Smith-Midland Corporation began in 1960 as Smith Cattleguard Company in Virginia, founded by David G. Smith to produce a precast concrete cattleguard solution. Over time, the company expanded its product line, market reach, and operations; in 1985 the name was changed to Smith-Midland Corporation to reflect its broader identity. It later underwent a corporate reorganization and incorporated in Delaware, while maintaining manufacturing facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Smith-Midland designs, manufactures, licenses, sells, and installs an array of precast concrete products and systems for use primarily in construction, highways, utilities, and agricultural settings. Its proprietary offerings include the SlenderWall® lightweight architectural panels, J-J Hooks® highway safety barriers (with associated rental/installation services via Concrete Safety Systems), SoftSound™ absorptive sound wall finishes, Sierra Wall™ sound barriers, Easi-Set® / Easi-Span® modular precast buildings, and erosion-mitigating products (Beach Prisms™), among others. The company also licenses these proprietary systems to other precasters through its Easi-Set Worldwide division, widening its reach beyond its own production footprint.
Smith-Midland is positioned as an innovative, niche precast concrete leader, blending product development, licensing, and installation services to deliver differentiated solutions. Its multi-plant footprint along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina) helps it serve regional markets efficiently. Because many of its products (barriers, sound walls, modular buildings) are in demand for infrastructure, transportation, and municipal applications, it taps into structural capital spending and public works trends.