Step into the Blue

We operate under three core values: Life and Health, Trust and Responsibility

We work to consistently design, plan, and safely deliver excellence in ground engineering solutions, matching the needs of today whilst always considering its impact on the wider world and tomorrow.

Living by core values of Life & Health, Trust, and Responsibility, Aarsleff creates value for all its stakeholders, allowing it to become a leading ground engineering contractor in the UK.

Step into the Blue – Our Culture

We live by the ethos that culture eats core values for breakfast, which is why we’ve designed ‘Step into the Blue’ as the framework for our company’s day to day lives. Our model is to increase employee freedom as we grow, rather than limit it, to continue to attract and nourish effective people, so we all have a better chance of long-term continued success. Results matter more than where we produce them.

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Two of Aarsleff's Junttan piling rigs being used to install precast concrete piles on site.

Core Values

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We operate under three core values, derived from our origins in Denmark in 1947, founded by Danish engineer Per Aarsleff. Though Per is no longer with us, his values live on today. It is by these values that we recruit and reward the best talent in the industry, what we refer to as ‘the blue in you’.

Life and Health:

  • We know that safety begins and ends with each Aarsleff employee.
  • We understand that speaking up is a vital behaviour and everyone has the obligation to stop work if they believe it is not safe.
  • We believe that safety is not on par with productivity; rather it is an ethic that guides everything our employees do.
  • We empower our employees in a work environment that is conducive to creating the optimal work/ life balance.

Trust:

  • We pride ourselves on providing complete visibility into the successes, and sometimes failures, of our business.
  • We share openly and are remarkably transparent in all our dealings.
  • We make uncommon levels of information available to everyone in the company.
  • We build positive, long-term relationships with our clients, partners, suppliers, and colleagues that are built on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Responsibility:

  • We know that it is our responsibility to embrace new ways of working and improve on what we do.
  • We take ownership of our ideas and run with them.
  • We give each other feedback, about what we do well, and where we can improve. This is a collective responsibility.
Two of Aarsleff's Junttan piling rigs being used to install precast concrete piles on site.
A worker in an orange vest and safety PPE stands beside roadworks, operating equipment.

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