known name in clockmaking, from large tower clocks for buildings such as churches to smaller ornamental clocks for buildings such as churches. Mantel.
We began as an internationally renowned watch manufacturer founded in 1780.
Raw materials lead
Due to the high volume of watchmaking, Smith became adept at sourcing raw materials around the world. We have successfully transformed our business into a supplier of plastic raw materials to other manufacturing companies. Over time, the watchmaking business declined and production ceased in 1938. Smith's was still a sizable business, but now it was no longer watchmaking but focused all its efforts on materials inventory and distribution. Over the following decades the business expanded rapidly, opening service centers starting from premises in Biggleswade and Horsham