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AE Smith

Australian air conditioning company 1898 - 2015

Summary

Australian air conditioning company 1898 - 2015

Field	Value
name	AE Smith
type	Mechanical services contractor
logo	AE Smith Logo.JPG
logo_size	180px
foundation	Melbourne, Australia 1898
location	Melbourne, Australia
key_people	Brian Pollock (Chairman of the Board)
Andrew Permezel (CEO)
num_employees	700+ 2009
industry	Construction
services	Air Conditioning & Mechanical Services
Environmental Controls & Building Technologies
Sustainability & Energy Services
homepage	www.aesmith.com.au

Andrew Permezel (CEO) Environmental Controls & Building Technologies Sustainability & Energy Services

AE Smith is a commercial air-conditioning and mechanical services contractor in Australia focusing on heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, electrical, controls, fire protection, construction and commissioning. The company employs over 1,100 people today and was acquired by Spotless Group in 2015.

History

AE Smith was founded in Richmond, Victoria, Australia in 1898 by Albert Edward Smith (1871–1923). Albert Smith was a qualified plumber. The establishment of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) in 1891 and Melbourne's first underground sewerage system facilitated considerable growth in the plumbing industry and the success of the company itself.

Albert Edward Smith was succeeded by his son, Albert Edward Smith Junior (or Bert Smith). Bert served the company for over 40 years, in which time he extended the services of the business to include heating, ventilation and air conditioning. This significantly expanded the scope of the business and enabled it to take on larger projects.

Expansion

Bert Smith's son, Barry Smith, took leadership of the company in 1953, initiating an era which witnessed the expansion of the company across Australia and abroad. By the end of the 20th century, AE Smith gained significant recognition as a mechanical services company after taking part in many landmark projects involving shopping centres, hotels, universities hospitals in the city of Melbourne. This success resulted in a new branch being opened in Hobart in 1967, followed by offices in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Mackay, Townsville, Perth and abroad in Auckland, New Zealand.

In February 2015 Spotless Group Holdings acquired AE Smith in order to strengthen their capabilities in air-conditioning and mechanical services.

References

(16 February 2015). "Spotless moves to expand its empire with AE Smith buy".
(24 February 2015). "Spotless eyes acquisitions among the resources wreck". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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