Smiths High Performance

Stockists of

HIGH PERFORMANCE METALS & PLASTICS

to the world's most demanding markets

www.smithshp.com

2 | INTRODUCTION

Welcome to

SMITHS
HIGH PERFORMANCE

Smiths High Performance is a leading
stockholder and supplier of high
performance metals and plastics to the
global motorsport sector.

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Where performance matters...

SUPPLYING THE WORLDWIDE GRID

We specialise in the supply of high technology engineering materials and are
support partners in a range of specialist markets including Formula 1, Formula E,
NASCAR, MOTO GP, WEC & WRC. When you purchase high performance
materials from us, you will be joining some of the biggest and best-in-class
engineering companies.

4 | MOTORSPORT

BREAKING RECORDS Cockpit

Smiths High Performance are Tier 1 supply Monocoque inserts, pedal box, harness
chain partners to the world's leading mounts and steering column produced
motorsport sectors including Formula 1, using high strength steel and aluminium
Formula E, LMP1, LMP2, Moto GP, Indycar, alloys
NASCAR, WEC & WRC.
Nose & Bulkhead
Our unique business structure and ethos
allows us to offer services which are Nose - lightweight aluminium sheet.
otherwise unavailable in this market sector. Bulkhead (inside structure) - high strength
aluminium alloy
With a complete stock range, which is
maintained to the most stringent Forward Equipment Bay
requirements, our high technology alloys
and plastics give our customers a Battery boxes, nitrogen bottle mounts, lade
competitive edge in one of the most bulkhead - all produced in various high
demanding international markets. strength aluminium alloys

We offer expert knowledge, rapid 82% of the metal used in the building
response and bespoke supply options of the Bloodhound is supplied
by Smiths High Performance

IN THE REAL WORLD 5

The Bloodhound is a unique high-technology
project focused specifically on a 1,000-mph land
speed record attempt. It is a cross between a
fighter jet, Formula 1 car and a spaceship.

The project serves as a fitting example and
endorsement of our unique supply capabilities.

Fin

Spars and intercostals
lightweight produced in high
strength aluminium alloys

Front Suspension Lower Rear Chassis

Discs, hubs, uprights, suspension pins and rockers - all High strength steel sheet for
produced using various high strength aluminium erosion without the need to
alloys, stainless steel & titanium heat-treat after fabrication.
Various parts also machined
from high strength titanium

What the customer says... What Smiths High Performance says...

"Smiths High Performance are consistently able "The demands placed on suppliers in the motorsport
to supply difficult to find billet sizes of the sector is something we have built our business around.
highest performance for that specific alloy in Unquestionably, it is the toughest environment to test
extremely short lead times and at short notice your business. We pride ourselves in being the best,
directly into our supply chain partners. They offering a level of service which is unrecognisable and
have been a key supply chain partner in unrivalled. As the leading metals and plastics supplier
delivering thousands of one-off components to the motorsport sector, we continually invest in
and their service and support has been truly bespoke materials tailored to this market."
world class at every stage."
Rob Kitchen
Connor La Grue Smiths High Performance
Lead Engineer, Bloodhound SSC

6 | OUR APPROACH ROBUST BUSINESS SYSTEMS

LARGE SUSTAINABLE STOCK RANGE Our bespoke business systems are highly robust,
performing hundreds of automated checks to
We invest in the highest quality engineering ensure that every order is accurately processed and
materials possible with a variety and depth of delivered on time.
product designed to support you.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOCUS ON MOTORSPORT

Our quality systems are embedded in all our We have an in-depth knowledge of how the sector
business procedures to ensure compliance with the works and understand the importance of material
requirements of the most demanding applications specifications, supply networks and governing body
and is further supported by our own UKAS materials rules within the global motorsport industry.
testing laboratory.
ALLOY EVOLUTION
SUPPLY PACKAGES
Working with metallurgists and manufacturers, we
We create supply packages that are tailored to suit develop high performance alloys that suit your
your needs, offering stock management options and component requirements; this increases
value added services to improve efficiency and performance and customer expectations when
reduce costs. designing parts for high technology applications.

