Financial Information 2006
Sales - GBP 412m
Profit - GBP 76.5m
Employees - 2,000
News
24 July 2007 Smiths Detection awarded initial contract to supply M4 JCAD, the U.S. Military’s new generation chemical agent detector [more]
8 June 2007 Smiths Detection introduces multi-sensor handheld chemical identifier for emergency responders [more]
22 May 2007 Smiths Detection launches new hand-held biological agent detector - Bio-Seeq Plus [more]
22 May 2007 Smiths Detection to help protect Swedish defence forces against chemical warfare agents [more]
15 May 2007 Smiths Detection chosen to commercialise early warning system for chemical terrorist attacks [more]
Heimann Systems
Heimann Systems was founded in 1946 by Prof. Dr. Walter Heimann, one of television technology's early pioneers.
In the early 1970s Heimann diversified into markets for security technology. Completely new product lines were developed, among them X-ray inspection units for baggage screening which became an international requirement in the 70s & early 80s when aircraft hijacking became a global menace.
In response to the requirements of the 1990s, systems were developed for truck and container inspection and for the automatic detection of explosives in baggage.
Today more than 40,000 Smiths Heimann X-ray inspection systems have been supplied to more than 150 countries, screening mail, baggage, merchandise, containers and trucks. Heimann regularly exports around 80% of its products and earned a worldwide reputation for product quality, which has its roots in the in-house development department, with experienced scientists and engineers covering the entire R&D spectrum, from basic development through to the integration of complex systems.
When Heimann Systems joined Smiths in December 2002, it virtally doubled the size of the Detection business.
In the early 1970s Heimann diversified into markets for security technology. Completely new product lines were developed, among them X-ray inspection units for baggage screening which became an international requirement in the 70s & early 80s when aircraft hijacking became a global menace.
In response to the requirements of the 1990s, systems were developed for truck and container inspection and for the automatic detection of explosives in baggage.
Today more than 40,000 Smiths Heimann X-ray inspection systems have been supplied to more than 150 countries, screening mail, baggage, merchandise, containers and trucks. Heimann regularly exports around 80% of its products and earned a worldwide reputation for product quality, which has its roots in the in-house development department, with experienced scientists and engineers covering the entire R&D spectrum, from basic development through to the integration of complex systems.
When Heimann Systems joined Smiths in December 2002, it virtally doubled the size of the Detection business.