Headline sponsor:
Atkins is the largest engineering consultancy in the UK, the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe and the world's fifth largest design firm. Employing over 17,000 people around the world, the company is as committed to diversity as it is to excellence. As well as being consistently rated as one of The Sunday Times "Best Big Companies To Work For", Atkins is recognised as one of The Times "Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work"
Sector sponsor:
Byrne Group, one of the UK's fastest growing companies in the construction services industry, believes in the advancement of new ideas in construction, the promotion of a strong health and safety philosophy and the enduring satisfaction of its clients. The Group strives to create a construction environment in which outstanding people are continually challenged and inspired to do their best possible work.
Architecture sponsor:
InterfaceFLOR is a worldwide leader in the production of modular floorcoverings, offering a wide range of certified environmentally preferable products. The company has become widely recognised as a pioneer in sustainable manufacturing and business practices, winning many prestigious accolades for its environmental initiatives. The organisation has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2008.
Construction sponsor:
Faber Maunsell | AECOM is an award-winning, international engineering consultancy specialising in buildings, transportation and environmental services. With an outstanding reputation for quality and innovation, we are directly addressing today's major sustainability challenges throughout our work. Across 60 countries, our 35,000 staff share one common purpose: to enhance and sustain the built, natural and social environment - creating a better world in which to work and live.
Engineering sponsor:
Sustainability sponsor:
Bureau Veritas provides a wide range of services backed by extensive technical expertise and practical experience to support our clients with their safety, health, environmental, quality and social responsibility obligations throughout the construction life-cycle: plan, construct, commission, maintain. The pressure to be more sustainable is building. We assist our clients in responding effectively to the challenges and help them improve sustainability, resulting in better business.
For more information please visit www.bureauveritas.co.ukInternational sponsor:
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Supported by:
Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers and business consultants providing a diverse range of professional services to clients around the world. The firm is the creative and inspirational force behind many of the world's most innovative and sustainable building, transport and civil engineering projects. Arup has over 10,000 employees, based in more than 35 countries. Its unique structure, with the firm held in trust on behalf of its employees, gives Arup complete independence.
Balfour Beatty Construction Scottish & Southern Limited is the operating company within the Balfour Beatty Group which carries out large and medium size building projects in Scotland, Wales, London, South and South West of England. BBCS&SL also operate a separate refurbishment business which predominately works within the boundary of the M25. BBCS&SL's turnover for 2007 was in excess of £600M.
Grontmij is a leading international multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy with operations throughout northern Europe. We provide consultancy services in the fields of water, transportation, environment, systems, and building. In the UK and Ireland over 1000 skilled professionals work from 10 strategically located offices for a range of public and private sector clients.
Scott Wilson Group plc is an international consultancy offering professional services in the transportation, property, environment and resource sectors. The group is growing rapidly, both organically and through acquisition, and from its headquarters controls 80 worldwide offices. This is enhancing the groups presence in important sectors and the resulting skills base provides clients with holistic, tailor made solutions.
Taylor Woodrow is a leading provider of business solutions, delivering a range of innovative, high-quality services related to creating, enhancing and maintaining capital assets. Although our portfolio is diverse, our aim is consistent, to exceed our customers' expectations. Visit our website at www.taylorwoodrow.com for more information.
Turner & Townsend is a quality driven, international construction and management consultancy. Employing over 2,400 staff from a global network of 54 offices, we provide a full range of consultancy services including programme management, project management, cost management and cost engineering, project controls, PPP consultancy, procurement and contract services, business performance improvement, change management, health safety quality and environmental consultancy and facilities management.
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In association with
About everywoman - 'Inspiring Women to Excel'
everywoman is the UK's leading provider of training, resources and services that support women in business. Our mission is to enhance our members' skills and aid them in their personal and business development. Founded in 1999, we now have over 32,000 members throughout the UK.
What we do
We work to increase the number and raise the status of women in the UK economy, using our experience and expertise to help women achieve their aspirations and realise their business ambitions. Our clients range from blue-chip corporations, who want to develop the next generation of female leaders, through to entrepreneurs and women looking to start up their own companies.
What we offer
- Guidance and support for women starting their own business
- Advice and resources for business owners
- Solutions to help public and private sector organisations attract and retain female talent
- Training for corporate workers who want to become innovative, successful leaders
Who we work with
We have built up a large customer base, working with a range of organisations who are committed to supporting women into enterprise including, among others, IBM, BT, RBS, Microsoft, Specsavers.
Furthermore, working with the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Government's Equalities Unit, we have been at the forefront of research into the needs of women in business.
For information on sponsorship, please contact:
Stuart Hudson
T: 0207 728 4593
E: inspire@emap.com
