Shareholder Information
Purpose, Vision & Values
(Strategy for Growth)
Our Purpose
At Flowtech, our purpose is simple but powerful:
To keep businesses moving sustainably.
Our Brand Promise
We live by our message: A world of motion.
When customers need help, they come to Flowtech to access a wide range of products, services, and expertise — all designed to support a world of motion.
Our Values
Our brand values underpin everything we do and shape how we work together:
- We are one team
- We work safely and sustainably
- We are customer obsessed
- We are proud of who we are and what we do
These values guide our decisions, inspire our people, and ensure we deliver lasting value for customers, colleagues, and stakeholders.
Our Ambition
Our ambition is to outgrow the market 2× and deliver mid-teens operating margins over the cycle
Our Strategy For Growth
We deliver this ambition through three strategic pillars:
Customer First – Frictionless Experience
- Serving a highly fragmented market with a diverse customer base and an omnichannel approach.
- Unlocking a £30 billion opportunity through digitisation, sustainable solutions such as electrification and hydrogen, strategic supplier partnerships, and delivering complete solutions.
Power of One – One Flowtech, One Proposition
- Transitioning from a fragmented portfolio into one integrated Flowtech brand, centred on FT Pro.
- Milestones already underway: H2 2023 rebrand, H1 2024 roll-out, April 2024 catalogue launch, H2 2024 new website.
- Expanding our addressable market opportunity in Europe from £10 billion to over £30 billion through broader power, motion, and control offerings.
A World of Motion – Expanding Products & Reach
- Leveraging our broad technical product range and engineering services across indirect and direct channels.
- Expanding into adjacent markets, growing the fluid power market opportunity three-fold, to over £30 billion in Europe.
Our Growth Journey – Proof Points
To show the progress we’ve already made:
- 2023: Launched Power of One journey — consolidating multiple brands into the Flowtech identity.
- 2023: Strengthened governance and reporting frameworks, including whistleblowing line and updated risk processes.
- 2024: Successful roll-out of FT Pro product range, new customer catalogue (April), and on track for new website launch (H2).
- 2024: Delivered operating margins above 10% in June, proving operating gearing potential as the flywheel turns.
- 2024: ESG momentum — reduced high-risk safety audit findings by 82%, introduced new diversity initiatives, and expanded FlowEd learning.
Linking Strategy to Culture
To deliver on our strategy, we know it’s not just about what we do, but how we do it.
That’s why our WOLF behaviours are central — uniting our people, guiding how we work every day, and ensuring we deliver on Customer First, Power of One, and A World of Motion.
Our WOLF – Culture & Behaviour Framework
WOLF is our way of bringing our people together and living our culture.
We like the acronym because it symbolises what makes us strong:
- The wolf hunts in packs – success comes from teamwork and collaboration.
- The wolf protects the pack – we look out for each other and put our people first.
- The wolf is resilient and adaptable – just like Flowtech, always improving, always moving forward.
These traits underpin the four WOLF behaviours that define how we work:
- Winning Team – We support and protect the pack by putting our people first.
- Operational Excellence – We are resilient, we do the basics brilliantly, and we continuously improve.
- Love Our Customers – We strive to make our customers happy every day.
- Fabulous Performance – We drive our wolf pack to deliver the highest levels of performance.
WOLF is more than a framework — it’s how we live our values every day, creating a culture where our colleagues thrive and our customers feel the benefit.
ESG – Driving Sustainable Growth
Our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy supports our purpose and ensures we deliver growth responsibly. We are aligned to six UN Sustainable Development Goals and focus on three pillars:
- Environment (Planet): Delivering our Net Zero Roadmap, reducing Scope 1 & 2 emissions, introducing carbon intensity metrics, increasing renewable energy use, and driving waste reduction through our Smart Waste Plan and Eco-Smart Sourcing.
- Social (People): Building an inclusive, safe, and engaged workplace — with commitments to diversity in leadership, apprenticeships, FlowEd learning, wellbeing initiatives, and zero RIDDOR incidents.
- Governance (Profit): Strengthening accountability with an ESG committee, a whistleblowing line, updated code of conduct, and enhanced risk and compliance frameworks.
By embedding ESG into our operations, we ensure that Flowtech not only creates value for customers and investors but also contributes positively to people, communities, and the planet.
