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Lobby organisation

Smiths Group plc

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Smiths Group plc appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, application and transformation of state-of-the-art technology into products and services that meet our customers’ evolving needs and help make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Smiths Interconnect and Flex-Tek. Our divisions are focused on the threat & contraband detection, energy, space,…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party571%
Europe of Sovereign Nations114%
Socialists & Democrats114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2025
6
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Dirk Gotink
3 meetings · EPP
Roberto Vannacci
1 meeting · ESN
Andi Cristea
1 meeting · S&D

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Feb 2026Dirk GotinkUnion Customs Code
20 Nov 2025Nicolás Pascual de la ParteIntroductory meeting
22 Oct 2025Nicolás Pascual de la ParteMeeting with BritCham Delegation
22 Oct 2025Andi CristeaEU-UK relations
2 Jul 2025Roberto VannacciThe key role of security in the EU and its strategic autonomy; developments in procurement of security-related IT sysmtems in Italy; EU approach to third countries in SAFE mechanism
7 Apr 2025Dirk GotinkEU customs legislation; customs equipment
25 Feb 2025Dirk GotinkEU customs legislation, customs equipment

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