Our core values
 
These core values are displayed prominently in our offices and manufacturing facility. They guide us every day as we interact with one another as colleagues and friends.
  • We strive to be the best in the world at what we do
  • We care about each other, our customers, our suppliers and our shareholders
  • We will do our absolute best to honor our commitments
  • We believe people are more effective when self-managed
  • We will strive to act always with integrity and fairness and to treat others with common courtesy and respect
  • We will cultivate an atmosphere in which individuality and the expression of ideas is encouraged
  • We will be open and communicate within the organization everything that is practical to communicate
  • We will strive to maintain high morale, and to encourage a stimulating and enjoyable environment
  • We will treat everyone equally and impartially, and commit everyone to being judged on merit and contribution only
  • We will not tolerate office politics
  • We will sustain an environment in which the individual can have an impact without fighting bureaucracy. We consider ourselves members of teams rather than hierarchies
  • We encourage decentralized decision-making, and make decisions with the teams affected. We will call upon everyone to be completely in charge of their own job
  • We will be tolerant of mistakes, because without risking mistakes, no progress can be made
  • We will provide training to enable each of us to make continuous improvement
  • We will promote from within whenever practical
  • We will pay fair compensation in line with the market
  • We are committed to giving shareholders a fair return commensurate with the risk taken. Decisions will always be made for the long-term benefit of the company, providing the short term is not put at risk.
  • We will treat our peers in the industry with respect and help local companies whenever practical