OUR PURPOSE

Our values-based approach has been shaped from a 160 year heritage as a family-owned business. We believe in developing ethical business relationships with a positive environmental focus that bring about long-term sustainable success. Our people are committed to ensuring that Gilkes products make a meaningful difference & provide a platform for the transition to a low carbon economy.

HYDRO

Our Hydro team work with local communities, land-owners, developers, consultants & utility companies on a global basis to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects. A growing amount of this work is in the developing world where 2.6 billion people do not have access to constant electricity.

PUMPS

Our Pumps team work with some of the best high horse power engine manufacturers in the world, developing solutions that both increase pump efficiency & reduce parasitic load on the engine. This improves fuel economy & reduces emission levels.

Our Commitment

Gilkes is committed to being part of a sustainable society by meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations. Our aim is to reduce the impact on the environment from our operations.

Concern for the environment is an integral part of our commitment as we strive for a ‘cleaner, greener future’.

Our Commitment:

Sustainability in the Community

Many of the projects we are involved with directly benefit local communities and have a positive impact on the local environment.

IHA Charter for Sustainable Hydropower

As members of the IHA, Gilkes supports the San Jose Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower.

The International Hydropower Association's Charter for Sustainable Hydropower symbolises the commitment of the association, and its members, to the responsible development of hydropower.

Hydropower plays a vital role in reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels. As a renewable energy, it is essential that hydropower is developed sustainably.

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