06.12.2007

Scaffold lady wins Everywoman award

Sharon Winter, co-founder of Supa Scaffolding, has won the Everywoman Athena Award, for outstanding entrepreneurial success by a woman aged 36 to 49.
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Sharon Wnter with the trophy

The award which began in 2003 is sponsored by The Learning and Skills Council, to recognise and celebrate Britain’s most inspiring female business owners.

Winter was presented with the Award at a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London attended by some 300 women including ex spy master - Dame Stella Rimington and super model Elle Macpherson.

Winter started Supa Scaffolding with her late husband 19 years ago to supply and erect scaffolding to the building, manufacturing and construction industries. She is the now the sole director following her husbands death after a 12 year battle with MS.
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She has had to run the business by herself since then while also caring for their disabled daughter. She says that her personal challenges inspired her to work hard in what is a male dominated industry as she often struggled to be accepted and taken seriously.

Karen Gill, co-founder of everywoman, said: “Every year I am humbled by the sheer grit and determination shown by the winners of the everywoman Awards. Their passion and success is a huge tribute to them and they serve as an inspiration to women in business throughout the country. As an organisation, everywoman is proud to represent the interests of a growing number of entrepreneurs. These women deserve our recognition and congratulations.”
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