Owned and operated by two generations of the Smith family , Smiths Gloucester ( Smiths ) delivers waste management and construction services to clients across the South of England and Wales . The company is built on a long-standing belief in hard work and collaboration , as Director , Rebecca Pullin , begins : “ Smiths is a family run business , which was founded in 1982 by Alan Smith . For a long time , he was the single owner and operator of the business . The company has continued to grow over the last 42 years , and now it ’ s one of the largest construction and waste management companies in the South West and Wales . “ We currently have 550 employees , working across our depot network , which covers Tewkesbury , Gloucester , Bristol , and Cardiff . In 2019 , we acquired Bristol and Avon Waste Management , and in 2022 we acquired Ermin Plant Hire & Services . We ’ ve also grown the business organically , through hard work and determination . Customer service is one of our core values , and we ’ re always aiming to go above and beyond what the client