TITLE SPONSOR

MAN Truck & Bus Ltd 

MAN Truck & Bus UK, the UK subsidiary of one of Europe’s leading truck manufacturers, is delighted to be heading-up support for the everywoman Awards. MAN benefits from skilful and dedicated women throughout its organisation – and that includes back office functions, front-line sales, and in the Board Room. MAN celebrates this year its 250th anniversary as an automotive and engineering group, and its record seventh International Truck of the Year Award.

CATEGORY SPONSOR

DHL
The Warehousing Award

DHL is fully committed to providing equal opportunities in its business and is pleased to be associated with the Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. We also realise that it’s important to acknowledge the contribution that women can make to a successful business.

FTA
Company of the Year Award.

Industry cannot be passive in attracting women, that is why the Freight Transport Association is proud to be supporting the MAN everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. By showcasing how women can make a career in transport a successful and fulfilling one, others will be drawn to it as an attractive career path.

Isuzu
Customer Service Award

With a female CEO and a reputation for great customer service, sponsoring the Award for Customer Service was a no-brainer for Isuzu. As a Judge, I was completely blown away by the quality of the entrants and Isuzu is absolutely delighted to be associated with such a prestigious event that allows us to celebrate all the truly remarkable women who operate in the Transport and Logistics Industry

Pall-Ex is pleased to support the everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. Hilary Devey founder, Chairman, and CEO of Pall-Ex had to overcome a lot of prejudice to start her business. Hilary and Pall-Ex are proud to support an organisation which inspires and encourages aspiring women in this specialist knowledge sector.

Skills for Logistics
Industry Trainer of the Year Award

'Skills for Logistics, as the Sector Skills Council for the freight logistics industries, is excited about being a part of these innovative awards. It is vitally important that women in logistics are recognised for their commitment to the sector. Through the everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards we are looking to demonstrate that successful careers are achievable within the sector'. Lucinda Ward, Director of Marketing & Research at Skills for Logistics. http://www.skillsforlogistics.org

SUPPORTING PARTNER

Deker

As a new sponsor of the everywoman awards, Deker Trailers is pleased to be able to play a part in recognising the achievements of the many remarkable women in business. As a major supplier of multi-deck and double-deck trailers for the transport and logistics industry, we constantly come across inspirational women who stand out in a male-dominated environment, succeeding often against the odds. The everywoman awards serve as an encouragement and inspiration to such women and we are proud to be associated with them. For more information please visit www.dekertrailers.co.uk

Transport for London

TfL is pleased to support the everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards 2008. This is a welcome addition to the events calendar and will highlight the important contribution of women in the industry. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

The Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS London) supports the everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards 2008. WTS London works to advance women in transport; these new awards will highlight the achievements of women across our industry, recognition that is long overdue. http://www.wtslondon.org

TABLE SPONSORS

Atkins Ltd

Atkins is the largest engineering consultancy in the UK and fully committed to promoting equality within our own organisation and the wider industry. We are proud to be listed in the Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work. The everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards provides another opportunity to recognise the achievements of women in a traditionally male dominated sector and Atkins is delighted to share in celebrating the contribution that greater equality has made to the transport industry."

Containerlift

As one of the UK’s fastest growing shipping container hauliers and operator of the Steelbro’s sidelifter container handling vehicles Containerlift is proud to be part of the everywoman awards for Transport and Logistics. In a company that is growing rapidly the women in Containerlift’s team play a crucial role and set an example to others.

FedEx

Home Depot

HDNL are proud to be involved in this years everywoman awards.

As the UK's largest, dedicated home delivery and collection service, HDNL deliver over 300,000 parcels in every postcode.every day.

We believe that a delivery service should reflect a clients' brand values. Parcel carriers have become brand ambassadors for their clients as the point of delivery is often the only time a customer will come face-to-face with a brand representative. At HDNL, we strive to ensure that every customer's experience is a positive one and that our drivers represent their clients to the highest degree .

Knights of Old

As a leading logistical solutions provider Knights of Old recognises and values the contribution made by its female members of staff who number 42 out of our 102 strong warehouse and operations teams. In our male dominated industry we are proud to have women in many of our key roles and believe that this is an important element in our continued success. We believe the Everywoman Awards are an excellent opportunity for the industry to celebrate the achievements of its female members.

www.knightsofold.ltd.uk

KPMG

KPMG assist transport companies in dealing with an intensely competitive world, where market consolidation, slowing economies, and the meeting point of the public and private sectors are critical issues. We help companies reshape their business in response to commercial market changes, and the impact of regulatory change.

Diversity is also important to KPMG, we host a variety of forums to help ensure that our people actively encourage us to be as diverse as possible. We’ve set up several schemes to measure our success. For example, to help ensure that women enjoy the same opportunities as men, we’re using data analysis to try and make certain that women aren’t unwittingly discriminated against and that they enjoy the same promotion prospects as their male counterparts.
If you have any transport queries please contact:
Joe Short, Global Executive – Transport
Tel: 020 7311 2637, Web:www.kpmg.co.uk

Kuehne + Nagel Group

With over 52,000 employees at 830 locations in more than 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses with a clear focus on providing IT-based lead logistics solutions. www.kuehne-nagel.com

Serco

Serco Integrated Transport is keen to attract, develop and promote female talent in our rail, road and transport technology businesses. We are

extremely proud of the exceptional women working for us. With still plenty of challenges for women to face, we are grateful for all the excellent work everywoman carry out regarding cultural change, training and support services.

Wincanton

There has been a stunning response to these inaugural awards which is clear evidence that women are successful in logistics and that it’s good to celebrate it.

Wincanton are delighted to be associated with these awards and to raise awareness of this exciting, progressive industry.

 MEDIA PARTNER

 Motor Transport

Motor Transport is proud to support these awards as media partner. We hope that in recognising the achievements by women in the transport industry, more women will follow in their footsteps at a time when the industry so desperately needs them.” Justin Stanton, editor, Motor Transport. http://www.roadtransport.com

 SPECIAL THANKS TO

 Lucy Godfrey