Company policy

A philosophy that is based on great liberty coupled with responsibility requires a high degree of integrity from every individual employee. Through a professional, honest and ethical leadership, we create a company culture, in which we deliver good results in an effective and trustworthy way and create values for our colleagues, customers, suppliers, and other partners. In this code of conduct we define some essential and extensive principles and guidelines that support our decisions. It reflects who we want to be and how we want to be perceived.
It lies in the responsibility of every employee to know the code of conduct and fill it with live in our daily work.

It is our goal to increase the company value permanently and sustainably. Our growth is carried out purposefully and on a solid economic basis. Thereby the market success of our products and services is closely connected with their quality. It is in direct context with our efforts to full customer satisfaction.

For over 60 years the GEFA Processtechnik GmbH has been a reliable company for special products in the areas industrial valves and filtration technology. We hold a broad product range even for specific applications. Additionally, our extensive storage guarantees short delivery times. We have know-how that we gathered over years and next to maintenance, we also offer the inspection as well as the revision of our products. Thereby, customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal.

Satisfied employees achieve qualitative better results, as well as products of a higher quality. Thus, our employees are the basis of our success. Therefore the GEFA Processtechnik GmbH wants to provide a safe and healthy workplace to its employees. Openness, trust, and mutual respect characterize our daily cooperation. Both internal and external. Additionally, every employee has the responsibility to inform each other about health and safety risks. Commitment and a high degree of self-initiative are a matter of course, just as the willingness to keep on learning and enhance the personal skills in the sense of our customers.

All employees of the GEFA Processtechnik GmbH are obligated to participate in the constant improvement of environmental protection, occupational safety, quality and social issues! Thus we achieve a sustainable improvement in the sense of the continual improvement process (CIP) idea of all our business processes. Employees are represented by the works council. The works council is consulted and informed about decisions in accordance with legal regulations. The works council appoints employees to the relevant committees.

As one of the leading manufacturers of industrial valves, in slightly more than 20 countries today, the GEFA Processtechnik GmbH recognizes its responsibility towards its customers and business partners with this guideline. The compliance of relevant national and international laws and regulations is a matter of course for us. The responsible employees assess the effectiveness of the management system by means of regular controls and arrange suitable corrective and improvement measures, if necessary. We engage in an open and trustful dialogue with employees, government authorities, customers, and suppliers, as well as with the interested public. For over 50 years the GEFA Processtechnik GmbH has been a special manufacturer in the area of industrial valves and filtration technology. The trust of our customers is thus very important and a basic prerequisite for a successful partnership. Experience, groundwork and high-tech in construction and production are our strength, supplemented by a strong quality assurance concept and safe storage.

Every employee must know and comply with the applicable rules, guidelines and procedures for health and safety within his or her work area. Additionally, every individual has the responsibility to inform other employees about health and safety risks too, if necessary and eliminate circumstances, which impede the manufacture of products of flawless quality. Thereby, respectful treatment among each other is very important for us.

All employees of the GEFA are obligated to fulfil the contents of this code of conduct. Furthermore, superiors are responsible to act as a role model in every aspect, to particularly supervise the demanded behaviors in the name of the GEFA and to promote our company culture with regard to professionalism, ethics and compliance.

In consideration of the economic and social framework conditions, we constantly work to implement preventive measure in occupational safety, health protection, and environmental protection. Compliance with the applicable legislation and our binding commitment is a matter of course for us. Through a suitable management system we ensure that the tasks in all operational functions and levels are implemented. For this reason, the GEFA occupational safety and health protection management system has been introduced. From it results the commitment of maintaining the health of all parties involved in this process.

The sustainable use of the natural resources energy, water, soil, and air as well as all other raw materials is particularly important for us and our continuous pursuit for improvement of this use of resources. Every employee shall include the environmental management in the operational process by prudent and responsible action.

The GEFA Processtechnik GmbH is aware of the requirements of the company and IT safety, as well as data protection. All employees as well as costumers and business partners are included in the legal regulations that we follow. Safety and data protection are tasks of every manager and every individual employee. Thus it is the duty of every individual employee to treat sensitive data according to the safety regulations. We protect our company against risks and threats with the relevant technology.

Dortmund, 21 February 2025

GEFA Processtechnik GmbH