Corporate Social Responsibility

We encourage our employees to contribute to both their local community and charitable donations through accepting charity organisation nominations, as well as access to company resources to assist where possible.

Every year Salamander Pumps team donate food and toiletries to The Sunderland Trussell Trust and take part in Macmillan Coffee Mornings to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

In 2022 the business supported the British Heart Foundation, raising donations through completing charity challenges.

In March 2024 we participated in the event supporting Business Beats Cancer Newcastle which raised over £35,000 for an incredible cause.

In May 2024 staff from Salamander Pumps joined the “Manufacturers Ramble” from Souter lighthouse to Roker pier (and back), in support of suicide prevention group – “Andy’s Man Club”! Also, we exhibited at SoccerTrade charity football match in Barnsley supporting Mind Charity to continue their fight for better mental health

Salamander Pumps sponsor Spennymoor Town FC. As part of the sponsorship, we have pledged to support Spennymoor’s youth club delivery sessions, which are being hosted in partnership with Spennymoor Youth & Community Association.

This will give children in Spennymoor a safe space to enjoy the latest equipment in sport delivery and help provide enhanced options for youngsters to succeed in sport.

We have a dedicated Training Manager, Mike Oxley (pictured below), who provides support to local educational facilities in addition to colleges across the country.

We also host regular installer training events for professionals looking to continue their learning.

We ensure our appreciation for our employees does not go unrecognised. ‘Well done’ cards have been introduced in all departments, with senior management delivering them to employees for outstanding performance. The holding company we operate under, Davidson Holdings, have an annual employee award scheme awarded to employees in the group who have gone above and beyond.

We facilitate occupational, internal, and external training, as well as offering frequent career progression opportunities.

We believe in assisting our employees’ career path to benefit both the individual and the business’ long-term success.

We consistently support young people’s career progression through our apprenticeship programs and work with local education bodies to assist in extra-curricular activities.

Salamander Pumps have implemented and maintained an Environmental Management System (EMS) that ensures compliance with ISO14001:2015. ISO14001 is the international standard for EMS. Our certification demonstrates our commitment to controlling environmental impacts across the business.

As a company that does not manufacture all aspects in-house, we ensure all our suppliers share our environmental protection values.

Particularly in commercial installations, noise pollution can be a disturbing factor for the local environment. We consider ourselves to be industry pioneers in providing innovative solutions to this issue. Our pumps have been independently tested against our competitors and have shown to be some of the quietest in the UK, with many of our ranges being awarded the Quiet Mark.

Most of the Salamander Pumps product range involves electrical components, all of which are compliant with the WEEE directive.

Salamander Pumps operates a WEEE disposal policy (ID number WEE/MM5397AA) that ensures no landfill or 3rd World disposal, whilst maximising environmental sustainability.

As part of our Environmental policy, we also set measurable environment improvement objectives, including recycling of factory waste and the use of recyclable materials wherever possible. Improving the design of all future pumps is another key emphasis for us and through our innovation we actively seek to reduce product waste.