Shareholder Information
Purpose, Vision & Values
(Strategy for Growth)
Our Purpose
At Flowtech, our purpose is simple but powerful:
To keep businesses moving sustainably.
Our Brand Promise
We live by our message: A world of motion.
When customers need help, they come to Flowtech to access a wide range of products, services, and expertise — all designed to support a world of motion.
Our Values
Our brand values underpin everything we do and shape how we work together:
- We are one team
- We work safely and sustainably
- We are customer obsessed
- We are proud of who we are and what we do
These values guide our decisions, inspire our people, and ensure we deliver lasting value for customers, colleagues, and stakeholders.
Our Ambition
Our ambition is to outgrow the market 2× and deliver mid-teens operating margins over the cycle
Our Strategy For Growth
We deliver this ambition through three strategic pillars:
Customer First – Frictionless Experience
- Serving a highly fragmented market with a diverse customer base and an omnichannel approach.
- Unlocking a £30 billion opportunity through digitisation, sustainable solutions such as electrification and hydrogen, strategic supplier partnerships, and delivering complete solutions.
Power of One – One Flowtech, One Proposition
- Transitioning from a fragmented portfolio into one integrated Flowtech brand, centred on FT Pro.
- Milestones already underway: H2 2023 rebrand, H1 2024 roll-out, April 2024 catalogue launch, H2 2024 new website.
- Expanding our addressable market opportunity in Europe from £10 billion to over £30 billion through broader power, motion, and control offerings.
A World of Motion – Expanding Products & Reach
- Leveraging our broad technical product range and engineering services across indirect and direct channels.
- Expanding into adjacent markets, growing the fluid power market opportunity three-fold, to over £30 billion in Europe.
Our Growth Journey – Proof Points
To show the progress we’ve already made:
- 2023: Launched Power of One journey — consolidating multiple brands into the Flowtech identity.
- 2023: Strengthened governance and reporting frameworks, including whistleblowing line and updated risk processes.
- 2024: Successful roll-out of FT Pro product range, new customer catalogue (April), and on track for new website launch (H2).
- 2024: Delivered operating margins above 10% in June, proving operating gearing potential as the flywheel turns.
- 2024: ESG momentum — reduced high-risk safety audit findings by 82%, introduced new diversity initiatives, and expanded FlowEd learning.
Linking Strategy to Culture
To deliver on our strategy, we know it’s not just about what we do, but how we do it.
That’s why our WOLF behaviours are central — uniting our people, guiding how we work every day, and ensuring we deliver on Customer First, Power of One, and A World of Motion.
Our WOLF – Culture & Behaviour Framework
WOLF is our way of bringing our people together and living our culture.
We like the acronym because it symbolises what makes us strong:
- The wolf hunts in packs – success comes from teamwork and collaboration.
- The wolf protects the pack – we look out for each other and put our people first.
- The wolf is resilient and adaptable – just like Flowtech, always improving, always moving forward.
These traits underpin the four WOLF behaviours that define how we work:
- Winning Team – We support and protect the pack by putting our people first.
- Operational Excellence – We are resilient, we do the basics brilliantly, and we continuously improve.
- Love Our Customers – We strive to make our customers happy every day.
- Fabulous Performance – We drive our wolf pack to deliver the highest levels of performance.
WOLF is more than a framework — it’s how we live our values every day, creating a culture where our colleagues thrive and our customers feel the benefit.
ESG – Driving Sustainable Growth
Our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy supports our purpose and ensures we deliver growth responsibly. We are aligned to six UN Sustainable Development Goals and focus on three pillars:
- Environment (Planet): Delivering our Net Zero Roadmap, reducing Scope 1 & 2 emissions, introducing carbon intensity metrics, increasing renewable energy use, and driving waste reduction through our Smart Waste Plan and Eco-Smart Sourcing.
- Social (People): Building an inclusive, safe, and engaged workplace — with commitments to diversity in leadership, apprenticeships, FlowEd learning, wellbeing initiatives, and zero RIDDOR incidents.
- Governance (Profit): Strengthening accountability with an ESG committee, a whistleblowing line, updated code of conduct, and enhanced risk and compliance frameworks.
By embedding ESG into our operations, we ensure that Flowtech not only creates value for customers and investors but also contributes positively to people, communities, and the planet.