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RNS Number : 0641I  Hill & Smith PLC  19 November 2025

19 November 2025

 

Hill & Smith PLC

Appointment of Chair

 

Hill & Smith PLC ("Hill & Smith" or "the Group"), a leading provider
of solutions that enhance the resilience of vital infrastructure and the built
environment, today announces the appointment of Nick Anderson as a
non-executive director with effect from 11 March 2026. As previously
announced, having served as a member of the Board since 2017 and Chair since
2019, Alan Giddins will retire from the Board on the date of the next AGM in
May 2026, at which time Nick will assume the roles of Chair of the Board and
Nomination Committee.

Nick was the Group Chief Executive of FTSE100 industrial engineering company
Spirax Group plc between 2014 and 2024, during which time the business
experienced a period of substantial growth. Prior to joining Spirax Group, he
held senior executive roles at Smiths Group, Alcoa, and Foseco Minsep, with
leadership experience spanning Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Nick is also
non-executive director of BAE Systems plc, Weir Group plc and Spectris plc.
Spectris plc is in the process of being acquired at which time he will step
down from its Board.

Alan Giddins, Chair said:

"It has been a privilege to be part of the successful Hill & Smith story
since joining the Board in 2017. In the last six years as Chair we have
repositioned the Group as a higher growth and higher margin business, which
provides an exciting platform for the future. I am delighted that Nick is
succeeding me as Chair to support the next stage of the Group's growth."

Rutger Helbing, Chief Executive said:

"I am delighted that Nick has agreed to join us as Chair and I am very much
looking forward to working with him.  On behalf of the Board, I would also
like to thank Alan for the significant and invaluable contribution he has made
to Hill & Smith, first as a non-executive director and then as Chair."

Nick Anderson said:

"I am extremely pleased to be taking on the role of Chair at Hill &
Smith.  I believe that there are significant opportunities for the Group
within its core infrastructure markets, and I am looking forward to working
with the Board and wider executive management team to continue to deliver on
the Group's growth strategy and bring my experience to the benefit of the
company."

 

For further information, please contact:

Hill & Smith PLC

Rutger Helbing, Chief Executive
Officer                                 Tel:
44 (0)121 704 7434

Chris McLeish, Chief Financial Officer

MHP

Reg Hoare/Rachel Farrington/Catherine Chapman           Tel:  44
(0)7801 894577

 
 
 hillandsmith@mhpgroup.com

 

 

 

Notes to Editors

Hill & Smith PLC is a leading provider of solutions that enhance the
resilience of vital infrastructure and the built environment. The Group
employs c.4,500 people, with the majority employed by its autonomous, agile,
customer focussed operating companies based in the UK, USA and India. The
Group office is in the UK and Hill & Smith PLC is quoted on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE: HILS.L).

The Group's operating companies are organised into three divisions:

- US Engineered Solutions

- UK & India Engineered Solutions

- Galvanizing Services

Our Engineered Solutions businesses manufacture and supply steel and composite
solutions for a wide range of infrastructure end markets including power
transmission & distribution, water and wastewater management, data centre
construction, transport infrastructure, and other industrial construction.

Our Galvanizing Services operations, based in the UK and US, increase the
sustainability and maintenance free life of steel products including
structural steelwork, lighting, bridges, and other products for infrastructure
and construction end markets.

 

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