Specialising in 3D printing elbow or wrist-controlled prosthetics that allow the user to grip and control objects, Handprints e-NABLE also work on Outreach and Education to help disabled animals as well as to promote engineering at schools and STEM fairs.

The prestigious Award was presented at the inaugural Engineering Talent Awards 2020.

Organised by EqualEngineers, the Engineering Talent Awards winners were revealed in a day-long social media event on 09 September, and culminated in a virtual event to celebrate the overall winners and 15 wider category winners.

Engineering stars of the present and future were joined by keynote speakers from SSE, headline sponsors of the awards, and the event partner the Royal Academy of Engineering to celebrate the diversity and talent of the engineering and technology profession.

The 15 category winners were chosen from over 130 nominations from a wide array of engineering organisations, industries and geographical locations.

Engineering Talent Awards 2020 winners:

·      Executive Leader of the Year 2020 - Prof. Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering)

·      Best Innovation of the Year 2020 - Qflow, Brittany Harris, Qualis Flow

·      Employee Network of the Year 2020 - OutLinkUK, BAE Systems

·      Best Project of the Year 2020 - Together the Best Campaign, UK Power Networks

·      Best Recruitment Team of the Year 2020 - Siemens Talent Acquisition Team

·      Best Inclusion Programme of the Year 2020 - New Directions, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association

·      Small-Medium Enterprise of the Year 2020 - The Fire Surgery

·      Large Employer of the Year 2020 - Morson Group

·      Best Professional Engineering Institution of the Year 2020 - The Royal Aeronautical Society

·      Engineering Returner of the Year 2020 - Ann Stanhope, Dstl

·      Chartered Engineer of the Year 2020 - Dr Ozak Esu, Building Research Establishment

·      Engineering Student of the Year 2020 - Floriane Fidegnon-Edoh, Universty of Warwick

·      Engineering Graduate of the Year 2020 - Brogan MacDonald, Ramboll

·      Engineering Apprentice of the Year 2020 - Rachel Green, Cadent Gas

·      Best Engineering Society of the Year 2020 - Handprints e-NABLE Scotland, University of Glasgow

Mark McBride-Wright, Founder & Managing Director of EqualEngineers said; “I am proud to have got these awards off the ground to celebrate outstanding achievement in engineering and technology, and being able to reward those who are making a huge impact in equality and diversity is just fantastic. It was also a time for the business community to come together, not only to celebrate the accomplishments of the deserving winners and finalists, but also to mark the fact that we all continue to play a vital role in the success of our engineering and technology sector and that its future achievements will be built on the foundations we lay today.”

John Downes, Director of Engineering & Innovation, SSE Renewables commented; “Judging this year’s awards was tough. Every entry was of a high standard and each one was unique which made the decision harder. The quality of the organisations and individuals we have operating in the engineering and technology sector is superb, and these awards give them the true recognition that they deserve.”

Polly Williams, Head of Diversity and Inclusion of Royal Academy of Engineering says:

“We were pleased to be supporting these awards, which raise the profile of the work that organisations are doing to make engineering more inclusive and recognise and celebrate talented engineers promoting diversity in the profession. The Academy is a vocal supporter of efforts to make engineering more diverse as well as promoting an inclusive culture. These awards highlight the aspects of our profession that make it a desirable place to work and thrive.”

And, we couldn’t have accomplished so much in our first year without our sponsors that we’re extremely proud to have worked with: SSE, our headline sponsor; Royal Academy of Engineering, our event partner; Babcock; ECITB; Heathrow; Institute of Healthcare, Engineering and Estate Management; MBDA; Recite Me; Siemens; The Institution of Engineering & Technology; and UKAEA. 

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Notes to editors

Further detail on specific categories is available on the event website: www.engineeringtalentawards.com

To interview Mark McBride-Wright, Founder & Director of EqualEngineers contact him on mark@equalengineers.com  

@EqualEngineers @markmcbw

#ETAwards20

About EqualEngineers  

EqualEngineers has established itself as a go-to organisation to support engineering organisations in equality, diversity and inclusion with a speciality on engaging the male-majority. The engineering sector lacks in diversity and inclusion of under-represented groups, which is proven to increase performance, growth and innovation, as well as improve health, safety and wellbeing. EqualEngineers provides a solution to this through training, consultancy, recruitment and events.

About SSE

SSE is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest energy companies and aims to be a leading provider of energy and related services in a low-carbon world.  It is the leading developer, operator and owner of renewable energy infrastructure across the UK and Ireland and is also involved in the transmission of electricity in the north of Scotland and the distribution of electricity in the north of Scotland and central southern England.

About the Royal Academy of Engineering

As the UK’s national academy for engineering and technology, we bring together the most successful and talented engineers from academia and business – our Fellows – to advance and promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of society.

We harness their experience and expertise to provide independent advice to government, to deliver programmes that help exceptional engineering researchers and innovators realise their potential to engage the public with engineering and to provide leadership for the profession.

We have three strategic priorities:

•          Make the UK the leading nation for engineering innovation and businesses

•          Address the engineering skills and diversity challenge

•          Position engineering at the heart of society

We bring together engineers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics, educators and the public in pursuit of these goals. Engineering is a global profession, so we work with partners across the world to advance engineering’s contribution to society on an international, as well as a national scale.