Colfax Values

The Best Team Wins
Team-oriented, involved associates are our most valuable resource, and we are passionate about attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. Colfax associates win because we:

  • Exhibit high integrity and respect for others
  • Seek fact-based, root cause solutions, not blame
  • Promote from within
  • Are non-political and not bureaucratic
  • Are accountable for best-of-class results, and deliver
  • Strive for a safe work environment
  • Believe that winning is fun

Customers Talk, and We Listen
The voice-of-the-customer will always drive the development of our strategic plan, and this will result in:

  • A focus on quality and speed always
  • Unique, value-added and differentiated solutions
  • Robust, repeatable processes that consistently exceed customer expectations
  • Positive problem resolution
  • Competitive customer conversions

Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) is Our Way of Life
The COLFAX BUSINESS SYSTEM® (CBS) is our culture, and we will deploy it with absolute passion. Additionally, we will:

  • Step out of our comfort zone by setting breakthrough objectives
  • Experiment and learn everyday
  • Aggressively and continuously eliminate waste in every aspect of our business processes
  • Benchmark the best, and then better them

Leading Edge Innovation Defines Our Future
Individual and organizational creativity will drive:

  • Breakthrough ideas for technology, products, solutions and processes
  • Differentiated customer solutions
  • Out-of-the-box ideas, big and small, that add value to our world
  • Above market organic growth

We Compete for Shareholders Based on Our Performance
To consistently attract and retain loyal shareholders, we must deliver best-of-class results for:

  • Profits
  • Working capital
  • Cash flow

 

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