Industrial Giants Join Forces to Help Supply UK Industry

SMC is a UK market leader, providing customers with a constantly evolving range of innovative fluid control and automation solutions to serve OEMs as well as End Users. The organisation offers a standard product range of more than 12,000 items with 700,000 variants, many of which will be available from Flowtech. SMC’s UK manufacturing, logistics and administration facility is based in Milton Keynes. 

The agreement means a wide selection of parts from SMC’s standard selection will become available to order and be shipped from our Global Fulfilment Centre in Skelmersdale supported by our 24/7 Service, Same Day Despatch (When You Order Before 10pm) and Free Delivery (On Orders Over £200). 

We will now begin the transition of selected SMC distribution and reseller customers to Flowtech supply and service.

Mike England, commented:

"We are delighted to announce this partnership today. By joining forces with SMC, we’re combining our best-in-class distribution expertise with world-class product and engineering innovation, ensuring easier access to high-performance solutions, exactly when and where they’re needed. Together, we’re setting a new standard in service and supply for UK industry.” 

Nick Pittwood, General Manager of SMC in the UK, commented:

“Customers of both organisations will benefit from Flowtech’s country-wide coverage with next day delivery, backed up with the vast amount of experience and sector specialisms that both SMC and Flowtech provide.

"This partnership between two market leaders makes perfect sense, to add a powerful channel for those customers to be able to secure the right solution for their needs, with the minimum lead time, and I’m delighted that Flowtech is joining our sales partner family.” 

The offer of SMC powered by Flowtech supports our joint growth ambitions.

You can read the full text of the official press release here.