Culture Ambassador Award (3)
The Grundfos Culture Ambassador Award is given to a maximum of three employees who have shown excellent role modelling of one or more Grundfos values or other culture specific elements.
Carlos Ebrahim Vendrell, Denmark/GMA
Carlos has been a role model in living and demonstrating Grundfos values through his dedicated volunteering efforts. He has volunteered in Nepal and the Philippines, and his commitment extended beyond the three days of paid volunteering leave, as he took personal time off and paid for his travel expenses, demonstrating his unwavering dedication to the cause.
Carlos’ selfless efforts provided much-needed support to communities that benefit the most from outside help. His actions have inspired many colleagues to explore the possibilities of the volunteering policy, fostering a culture of compassion and community service within Grundfos.
Carlos‘ dedication exemplifies the company’s values of compassion, collaboration, and social impact, making him a deserving candidate for the Grundfos Culture Ambassador Award.
Miroslav Petrović, Denmark/GBJ
Miroslav is a true example of dedication to people and supporting those in need. He has been organizing multiple aid deliveries throughout the year for Serbian communities in need. He achieves this through a combination of donor support and his own resources and efforts.
Miroslav’s projects have contributed to extremely positive results for both the community and individuals. His selflessness and ongoing support have shown how profoundly one can contribute to the community through humanity and commitment.
His example as a role model employee further strengthens the company’s reputation as a socially responsible employer that values people, innovation, and the community. His behavior motivates colleagues to follow in his footsteps and promote a culture of solidarity and social responsibility, encouraging other employees to actively engage in similar initiatives.
Si Yuan Han, China/GSH
Si Yuan has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication as the Customer Inspiring Center Manager in Shanghai through innovative initiatives and a relentless commitment to customer satisfaction.
Si Yuan has significantly strengthened our relationships and market presence in China. Her proactive approach and embodiment of Grundfos values have transformed challenges into opportunities, making Si Yuan a deserving candidate.
Si Yuan is a great example of being relentlessly ambitious regardless of the conditions we find ourselves in. And the care for customers and our brand is exemplary.
2025 Grundfos Culture Ambassador Award. From left: Carlos Ebrahim Vendrell, Bent Jensen, and Miroslav Petrović. Unfortunately, Si Yuan Han was absent from the ceremony.
Grundfos Scholarship (5)
Evey year, up to five Grundfos Employees are awarded a Scholarship to follow their education dreams.
Sridevi Ram, India/GIN: BA in Engineering
Sridevi is a source of inspiration due to her determination to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Her success would motivate her colleagues on the shop floor to set ambitious goals and persist in their learning. With her dedication and great ambition to improving her skills, Sridevi truly deserves this scholarship.
Maria Fabiana Sarria Motta, Singapore/GSI: Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Maria has a drive to develop automation software for CSU CoE AI/RPA projects and is passionate about bringing these solutions closer to customers. Her pursuit of an MSc in AI at Nanyang Technological University will enhance her ability to streamline processes, reduce bottlenecks, and improve customer satisfaction.
Yenny Castro, Colombia/GCO: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification Bundle/Instructor -led
Yenny’s pursuit of the Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification will enable her to lead improvement initiatives at Grundfos, benefiting both the company and its employees. Yenny’s proactive approach to continuous improvement and sharing knowledge within the organization highlights her commitment. Her effort to enhance processes and systems makes her a mentor and role model in South America.
Carolina von Essen, Denmark/GMA: Training in Artificial Intelligence to Elevate Citizen Development at Grundfos
Carolina is enthusiastic about helping colleagues use automation tools, regardless of technical background. Her training in AI and Power Automate flows will help bridge the gap between developers and non-technical staff, allowing everyone to create and use powerful automation solutions. Carolina is passionate about sharing her insights with Grundfos colleagues via the Grundfos AI Academy and Viva Learning platforms.
Juvilyn Dimailig, Philippines/GPP: Training and Certification: Enhancing Integrated Order Management Through Specialized Training
Juvilyn is dedicated to improving order management to enhance customer experience and her professional development at Grundfos. The SAP S/4HANA training is particularly pertinent and will benefit Juvilyn in her proactive role as Open Order Specialist and beyond. Her commitment to learning and problem-solving will enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
2025 Grundfos Scholarship. From left: Sridevi Ram, Maria Fabiana Sarria Motta, Yenny Castro, Jesper Gabriel, Carolina von Essen, and Juvilyn Dimailig.
2025 Grundfos Innovation Awards (3)
Innovation Award – Technology
The ‘Nokia to Apple’ project built a software platform transforming Grundfos E-products to products that can be customized throughout product lifecycle through download of intelligent software apps. It enables Grundfos to establish a recurring digital sales channel on top of the existing business approach.
Customer interaction and piloting has been part of the innovation process, with now six apps validated that target relevant pain points across divisions and customer groups. Congratulations on winning the Innovation Award within the Technology category 2025.
