Our company’s success is made possible by the dedication of our associates. When people turn to The Timken Company, they’re really turning to our worldwide team of talented individuals – people who have come to this company because they share a common set of values.

Those values include a commitment to ethics and integrity that grows from a fundamental belief that good citizenship is good business. It dates back to my great-great grandfather and continues through the good choices that we all make every day. So, whether we’re dealing with shareholders, customers, communities or each other, we have a shared expectation that we’ll always do the right thing.

We stand together, committed to these standards and that means having open discussion about tough business issues and challenging each other when necessary.

These Standards of Business Ethics serve as a guide for us all … for our board of directors, our suppliers and for everyone with whom we do business. They don’t explicitly cover every challenge an associate may encounter, but the basic principles of honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility do.

I’d simply ask this of every one of you: join me in Turning Ethics into Action. Understand the content of this set of standards, do the right thing in every situation, and feel both the right and the duty to speak up if you ever have concerns.

Thank you for your commitment.

W.J. “Tim” Timken, Jr.
Chairman