Rubix Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries detailed in its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 (including, but not limited to, Rubix Group International Limited) (together, “Rubix”) does not condone and will not participate in any form of human exploitation, including child or forced labour, slavery and / or people trafficking. Rubix is aware of the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) and this statement sets out the steps that Rubix has taken to try and remove the risk that slavery and human trafficking is taking place in its supply chain or within Rubix’s business.
Rubix is the leading pan-European added value distributor of high-quality industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services. We have established ourselves as a multi-specialist, providing products and services, backed by a growing digital business, a commitment to excellence in distribution and a well-oiled M&A machine. With turnover of €2.4 billion in 2019, we are Europe’s largest supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services. Our 750+ locations across 22 countries offer specialist expertise in specifying, providing and installing an unrivalled scope of industrial parts, with a tailor-made service for all customers.
Rubix serves over 220,000 customers in every manufacturing sector, leveraging our pan-European network and delivering 24/7/365 locally across Europe. Key market brands within the Rubix group include Brammer, BT Brammer, Buck & Hickman, Giner, Julsa, Matrix, Minetti, Montalpina, Novotech, Orexad, Robod, Syresa, Schäfer, C. Plüss, Canellas Proteccio, Fluidmec, Lerbs, Motronic, Stop-Fluid, Peter Campbell, Desarrollos and Zitec. Rubix is the authorised distributor of many of the world’s leading engineering component manufacturers. As an industrial supply distributor, we offer around 10 million individual products. We operate in European countries and adhere to their strict legislation.
We exist to keep the wheels of industry turning – right across Europe. We are committed to delivering sustainable long-term value for our customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
Rubix is committed to ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chain or as part of Rubix’s business. Our policies are approved by senior management in consultation with relevant stakeholders. Many of Rubix’s existing policies contain relevant elements which seek to ensure that this is the case, including the following which are either implemented or are in the course of being implemented across Rubix:
We encourage our employees to act in a manner consistent with the prescribed Rubix values.
The risk of slavery and human trafficking within Rubix’s organisation is considered to be substantially diminished through the implementation of the above-mentioned policies. In addition, Rubix seeks to identify and minimise the risk of slavery and human trafficking in its supply chain by endeavouring to select suppliers who adopt high ethical standards which are consistent with Rubix’s corporate beliefs and values, and seeks to build long standing relationships with these suppliers. These standards include respecting the rights of the individuals who are employed by them. The majority of Rubix’s products are sourced from leading manufacturers within Europe who adopt high standards.
In the past year, we implemented the Rubix Academy across the group as the digital learning platform.
Every year, Rubix carries out a group-wide employee survey to obtain feedback for management and to identify areas to focus on to increase employee engagement and learning.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is subject to an annual review.
Approved by the Rubix Group Holdings Limited Board of Directors
June 2020
Andrew Silverbeck, Director, for and on behalf of Rubix Group Holdings Limited