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TrustFord recognised as Great Place to Work for women
- 26/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord, the UK’s largest Ford dealer group, has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work. The award comes following a number of initiatives to support colleagues and create a more inclusive workplace. This includes a dedicated chat group specifically for women, [...] -
Bentley promotes talent with Extraordinary Women initiative
- 21/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bentley hosted students from universities in the UK and Qatar at its Crewe headquarters as part of the third edition of its Extraordinary Women initiative. The students spent a week on site, meeting experts and been given an insight into the luxury brand’s manufacturing processes. Introduced to encourage the [...] -
New award to celebrate inspiring women
- 03/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
To celebrate women in automotive retail Auto Trader has introduced a brand new category to its Retail Awards. The Auto Trader Woman of the Year Award will recognise inspiring women working within operational management roles in the sector. The award will also support Automotive 30% Club’s ‘Moonshot’ [...] -
Copart CEO celebrated at Great Women Top 100 awards
- 07/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK and Ireland CEO Jane Pocock has been celebrated at the 2024 Autocar Great Women Top 100, an annual event which celebrates the most influential women in the British car. She was a finalist in the Executive Category, which recognises women who hold senior leadership roles within large businesses and are [...] -
Autoglass teams up with Sheffield United Women
- 29/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass lined up with Sheffield United Women at a joint partnership day to promote women in male-dominated industries. Technicians from Autoglass, the main sponsor of the Sheffield United women’s team, met up with players to share experiences and skills. They gave tutorials in windscreen repair and replacement [...] -
Bentley launches Extraordinary Women programme
- 19/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bentley has launched the third edition of its Extraordinary Women mentorship programme, which will see eight students benefit from one-on-one mentorship by high-achieving women and spend a week at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe. Created in collaboration with the University of Bath, Loughborough, Warwick and [...] -
Automechanika Birmingham to host women’s networking event
- 23/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automechanika Birmingham is joining forces with Women Automotive Network to host a free in-person networking drinks reception on Thursday, 7 March, creating a support network for females within the industry. The special event will take place at Tonight Josephine in Birmingham, from 4pm-8pm and will provide an [...] -
Women Automotive Network to host global online event
- 12/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Women Automotive Network is marking International Women’s Day by hosting a global, virtual meet-up when an inspirational line-up of industry leaders will share their stories in a bid to encourage greater diversity within the sector. Themed #InspireInclusion, the event will take place on 8 March, with more than [...] -
IMI names Muir and Forrester as vice-presidents
- 07/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor industry (IMI) has appointed both Julia Muir Hon FIMI, founder of the Automotive 30% Club, and Robert Forrester, chief executive and co-founder of Vertu Motors, as vice-presidents. Muir has advocated for stronger female representation in the automotive sector throughout her 30-plus-year [...] -
Women Automotive Network announces 2024 agenda
- 10/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Women Automotive Network has announced its exciting line-up of events for 2024 to offer automotive professionals the unique opportunity to meet the next generation of leaders and network with current industry role models. Kicking off on 7 March, the Women Automotive Network is joining forces with its industry [...]