Two of Tata Steel UK’s leading lights have been shortlisted for the inaugural Women in Packaging Excellence Awards.
Sarah Passmore, Commercial Manager – Packaging, has been nominated for the Packaging Leadership Award, while Market and Business Development Manager Nicola Jones is up for the Woman of the Year gong in the Retailers and Manufacturers category.
There were further nominations for Gemma Finn-Lewis (Excellence in Packaging Engineering), Amanda Foley (Packaging Operations Excellence Award), and Victoria Simeonides and Laura Griffiths (Packaging Leadership Award).
Alongside Tata Steel UK, other prominent brands featured include Waitrose, Nando’s, Aldi, Kingfisher and Ocado.
Event director Simone Broadhurst said:
“Women need to set benchmarks for others to aspire to – which these awards highlight – and mentoring women is absolutely crucial for this industry to continue to evolve.
“We look forward to welcoming colleagues and peers up and down the packaging supply chain at the inaugural Women in Packaging Excellence Awards.”
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 10 July.
About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030. - In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.
- Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
- The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$26 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2025.