Our Values

The strength of our culture allows us to help and challenge each other and develop and push the boundaries of science, engineering and research. Our values glue our culture together and define how we behave in pursuit of our vision and mission.

Not only do these set the guidelines for behaviours and decisions within our community, they also provide the cultural structures for the processes and systems that support our work and everyday life at NPL.

We recognise and celebrate our employees, either as individuals or teams, who are living our values through outstanding behaviour and achievements.

Types of values rewards awarded:

• On-the-spot thanks - these are a ‘thank you’ to an individual or team to recognise a great job, a particular project or a behaviour that exemplifies our values.
• Our values awards - these reward employees whose contribution and/or behaviour is exceptional in the context of our values. This might occur over a sustained period or could be a one-off.

"Our values express the behaviours we want to encourage and celebrate here at NPL, they prompt us when we are interacting with others, when we are thinking about the new science we want to undertake and when we’re getting involved in new ventures."

Peter Thompson - NPL CEO