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 1100 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
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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 forty 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 twentieth 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
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in 1967, followed by offices in
Brisbane,
Gold Coast,
Sydney
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,
Townsville,
Perth and abroad in
Auckland,
New Zealand. In February 2015
Spotless Group Holdings
Spotless Group Holdings is an Australian listed company that provides Integrated facility services in Australian and New Zealand through a number of house brands. The company was formed in 1957, and currently employs more than 36,000 people, ac ...
acquired AE Smith in order to strengthen their capabilities in air-conditioning and mechanical services.
References
External links
AE Smith Official WebsiteAir Duct & HVAC CleaningHVAC & Furnace CleaningAC Replacement & Installation
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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies
Companies based in Melbourne
Cooling technology