Sarah graduated from Loughborough with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Management in 2004. She has also got a master’s in operations excellence from Cranfield. Additionally, she is now General Manager of Motion Control and Sustainability Lead at Siemens.
On receiving the award Sarah said:
“It is so lovely to be recognised for supporting UK manufacturing and UK industry. I am not alone though; my fellow nominees are amazing. Megan and Nipuni are brilliant ambassadors and champions for manufacturing in the UK and they deserve to share this award with me.
Sarah added:
“I have loved manufacturing since I first walked through the door of Lincoln Ruston Works and seeing how proud people were of the heritage of the company, having been there for over one hundred years.
“I didn’t truly recognise the passion of the UK manufacturing community until about eight years ago. I started to engage with people in the manufacturing industry and meet people like Megan and Nipuni. UK manufacturing is a vital part of our economy and, according to the Manufacturing Technologies Association's report on the true impact of UK Manufacturing, we account for £518 billion of UK GDP and support 7.3 million jobs.
“Manufacturers are so important, and we need to focus on improving our image, increasing our diversity, working together with Government and our trade bodies to help others recognise how far we really are as an industry.”
Congratulations Sarah.