John Crane Group

John Crane
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryOil & Gas, Power Generation, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Pulp & Paper, Mining
Founded1917 (1917)
FoundersJohn Crane and Frank Payne
Headquarters,
Area served
Global
Key people
Ruben Alvarez (President) 1st February 2025
Revenue £1,079m (2023)
Number of employees
More than 6,000 employees in over 200 locations in 50 countries
ParentSmiths Group
WebsiteJohn Crane

John Crane is a company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, that provides engineered products and services including mechanical seals, couplings, seal support systems, filtration systems and digital diagnostics technologies. Founded in 1917 in Chicago as Crane Packing Co., and now a subsidiary of Smiths Group, the company services customers in the energy services sector including production, transmission and storage, refining, power generation, petrochemical, pulp and paper, and mining industries.

John Crane is the largest subsidiary of Smiths Group plc, a global technology business listed on the London Stock Exchange. John Crane has end user customers in process industries, including large oil companies, national oil companies (NOCs), and refineries. The company also serves original equipment manufacturers (OEM) customers engaged in the design and manufacture of pumps and turbines.