CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility

Responsible Business Conduct for a Better World

As a successful business, employer and member of the wider community, we believe it is our Corporate Social Responsibility to help the people and businesses in our local community. We provide a mixture of practical and financial support across a range of areas.

Safety

The safety of our customers, employees and the general public is one of our top priorities. The very nature of our products help to bring safety to the UK’s road network, for events and emergency situations.

At the heart of our business operations, safety is a core foundation that our organisation is built upon. Principals of safety are felt at every level of our business, from our staff to our products and service. Perhaps one of the most socially responsible priorities, our emphasis on safety serves as the base point we that we judge all aspects of our business on.

Safety training plays a huge part in this, with the danger presented in many aspects of our line of work potentially being life threatening in on-site environments and in manufacturing roles.

Some of the training we either mandate or offer to our staff are:

• Manual handling
• Role related safety training
• Fire Warden training
• First Aid training
• Near Miss training

Employees & Training

We encourage our staff to undertake as much training as possible, increasing the safety and job satisfaction of our team members. As a result, we boast of one of the industry’s best trained workforces and continue to support employees in training and qualifications with no limit to their advancement.

We also prioritise mental health, wellbeing and physical health in our approach to staff.

A few things we do to ensure this are: 

• All employees receive literature detailing the mental health first aid protocol ‘ALGEE’
• We offer the services of 2 mental health first aiders to lean on when their mental health is suffering
• Offering the use of services such as Peninsula’s EAP 
• We encourage staff to enjoy their downtime when possible, discouraging employees to take their work home with them and support staff in personal endeavours where applicable
• Offering a wide range of free fruit each week for our employees, as well as free healthy lunch options for all employees if they want them
• Employees are encouraged to take part in corporate fitness and sporting challenges throughout the year
• Assisting an employee back to work after an extended illness we work with them on measures such as the reduction of hours or responsibilities if they feel they need them
• We promote an open, inclusive and friendly company culture that rewards hard work and dedication
• Offering a generous employee benefits package
• We promote a culture of competitive pay in our organisation not only to reward our staff for their hard work, but also to keep them and help prevent poaching

Community Outreach & Charity

We take pride in our community outreach efforts, which have seen us offer our products, time and financial support to a range of community causes as and when they occur.

Some of our community activities include: 

• We regularly reach out to businesses affected by local emergencies such as flooding with the offer of our products to support with reopening, community information or security
• We run an apprenticeship scheme to support the careers of local youngsters
• Regularly provide work experience for students from Matlock’s Highfields School
• We also take part in local volunteering activities that benefits the community as a whole. For example, we work closely with our local community school in the form of annual mock interviews and critical thinking challenges for the students
• Taking place throughout the year, our charity initiatives reach their peak during Christmas time. Each year, as an organisation, we pick a homeless charity to raise money for from our Christmas jumper day, which staff bring funds to take part in. Throughout December, we also hold a food bank collection which is donated before Christmas to a local food bank.
• We remain opportunistic in this with charity taking the form of attendance at charity events, responses to local emergencies (both in financial support and services) and even advice.
• Supporting Ashgate Hospice, we raise money for the charity by running our in-house baking competition, The Great MVIS Bake Off. Along with taking part in their Treecycle, Sparkle Walk and sponsoring the High Peak Trail. At Christmas staff members volunteer to host a movie night for the team at Ashgate. More recently MVIS have sponsored a sky dive, done by our own Workshop Technician, Rob Hinchley in September 2024.
• Taking pride in our surroundings and regularly cleaning our offices. We take part in a litter pick in and around our surrounding area to ensure that the offices and roads around us are clean and maintained.
• We also support local sporting individuals. In recent years we have sponsored many athletes including Karl Johnston, a world champion Kickboxer, and the Matlock Town Football Team supplying them with a VMS in and around the ground.
• We have also sponsored smaller local football teams including Cromford & Wirksworth Town Football Club. We have sponsored Jacob Spencer, who plays as a striker for the team.

At MVIS, Corporate Social Responsibility is central to how we operate. We believe responsible business means minimising our environmental impact while actively contributing to positive, long-term social change both locally and globally.

Environmental Responsibility

The very nature of the majority of our products has a strong environmental focus. Our specialism in solar-powered technology enables us to offer environmentally friendly solutions to organisations seeking to reduce their carbon footprint and environmental impact.

Understanding the carbon footprint of our services, we continually strive to minimise emissions wherever possible. Key initiatives include:

• Efficient delivery models
  Our delivery strategy focuses on transporting multiple units in a single journey where possible. We can offload up to three VMS A units, two VMS C units, or two Solar IP units per delivery, significantly reducing vehicle movements and associated emissions.
• Modern, lower-impact fleet
  At the start of 2025, we introduced two new 7.5-ton delivery vehicles, enabling us to deliver more units per trip. This reduces fuel consumption and the total number of journeys required.
• Recycling and waste reduction
  We aim to recycle as much as possible throughout the year, extending beyond everyday waste. In 2024 alone, around 20 batteries were collected and recycled from our Midlands Hub, ensuring responsible disposal while lowering our environmental impact.
• Energy efficiency improvements
  We continue to reduce energy consumption through ongoing innovation. Movement sensors, timers, energy-efficient lighting, hand dryers, and eco-friendly heating solutions have been installed at our head office to minimise unnecessary energy use.
• Responsible water use
  In May 2026, we partnered with a new water cooler supplier as part of our continued commitment to sustainability and responsible resource management.
• Local wildlife support
  We actively support wildlife preservation in our local area. Initiatives include a bee hotel and a hedgehog home maintained by our staff. Bees play a vital role in global ecosystems, and hedgehogs are particularly close to our industry, with an estimated one quarter of the UK hedgehog population killed on roads each year.
• Enhancing natural spaces
  We also maintain an on-site flower bed, monitored by our team, to support biodiversity while bringing natural beauty to our local environment.

Social Responsibility and Global Impact

Alongside our environmental commitments, MVIS is proud to support initiatives that deliver lasting social impact. Through our partnership with The Africa Trust, we contribute to sustainable solutions that tackle the root causes of poverty rather than offering short-term aid.

The Africa Trust focuses on combining access to clean water, education, and entrepreneurship to create long-term, self-sustaining change. Projects include income-generating agriculture that enables children to pay school fees year after year, ensuring ongoing access to education for future generations. Entrepreneurship programmes further support communities by creating new businesses, jobs, and economic resilience at a remarkably low cost.

This approach aligns strongly with MVIS values by:

• Creating permanent, measurable social impact
• Empowering communities rather than creating dependency
• Supporting education, clean water access, and economic opportunity
• Contributing to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals

By integrating environmental responsibility with meaningful social investment, MVIS aims to operate as a business that not only reduces its footprint but leaves a positive and lasting legacy.