At a gala function held last night, 14 August 2014 at Emperor’s Palace, Arup won the Top Gender Empowered Company: Chemicals & Construction at the 11th annual Top Women Awards, sponsored by Standard Bank.

The awards are a collaborative platform dedicated to recognising outstanding leadership, inspiration, vision and innovation in organisations that have stepped up and shaped women’s roles within the private and public sectors. The awards categories reflect a wide spectrum of work these deserving women from the public and private sectors are involved in. This includes CEOs, executives and leaders in corporate South Africa, SMMEs, government departments and agencies, and entrepreneurs.

“We are delighted to have won this award in our sector,” says Charlotte Middleton, associate and marketing & communications manager. “It is a reflection of the importance Arup places on reinvesting in intellectual capital.

“A large part of that reinvestment is the Arup Education Trust, which owns 30% of Arup in South Africa. Focused on giving holistic bursaries to deserving disadvantaged youth for their studies in the build environment, the AET focuses primarily on women.

“It also adds to our accolades, as last month, two of our women engineers were part of the six finalists for Transport Personality of the Year, part of the Africa Transport 2014 Awards and Salome van Rhyn, an associate at Arup, won this award.”

This year, over 160 companies from a range of sectors, including agriculture, science and technology, transport and retail entered the awards. In order to be shortlisted as a finalist, companies must meet certain criteria, such as an annual turnover of R35 million or more, 30% female staff, 10% and above female senior management and 1-1.5% of per capita expenditure to be spent on skills development for women.

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. From 90 offices in offices in 38 countries, over 11,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion. For more information, go to www.arup.com.

Issued on behalf of: Arup

Contact: Charlotte Middleton
Associate | Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel:  +27 11 218 7885
Cell:  +27 82 377 1212
Fax:  +27 11 218 7601 
Email:  charlotte.middleton@arup.com
Website:  www.arup.com
Date: 15 August 2014

Issued by: Freelancers Writing Services
Contact: Gwen Watkins
E-mail: gwen@freelancers.co.za
Website: www.freelancers.co.za 

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. From 90 offices in 38 countries, over 11,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion. For more information, go to www.arup.com.

Issued on behalf of: Arup
Contact: Charlotte Middleton
Associate | Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel:  +27 11 218 7885
Cell:  +27 82 377 1212
Fax:  +27 11 218 7601 
Email:  charlotte.middleton@arup.com
Website:  www.arup.com
Date: 15 August 2014

Issued by: Freelancers Writing Services
Contact: Gwen Watkins
E-mail: gwen@freelancers.co.za
Website: www.freelancers.co.za