Some production will move from China, although plant there will still supply Asia and Europe
London market’s last large industrial conglomerate revealed plans last week to shed two of its four core divisions
Shares in London-listed industrial conglomerate jump after it announced plans to sell or demerge two of its four core divisions
Engine Capital’s move on multinational is latest effort to target sprawling conglomerate structure
Paul Keel in line for multimillion-dollar pay rise despite jumping to a company half Smiths’ size
Closing its valuation discount gap with engineering rivals will not be easy
UK company says demand for parts has hit a record high as non-Russian sources scale up rapidly
New head of FTSE 100 industrial group says performance rather than structure needs improvement
FTSE 100 group agrees to rival bid following $2.3bn offer from TA Associates
New chief’s task is to show that remaining units are worth more together than would be separately
UK-listed group to focus on industrial technology after buyout deal with TA Associates
Chief executive Paul Keel needs to pursue a focused strategy
Company replaces Andy Reynolds Smith after 6 years in charge with former 3M executive Paul Keel
Chief of UK engineering conglomerate warns of disruption due to global shortage
Suitors whittled down; Smiths delaying tactics; Willie Walsh’s new billet
Companies enlisted to make thousands of critical machines ahead of expected influx of patients
Division to become a separate UK-listed company by mid-2020
Analysts say value of demerged unit would be roughly £2bn
Sector watchers say groups such as Smiths, Spectris and Weir are ripe for a shake-up
Disposal of medical devices unit will be a shot in the arm for the conglomerate
Company has done nothing to quell speculation on intervention by activist or bidder
Shares fall after drop in pre-tax profits
Director, who has died aged 71, was chair at Oxford Instruments and Hays
