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Our Story

Salvalco is an ethical tech company, supporting the aerosol industry with the valves of the future, today

Our values at Salvalco are steeped in a longstanding commitment to support the environment and aerosol industry with the future of valve technology, today.

To achieve this, we have dedicated years of research and development, supported by a strong ethos and close working relationship with a number of stakeholders including our employees, suppliers, investors and customers. Collaboration is very much at the heart of what we do and it’s by working together, sharing and developing ideas that we have been able to achieve what we have today.

Understanding the requirements of our customers remains a key priority as we support their ongoing needs in what is undoubtedly an ever- changing marketplace. By combining vision and research with innovative thinking, we have been able to create ideas, push boundaries and make what may have first seemed impossible, possible.

We hope you will join us on our journey embracing the small valve taking big steps towards a cleaner and more sustainable future for all. That’s Eco-Valve.

“Our vision at Salvalco is simple. To make things that make a difference.”

Peter Shaw, Managing Director, Salvalco

Our History

Founded in 2013, Salvalco was formed to commercialise and further develop the design innovation of Eco-Valve, the result of work carried out by the Spray Research Group (SRG) at Salford University. SRG is a specialist team which is led by Prof. Ghasem Nasr, Chair in Mechanical Engineering and Innovation at the University and who brings over 25 years of academic and applied research as a Director of Salvalco.

 

 

Investors

With a clear focus on commercialising the technology working alongside aerosol manufacturers and fillers around the world, Salvalco has been successful in securing in total, £2.6m of investment from the Foresight Williams EIS Technology Fund.

In addition, Salvalco has also been awarded equity investment from Beiersdorf’s venture platform, OSCAR&PAUL Beiersdorf Venture Capital. The investment underlines the company’s ambition in driving sustainable innovations under its sustainability and C.A.R.E.+ corporate strategy.  Both investments support the development and commercialisation of the Eco-Valve technology, including research and further product development.

Non-Executive Director Tom Goldberg is a key member of the Salvalco team. He is also the executive Chairman of AWI Group, investors in Salvalco. With long standing experience across a range of international engineering businesses in the UK, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and China, Tom received an MBE for services to international trade, and has been the Chairman of the Yorkshire & Humberside International Trade Board and the President of the British Constructional Steelwork Association.