RS Components Sponsors IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award
By Electrocomponents Plc And Rs Components, PRNEWednesday, July 13, 2011
OXFORD, England, July 14, 2011 -
RS Components (RS), the world’s leading high service distributor
of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of
Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), is sponsoring the 2011 Institution
of Engineering & Technology (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the
Year Award.
The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award is presented to
the best female engineer under the age of 30 working in the UK
today. Additional prizes include the Mary George Memorial Prize for
apprentices and the Women’s Engineering Society Prize, which is
awarded to a graduate engineer. These accolades seek to recognise
and celebrate the achievements of young women in engineering and
aim to inspire others to enter the profession. The winners will be
announced at an exclusive awards ceremony taking place on Thursday
1st December at IET London, Savoy Place.
“We are delighted to have RS Components on board as an award
sponsor, as they share the IET’s aim in encouraging more young
women into the engineering and technology sector,” says Linda
Deleay, Awards and Prizes Manager at The IET.
Jon Hull, Head of Resourcing at RS Components comments, “Our
ongoing support of this award reflects our objective of promoting
women in this sector and recognising some of the outstanding talent
already out there. We are keen to support the future talent in what
is clearly a growing industry.”
Too few women currently enter the engineering profession. The
IET’s survey of engineering and technology companies found that 10%
of engineering apprentices, 4% of engineering technicians and 5% of
professional engineers currently working in industry are
female.
The lack of women in engineering is a significant problem. The
engineering sector suffers considerable skills shortages.
Attracting more women into engineering will help address skills
shortages and boost the UK economy.
The IET, in partnership with others, is pursuing a range of
measures to increase the number of women in engineering, including
the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award.
About RS Components
RS Components is the world’s leading high service distributor of
electronics and maintenance products serving 1.6 million customers
worldwide. Through operations in 32 countries and 17 warehouses,
the Group distributes 550,000 products ranging from semiconductors
and optoelectronics to power tools and protective clothing. The
product and service portfolio supports the entire product lifecycle
from R&D through pre-production to maintenance and repair,
shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the same day the orders are
received.
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of
Electrocomponents plc. The Group is listed on the London Stock
Exchange and in the last financial year to 31 March 2011 had
revenues of £1.18bn. For more information, please visit the
website at
About IET Awards &
Scholarships
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is Europe’s
largest professional engineering organisation, sharing and
advancing knowledge to promote science, engineering and technology
across the world. Part of its remit is promoting, recognising
and rewarding excellence and it does this through four awards
programmes: The Ambition Awards, Achievement Awards, Innovation
Awards and Young Woman Engineer Awards.
The IET Ambition Awards programme includes a range of
undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships, competitions and
travel awards encouraging young people to enter the engineering and
technology profession and providing financial support throughout
university. The IET Achievement Awards recognise the exceptional
achievements of individuals working in the engineering and
technology profession. The IET Innovation Awards celebrate
the products, technologies and processes that lead the way in
engineering innovation. The IET Young Woman Engineer Awards
recognise and promote women in engineering and technology and
encourage more women to join the profession.
The IET provides around £200,000 every year in awards and
scholarships.
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Further information is available via these links:
RS Components on Linkedin
Relevant Links:
Electrocomponents plc
RS Components
Contacts: For further information, please contact Amy Hayward-Paine, RS Components UK PR Manager, amy.hayward-paine at rs-components.com +44(0)1536-405156, +44(0)7796-275472.
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