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DS Smith plc 
Type Public (LSE: SMDS) Industry Packaging Founded 1940 Headquarters Maidenhead, UK Key people Peter Johnson, Chairman
Miles Roberts, CEORevenue £2,070.6 million (2010)[1] Operating income £94.0 million (2010)[1] Net income £38.1 million (2010)[1] Employees 10,776 (2010)[1] Website www.dssmith.uk.com DS Smith Plc (LSE: SMDS) is a leading British-based international packaging and office product wholesaling business. It is headquartered in Maidenhead, UK and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History
The business was founded by David Solomon Smith in 1940 manufacturing cartons. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986. In 1986 it acquired St Regis Paper Company and 1988 Kemsley Paper Mill, both paper manufacturing businesses. In 1991 it went on to buy Kaysersberg Packaging, a leading packaging business, and in 1993 it bought Spicers, an office products wholesaler.[2] In 1996 it acquired John Dickinson, an envelope manufacturer,[3] and in 2004 it completed the purchase of Linpac Containers, a corrugated packaging manufacturer.[4]
Operations
The company has two activities:
- Packaging - corrugated packaging, plastic packaging and recycled paper
- Office products wholesaling (until the sale of Spicers on the 8th July 2011)
References
- ^ a b c d Annual Report 2010
- ^ David Smith buys Spicers for £95m: Purchase of envelope maker marks move away from cyclical paper making The Independent, 26 June 1993
- ^ Hamelin: Heritage
- ^ DS Smith to acquire Linpac Containers UK Official Board Markets, June 2004
External links
Categories:- Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
- Companies established in 1940
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