SDI Group plc fully supports the principles and provisions set out in the Modern Slavery Act (“the Act”). The Act requires organisations to publish a modern slavery act statement on an annual basis where they have a global turnover of over £36 million, carry on business in the UK, and supply goods or services. This statement covers all entities within SDI Group plc, and explains the steps that have been taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place across our business and supply chains.
The Board of SDI Group plc is committed to identifying Modern Slavery risks across its businesses and supply chain, which include, slavery, human trafficking, child labour and forced/compulsory labour (together “Modern Slavery”) and to ensuring that there is no Modern Slavery either within its businesses or within its principal supply chains.
Regulatory demands upon SDI Group plc and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) vary considerably around the world, and as a decentralised set of businesses, the Board has allocated responsibility to local senior management teams, under the direction of Executive Management, to ensure that each trading subsidiary is fully compliant with both the Modern Slavery Act and any applicable local anti-slavery requirements.
Our business and structure
SDI Group plc is a group of small to medium size companies with specialist industrial and scientific products in growth sector niches, which help solve customers’ key challenges. It specialises in the acquisition and development of companies that design and manufacture specialist products for use in lab equipment, industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products. SDI’s portfolio of businesses supplies the life sciences, healthcare, plastics and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics and measurement instrumentation markets.
The SDI Group employs, on average, over 500 people across its portfolio of businesses, which are based in the UK, US and Europe. Each business trades independently from each other and operates in separate global niche markets. Each business within the portfolio has less than 100 employees and operates autonomously, with each local management team empowered to operate within an appropriate governance framework as set out by the Group.
None of the Group subsidiaries are individually within the scope of the Modern Slavery Act.
As the parent company, SDI Group plc sets the framework under which the portfolio businesses operate. SDI Group plc does not provide any services or supply goods to third parties.
Further information on SDI Group plc and its businesses are set out on the Company’s website www.sdigroup.com.
Our approach to the Act
The Group has a culture of respect, accountability and continuous improvement and requires that employees act fairly in their dealings with all stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, fellow employees and business partners. SDI does not tolerate any form of modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business, or supply chains.
The Group has a Whistleblowing policy – approved in May 2024 – which allows colleagues in any of the Group’s businesses to raise concerns confidentially and anonymously in relation to any concerns, including Modern slavery. A Whistleblowing helpline was subsequently launched in June 2024.
SDI Group plc businesses actively manage their supply chains to ensure good levels of inventory and supply. A large proportion of our supply chain operates in the UK, Europe and North America. It is our aim as a Group to further develop our understanding of our supply chains and harmonise the approach to supplier due diligence across our businesses.
Due Diligence
SDI will make reasonable endeavours to ensure all employees and agents within our Group supply chain are not subject to any form of forced, compulsory/bonded labour or human trafficking by implementing this statement. Our Prevention of Modern Slavery policy is shared with each new business that joins the SDI Group.
Awareness and Training
We are committed to raising awareness among all employees of the Group of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking and the steps we are taking to prevent it. We are committed to providing necessary and appropriate training to employees to ensure they understand their responsibilities effectively and how to appropriately identify and report any potential instances of modern slavery or human trafficking. To that end, in 2024, SDI undertook Modern Slavery training for all supplier facing staff across the Group.
Our Commitment
SDI believes that the Group operates with a low risk of slavery and human trafficking potential. Nevertheless, this assessment is kept under continual review, and the Chief Executive Officer will continue to lead this important agenda for the Group.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes SDI Group’s modern slavery statement for 2024.
This statement was approved by the Board of SDI Group PLC on 25 June 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Stephen Brown
Chief Executive Officer