GLOBAL SUPPLY PRODUCT QUALITY

With an extensive network of overseas employees, We develop long term agreements with our key
agents and contacts, we are geared to execute rapid suppliers and monitor them under our own
delivery into fast paced high technology markets. performance criteria. We only partner with leading
global suppliers who share our vision.

A different approach to material supply...

OUR APPROACH

Our business philosophy is built around
eight core areas of focus.
These advantages define us and set us
apart from your standard engineering
materials stockholding business.

8 | QUALITY MATERIALS

EUROPE'S WIDEST METALS & PLASTICS QUALITY MATERIALS
STOCK RANGE
We are a stockholder and supplier of high
With a substantial product range and a huge technology metal alloys and engineering plastics
variety of shapes and sizes to choose from, we are a which are tailored and developed specifically to
one-stop shop for all your material needs. provide a competitive advantage in the motorsport
sector.
We offer:
Along with our standard alloys, our ULTIMATE range
Thousands of stocked products available for offers customers superior product performance with
immediate dispatch enhanced chemical and mechanical properties.

Tailored alloys for specific applications to enhance
overall performance

A product range which is geared specifically to the
motorsport market

Rapid response times to meet the demands of a
constantly evolving market

Supply Partnerships

We partner with the world's leading metals and
plastics producers who are assessed against a set of
stringent criteria which has enabled us to develop a
range of high technology materials.

We build close working relationships within the
supply chain which continuously enables us to
develop high technology materials.

Our partners understand the demands
of the markets we serve

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Alloys developed for motorsport...

OUR MATERIALS ALUMINIUM ALLOYS NICKEL ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM LITHIUM ALLOYS MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM TOOLING PLATES MARAGING STEELS
BERYLLIUM COPPER ALLOYS PM STEELS
BRONZE ALLOYS PH STAINLESS STEELS
COPPER NICKEL ALLOYS RE-MELTED STEELS
ENGINEERING PLASTICS STAINLESS STEELS
ENGINEERING STEELS TITANIUM & TITANIUM ALLOYS
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES TUNGSTEN ALLOYS

10 | ALLOY EVOLUTION

ALLOY EVOLUTION

WORLD CLASS STOCK INVENTORY FOR THE
MOTORSPORT MARKET

We align ourselves with the world's leading
manufacturers and metallurgists to create alloys
that are better suited to our customers'
requirements.

Customer expectation involves pushing our alloys to
the absolute limit and our materials have
consistently evolved over time to improve
component performance in the most demanding
operating environments.

Part of this evolutionary process includes the growth
of our stock inventory and the development of
support processes and supply chain packages to
meet customer demands.

DESIGN DRIVERS

We specialise in the development of new and
existing alloys by gaining a clear understanding of
our customers' design drivers and pushing the
boundaries in terms of both chemical and
mechanical properties to enhance overall
performance.

We are continually evaluating existing alloys and
developing new ones to meet the ever-changing
challenges being set by designers and engineers at
the pinnacle of motorsport.

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SUPPLY PACKAGES

Many customers are happy with a simple supply
arrangement. However, in certain instances we
offer a tailored package that can dramatically
reduce the cost of raw material supply.

Over many years, we have developed a wide range of
purchasing options and supply chain innovations
that can be combined in many ways to create a
supply package that is designed specifically for an
individual customer.

IMPLEMENTATION

As simple as bespoke labelling all the way through to full inventory management but the aim with each one is the same
– to make the supply chain more efficient, giving greater reliability at a reduced cost. The first step is a discussion with
one of our sales team. Once we understand your requirements we formulate a proposal that will include a full
implementation plan.

WORKING EXAMPLE

Details of a current working supply package with an existing Smiths High Performance customer...

