Smith & Nephew moves onto Croxley Green Business Park

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, today announced that it has opened a new commercial hub at Croxley Green Business Park, north of London.

The site will be the headquarters of Smith & Nephew’s UK and Ireland business, which serves healthcare customers including the NHS. It will also house a training centre for UK and international customers, as well as the global marketing team for Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management businesses and some Group roles across areas such as finance. More than 90 employees are now working on the Park and we expect around 200 employees to be based there by early 2017.

Pinder Sahota, Managing Director for Smith & Nephew UK and Ireland, commented:  “We are delighted to move into our new home at Croxley Green. Bringing all our commercial operations under one roof will enable us to work seamlessly to serve our customers in the UK and Ireland better.  We look forward to welcoming customers and colleagues to Croxley Green.”

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About Smith & Nephew

Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to helping healthcare professionals improve people's lives. With leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma & Extremities, Smith & Nephew has over 15,000 employees and a presence in more than 100 countries. Annual sales in 2015 were more than $4.6 billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the FTSE100 (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN).

Smith & Nephew was founded in Hull in 1856.

For more information about Smith & Nephew, please visit our corporate website www.smith-nephew.com, follow @SmithNephewplc on Twitter or visit SmithNephewplc on Facebook.com

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