Celebrating the contribution made by women across our business

It’s International Women’s Day and we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the careers and achievements of women across our business with a number of initiatives.

They include a live questions and answers session with our CEO Simon Willis and members of our Network of Women (NOW UK) group to talk about the important steps we are taking to becoming a more fair, respectful and inclusive business.

“We are working hard to improve the gender balance as currently only 17 per cent of our workforce are women and our aim is to make a substantive change in this area,” said Simon Willis.

“It’s important to remember that having a more equitable gender balance can increase positivity, lead to better problem solving and enable all to progress their careers.”

Guest speaker Dr Ines Ploss, director of group purchasing at our parent company HeidelbergCement, will also talk about what she is doing to support HeidelbergCement’s global NOW group.

In addition, several women from across the business have recorded short videos to talk about their experiences of working at Hanson and the opportunities on offer.

The NOW UK group was launched last year to drive action and create an open platform for discussion and to further awareness of the importance of gender equality. Along with an active membership of over 100 employees, the group holds ‘lunch and learn’ meetings, which facilitate discussion on important gender-focussed topics – with women mentors from within Hanson also sharing their knowledge and experiences.