2025 Grundfos Innovation Award (Technology). The winners are Christian Smith, Alexander Bernthz Jensen, Anders Overgaard, Anders Silkær Mikkelsen, Brian Poder Laustsen, Carsten Schwartz Nielsen, Daniel Rosenring, Erik Mowinckel, Hakon Børsting, Hans Engell, Heine Andersen, Henning Rahbek Gadegaard, Jesper Hede Baastrup, Karina Timea Szocs, Kasper Kurt Jakobsen, Kristian Lydersen Rindom, Kristoffer Engelbrektsen Korsgaard, Mads Veje Knudsen, Michael Elkjær Laustsen, Michael Helbo Nygaard, Pascal Pløger Ximenez (59727) Pedro André Fragoso Martins (110658) Purnima Karnati (78320) Rasmus Hebsgaard Saaby (62394) Simon Bjerre Krogh (79181) Torben Nielsen (79707)
Innovation Award – Sustainability
The project ‘Reuse Water before it becomes Wastewater’ is well documented and solving a real problem for customers. The water recovery system is co-developed with an end-user and is ready for global scale.
It is combining technologies and application knowledge across Grundfos and is significantly reducing the use of clean water consumption in an environmental-friendly way by use of UV-AOP and a patent filed valving system. Congratulations on winning the Innovation Award within the Sustainability category 2025.
2025 Grundfos Innovation Award (Sustainability). From left: Oleksandr Sadchykov, Ulrik Gernow, Adam Howe, and Richard Child.
Innovation Award – Business Development
The project ‘DBS HVAC OEM modular heat pump architecture’ is addressing key industry challenges, optimizing compactness as well as reducing cost and investment for OEM heat pump customers.
The modular architecture provides significant opportunities for customization, at low complexity for Grundfos and with faster time to market. Business viability is increased via co-creation with two key customers. Sustainability goals are supported by recycled materials and improved flow resistance.
2025 Innovation Award (Business Development). From left: Ulrik Gernow, Søren Emil Sørensen, and Erik Schadwinkel.
Environmental Impact Award
This year’s winner of the Environmental Impact Award is taking back old circulator pumps, disassemble them, recycle, recondition, and recalibrate for re-use of the components in their HVAC OEM customers’ appliances.
Through true collaboration within Grundfos, partnerships with key customers were signed in 2024, whilst living Grundfos strong values of being a truly inclusive workplace – where the manual disassembling of the old pumps is being carried out in the Take-Back sub-factory in the Bjerringbro UP plant by colleagues that are differently abled. This initiative has now reached a new level and commitment with an end-to-end ecosystem to recycle and reuse, thereby limiting the environmental footprint through the value chain.
DBS & HVAC OEM take-back and remanufacturing program is the winner of the 2025 Environmental Impact Award. From left: Ninoslava Zvicer, Karina Søborg Klit, Inge Delobelle, and Michael Verdirk.
The implementation in the UK as key Take-Back market showing the way, this program has a big potential to scale with more customers and additional parts being re-used in Europe, but also beyond.
Health, Safety and Well-being Award
Health and well-being – both physically and mentally – are top of mind of every company, that care about their people. In Grundfos Colombia they have found a new medicine for preventing mental fatigue, while at the same time promoting physical activity with a special focus on avoiding musculoskeletal disorders. The medicine is called dynamic active breaks.
For 15 minutes twice a week, groups of colleagues gather to perform an activity together. It can be a physical activity, as an example a Zumba class, or it can be a mental game triggering the mind in a different way. Creativity has truly been at play. Positive side effects are the smiles, the laughter and the feeling of being together. The photos shared by our Colombian colleagues tell the story much better. And these dynamic active breaks have paid have shown up also in the EMS, where the motivation and satisfaction have climbed up.
Next to the positive impacts on health and well-being of the individual colleague, it is an excellent way of recreating a true sense of Togetherness in our organisation across functions. The idea is inviting for everyone, it holds the potential to impact thousands of colleagues, and it is easy to copy/paste in other parts of Grundfos.
2025 Health, Safety and Well-being Award. From left: Mikael Geday and Alexandra Gutierrez.
Community Engagement Award
The Responsible Engineers for Sustainability project is an initiative launched in 2022 by the Sustainability Steps Association (SADE) and Grundfos Türkiye. The project aims to empower young engineers in Türkiye to integrate sustainability principles into their professions. It addresses real-world issues by focusing on four Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 13, 5: clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, climate action, and gender equality.
Additionally, it supports goals 4 and 8, centering on quality education, lifelong learning, decent work, and economic growth by equipping young engineers and engineering students with the knowledge and tools to integrate sustainability principles into their profession.
The project fills a gap in sustainable engineering education and involves workshops, seminars, events, practical trainings, visits, collaborations, and mentorship. The Grundfos Türkiye team, with contributions from 17 employees, actively engages in training and dialogue with young engineers and engineering students, sharing their experiences in implementing sustainable projects. As such, they inspire the next generation of engineers to consider environmental, social, and economic impacts of their engineering solutions, thereby ensuring long-term viability.
2025 Community Engagement Award goes to Grundfos Turkey and Sustainability Steps Association. From left: Gonca Basar, Morten Bach, and Canberk Sahin.
The jury finds this initiative significant due to its level of employee engagement and its long-lasting positive impact on future engineering professionals, who will also become decision makers when it comes to sustainability practices and efforts. The project serves as an exemplary model for other Grundfos companies with its comprehensive approach and impactful results.
The project has already received significant coverage, it has scalability, and it truly showcases the importance of companies taking social and environmental responsibility in building a sustainable future for all. The award money can ensure expansion by funding a documentary to address the shortage of visual resources on sustainable engineering, reaching and inspiring an even wider audience.