Working to the
same standards?
We work best with organisations that recognise these principles as ordinary good practice rather than an obstacle.
The principles that govern how we conduct business, written plainly. These are how we work, not a legal publication.
These are the standards SamadRock applies to its own conduct and expects from the organisations it works with. They are written here in plain English so that anyone considering working with us knows what to expect before the first conversation.
We hold ourselves to a consistent professional standard on every engagement, regardless of its size or value. That means turning up prepared, giving honest technical opinions even when they are unwelcome, and treating clients, partners, suppliers and colleagues with respect.
We are clear about what SamadRock is and what it is not. We distinguish between what is planned, what is under study and what is contracted, and we do not present prospective work as though it were secured. If we do not know something, we say so.
We agree scope, terms and funding before committing resources. We do not begin work on the assumption that terms will be settled later, and we do not ask others to. This applies to every project irrespective of size.
We carry out proportionate checks on the parties we work with, covering counterparty identity, beneficial ownership, source of funds, sanctions and conflicts of interest where relevant. We expect the same scrutiny to be applied to us.
We do not offer, pay or accept bribes, and we do not make facilitation payments. This applies to employees, consultants, contractors and anyone acting on our behalf, in every jurisdiction, without exception and regardless of local practice.
Information shared with us in the course of an engagement stays confidential. We do not publish client names, site details or commercial terms, and we do not use a partner's confidential information as marketing material.
We prefer durable working relationships to one-off transactions. That shapes what we take on: we would rather decline an engagement than accept one we cannot deliver and damage a relationship in the process.
Decisions are made on the evidence available, with the risks identified and recorded. Where a project is not ready, not funded, or beyond what we can properly resource, the responsible decision is to decline it, and we do.
Our official documents carry controlled references, issue dates, version numbers and appropriate authorisation. Commitments are made in writing. Verbal statements do not bind the company, and we do not ask anyone to rely on them.
Every company publishes values. The test is whether they change what the company actually does — particularly when applying them costs something.
For us that means declining projects that are not commercially ready, even when they are interesting. It means telling a client that their timeline is not achievable rather than agreeing and missing it. It means not describing a prospective project as though it were secured, even when doing so would make the company look larger than it is.
None of that is remarkable. It is simply how a serious company ought to operate.
The principles on this page describe how we work. Our formal published policies — terms of business, privacy notice and anti-money-laundering policy — sit alongside them and are publicly available.
We work best with organisations that recognise these principles as ordinary good practice rather than an obstacle.