Bonded stores area removed, with us effectively Interfacing with our systems allows the customer to
becoming the company's dedicated material store view stock, test certificates, incoming purchase orders
and place their own orders - ALL using their own
Space used to install two 5 Axis Machining Centres individual part numbers
increasing the customers' productivity / profitability
Since implementation, the customer has confirmed
Cost of saw maintenance, stores maintenance, saw that this supply package has already saved the
blades and scrap removed company £1.2 million per annum.

Material delivered direct to lineside and then booked The figure continues to grow...
in using our barcoding system

12 | TECHNICAL SERVICES INDEPENDENT
MATERIAL TESTING
UKAS ACCREDITED
MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY We are experts in the supply and testing of
engineering metals and plastics
Our own accredited testing facility
Our UKAS accredited materials testing laboratory
We undertake both single-event materials testing offers a wide range of services and our metallurgists
and on-going sampling programmes that can be undertake consultancy in a variety of application
tailored to fit a customer’s requirements. areas.

In addition, we offer testing routines for specific
customer applications enabling us to offer a supply
route for materials with unique certification
requirements.

MODERN & FULLY RESOURCED

Having invested in modern, computer controlled,
testing equipment we are able to offer a fast
turnaround on most testing requirements.

We aim to understand all customer requirements
and have experience within a wide range different
industries. This gives us the ability to offer all our
customers, large and small, a high quality
cost-effective service.

FASTER LEAD TIMES

Our UKAS laboratory testing services enable us to
react to our customers' needs whilst offering
confidence in our metallurgy expertise. We offer
effective in-house solutions which promotes a rapid
response environment resulting in excellent
customer delivery performance.

ISO 9001 AS 9120 AS 9100 1930

QUALITY 13

Our Quality Management System is not a ACCURACY & EFFICIENCY
concept that is "bolted-on" to the rest of our
business. It is the foundation upon which our Our business systems have two main drivers.
business runs.
First is our rigorous approach to process
We have a completely embedded QMS that is accuracy. We continuously refine all our
robust, transparent and meets the needs of business processes to eliminate the smallest
the most demanding customer applications. possible deviations.
The system has traceability at its very heart.
Every piece of material that enters our Secondly, we do all of this in a highly efficient
warehouses is given a unique reference manner. Our business systems automatically
number which stays with it as a record and a perform hundreds of checks on every order that
barcode label whilst that material is under our goes through our system - this means we offer
care. the highest possible standards of process
quality.

QUALITY CERTIFICATION

We hold BS EN ISO 9001:2008 and BS EN
9120:2010 and BS EN 9100:2009 accreditations
and our quality management systems fully
comply with all their requirements.

However, in a number of areas we go beyond
these requirements to ensure the quality
certification levels called for in BS EN
10204:2004 are fully maintained and upheld.

In particular, we have specific business controls
for 3.2 certified material making us one of the
few stockholders in the world that fully
complies with all the requirements for this
certification level.

Experts in metallurgy & testing...

14 | RAPID RESPONSE

RAPID RESPONSE

Our sales team understand the cost of time and
delays. By understanding our market and
customers, we know from the time of enquiry to
the time of delivery every second counts.
Working in a challenging market such as motorsport,
our experienced team are capable of delivering to
the highest level of expectation and demand.

STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE

Our knowledgeable team are backed by an infrastructure
that is bespoke to the motorsport sector, from millions of
pounds' worth of stock that is tailored to our motorsport
customers, to a unique IT platform that can be designed to
reduce costs and increase efficiency for each of our
customers.

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GLOBAL COVERAGE

We partner with leading companies in the global
motorsport sector, with particular focus in areas
such as the UK, Europe, USA and Japan who are
market leaders in the industry.

Our customer base consists of a broad spectrum of
high technology companies from small component
manufacturers to high profile brands.

Smarter logistics in Motorsport... EXCEEDING
EXPECTATIONS

The motorsport industry places the highest
demands on the supply chain in terms of
quality, expertise and performance

We offer a proven track record with a range
of unique services geared specifically to our
customers’ requirements.

Stratton Business Park, London Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8QB

Tel: +44(0)1767 604708 | Fax: +44 (0)1767 312885 | e-mail: [email protected]

www.smithshp.com