R.G. Smith Company

With over 100 years of experience as commercial and industrial contractors, R.G. Smith Company provides a wide variety of services for businesses of all types in Northeast Ohio. Our team will design and build your project from the ground up according to your specifications, including excavation, site preparation, concrete foundations, steel erection, piping, sheet metal constructions, refractory, and much more.

Long-lasting, reliable fixtures, and designs are essential to keep your operation running smoothly. R.G. Smith Company is the industry’s most trusted industrial and commercial general contractor in Northeast Ohio, helping businesses of all kinds and all sizes set up the equipment that they need. We work within your budget and your timeline to ensure your operation is up and running quickly, without extra expense. We work with iron and steel companies, chemical plants, food processors, salt mining companies, glass manufacturers and much more. Whatever type of equipment or set-up you need for your new facility, or if you are looking or revamp your current operation, we can help.

The R.G. Smith Company has a storied history beginning in 1916 that crosses multiple generations and has evolved to encompass many industrial trades. The company gets its name from the original founder R.G. Smith, an iron worker and a part-time circus performer with strong ambition, a hard work ethic, and a bold dream.

In 1946 the Nicely family bought the business, beginning with Christy Nicely, an engineer for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio. The business was then passed down through the Nicely family to Richard Allen Nicely in 1972 and then to his son, Geoffrey William Nicely. The R.G. Smith Company began as a paint and iron work supply store and has developed over the years to perform every trade in the industrial and commercial construction industry. Over 100 years after its inception, R.G. Smith Company employs between 200 and 350 workers.

In the 70 year span between 1946 and 2016, the company has seen enormous growth, expanding from $250,000 to a $75 million company. Today we are one of Canton, Ohio’s top commercial and industrial contractors. Businesses of all sizes count on our experience, skill and attentive service to deliver the highest-quality solutions. Our flexible workforce allows us to ramp up and scale down manpower as needed, and deliver quality products on tight deadlines.