{"id":4918,"date":"2025-10-07T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ballerstaedt.de\/?page_id=4918"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:38:53","slug":"our-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ballerstaedt.de\/en\/our-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Our values"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;section_service_head&#8221;][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;service-first-row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Values&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23E40083&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">High product quality and sustainable and social action are part of our corporate identity!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;service-first-row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Quality&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bal-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballerstaedt.de%2Fen%2Four-values%23our-values-quality&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Sustainability&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bal-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballerstaedt.de%2Fen%2Four-values%23our-values-sustainability&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Social Responsibility&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bal-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballerstaedt.de%2Fen%2Four-values%23our-values-social-responsibility&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; el_class=&#8221;service-second-row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;our-values-quality&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;service-txt-left&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Quality&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The stable quality of our products and services is one of the foundations of our successful business activity.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For us, quality means meeting the demands of our customers in the best possible way. 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For the remaining needs, we purchase 100% green electricity, which is generated exclusively from renewable energy sources.<br \/>\nFurther information on this can be found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballerstaedt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BALLERSTAEDT-CO.-OHG-2023-2025-I-Oekostrom-Zertifikat-2020-3338-0009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">green electricity certificate<\/a>.<br \/>\nWe use 50% biogas for heating purposes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The mobility of our employees is also taken into account in these measures. 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