2007 First Woman of Manufacturing
Jane Atkinson
Time and again, Jane Atkinson has blazed a trail in manufacturing. For example, she was the first woman in the world to run a blast furnace (at Redcar and the first woman to manage the Wilton Power Station. She is currently helping to commission the first green energy biomass boiler operation in the UK.
2007 Shortlist
Marion Broughton, Thales UK
Sue Davenport, Pasta King
Julie Globe, Plaxton
Helen Thomas, H Weston & Sons
