Smiths MRO

Smiths MRO is the aerospace MRO supply arm of Smiths Advanced Metals, a UK stockholder of engineering alloys. Its website says it specialises in supplying raw materials for the global aerospace MRO supply chain, in various grades and forms, for companies doing line and base maintenance, AOG repairs, aircraft conversion, overhaul and structural work.

Materials supplied

• Extrusions and rolled shapes, including seat track shapes to Boeing and Airbus standards, angles, channels and T shaped aluminium profiles
• Bars and rods, including nickel and aluminium bronze bars used in landing gear
• Sheets, plates, wires and tubes
• Shim material in aluminium, steel and plastic for gap filling
• Aluminium, steel and titanium, the metals the company lists as typical for aerospace

Services

• Stock material cut to size with no minimum order quantity
• In-house processing services
• Export services and rapid response
• 24/7 AOG support, with a separate out-of-hours telephone line
• Dispatch of stock items within a couple of days, as stated on the website

Company facts

• The website says Smiths MRO has moved to a new facility under a work transfer, and that the location was recommended for addition to its AS9120 accreditation, with a new certificate expected in July 2025
• The home page describes the company as based in Biggleswade, close to London airports, while the footer address is in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
• Parent company: Smiths Advanced Metals (SAM)