Ahead of the annual everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards, we find out more about this year’s Warehousing category finalists. These are exceptional women excelling in their role within a warehousing environment.
The finalists for the 2024 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced. Now in their 17th year, the awards were launched to shine a spotlight on the varied and increasing avenues of opportunities available in the traditionally male-dominated industry and celebrate the important role that women play within it. Despite industry progress, only 23% of the industry’s 1.5 million employees identify as women, more than half of these women are in non-transport roles, and alarmingly 54% of organisations lack formal targets, commitments, or quotas for gender diversity.
Studies consistently demonstrate that diverse teams foster greater creativity, problem-solving abilities, employee engagement, and overall profitability within organisations. The economic benefits of equalising the labour force could lead to potential gains of 10% of GDP by 2030.2 Attracting, retaining, and advancing women has the power to fuel progress, unlock innovation and drive growth, not just for organisations but for the UK economy. Now in their 25th year, everywoman continues to play a significant part in recognising exceptional women whose innovation, skills, resilience, and leadership will inspire future generations of women to fulfil their career ambitions in vibrant and dynamic industries.
Shining a light on The Warehousing Award Finalists
The Warehousing Award category, sponsored by FedEx Express, is awarded to two women excelling in their role within a warehousing environment, one ‘Above & Beyond’ at any stage of their career journey, and one ‘Leader’ who is operating at a senior role within their organisation.
The Warehousing (Above & Beyond) Award finalists are:
•Beysun Duru, 3PL Regional Manager at Amazon, from London
•Charlotte Firth, Automation Project Engineer at Wincanton, from Stockton-on-Tees
•Charlotte Griffin, Admin Manager at AMCO Group from Redditch
•Claire Harrison, Shift Manager at Booker, from Liverpool
The Warehousing (Leader) Award finalists are:
•Laura Davidson, General Manager at Wincanton, from Rugby
•Nabeela Malek, Fresh and Frozen Warehouse Manager at James Hall & Co Ltd, from Preston
•Sarah Pritchett, General Manager at DSV, from Measham
•Sarika Shah, Principle at Amazon Logistics from London
This year, The Warehousing Award is sponsored by FedEx Express, who said: “We are proud to be supporting the everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards, we have so many great women within the industry and the chance to celebrate and recognise that talent is so important. There is a real need to encourage more women into transport and logistics to bring a wider range of views, skills and opinions. The Women’s Inclusive Network at FedEx is committed to creating a support, development and mentoring network that will champion, increase, advance and retain the number of females at all levels and make our sector more attractive to potential employees.”
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and luncheon held on 27th June 2024 where this year’s finalists, winners and industry stars will join to hear the stories and celebrate the achievements of these inspirational women in transport and logistics.
For further information about all the finalists, or to book tickets for this networking event and celebration, visit www.everywoman.com/tlawards.
Or to book places for your future female talent on everywoman’s leadership programmes, visit www.everywoman.com/leadership-training-portfolio
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