Company History

An Established Pedigree...

Founded in 1922, E H Smith is now one of the largest privately owned building materials supplier to the construction industry in the UK, employing over 600 people, with a turnover in excess of £100m (2006/7)

We have been involved in major building projects for almost a century and have an established pedigree that demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the specialist enveloping needs of specifiers employed on multi-million pound contracts throughout the UK and overseas.

From Battersea Power Station in 1928 to The Trafford Centre - Manchester, Brindleyplace - Birmingham and The Scottish Parliament Building - Edinburgh, to name a few, we have consistently delivered to the highest standard in some of the most prestigious developments of the last 80+ years. Please visit our ‘case studies' section for more information on the materials and services that we can supply, and testimonials from many of our clients.

This unique level of experience and expertise covers a vast range of materials from traditional construction materials to the most innovative enveloping solutions. Our innovative materials include the only Self-Cleaning Rainscreen Cladding on the market to Ultra-Light Natural Stone Panels which have been developed using Aerospace technology - please see our ‘Service Overview' section for a complete listing of materials.

We are Construction Excellence members and are enthusiastic supporters of ‘Best Practice', constantly exploring new ways of improving our services and monitoring the quality of our supplies to customers.

Our aim is to be the ‘First Call' for specifiers sourcing masonry and enveloping materials across the UK.