Our difference is our strength

Across Spirax Group, we’re creating a truly inclusive and equitable working culture – where we attract, develop and retain great colleagues from all backgrounds and where we support everyone to be their best. 

There is always more to do, and we're committed to continually progressing our journey, sharing our progress and challenges, and collaborating to bring positive change. 

We believe that diverse teams bring a great variety of thought, skills, experience and perspectives to our Group. 

That diversity means we’re more innovative and more creative as a business. 

Combined with inclusive workplaces where we can all achieve our potential, it means our Group continues to grow and it creates more opportunities for everyone. In short, our difference is our strength.

The Equality Conversation

Listen to Nimesh, as he reflects on how his early life shaped his personal values, his pride of being appointed Co-Chair of the FTSE Women Leaders Review in 2021 and the significant progress Spirax Group have made, to drive inclusivity across our organisation.


The podcast discusses the importance of continuing to drive our collective momentum through, open conversations, allyship and building the strength of our talent, by finding the right person for the right role.



“People see the culture you’re building in the organisation and they’re attracted to it and then they talk about and more people come in and they all come with that philosophy and it builds and that’s how you drive success in the business…."

 

Nimesh Patel

Group Chief Executive Officer


 

Listen to the podcast here

 

Diversity Goals

To help build on our progress, we have an ambitious set of Group diversity goals. 

They particularly focus on our gender diversity and the ethnic diversity of our Group. 

You’ll find more information below and regular updates in our Annual Report. 

Our Group Diversity goals

Our group diversity goals by end of 2025 for a minimum of: 20% of women in commercial leadership roles, 20% of Group Executive Committee direct reports from under-represented ethnic groups, 30% of women in our global workforce, 40% of women in senior leadership and 50% women joining our global graduate programme. We also are aiming for a minimum of 30% of UK and US graduate intake from under-represented ethnic groups. We will also seek to have a woman as our Chair, Senior Independent Director, Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer by the end of 2025 and increase the ethnic diversity of our Board and Group Executive Committee from 30% and 25% in 2022 respectively.