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Tees Business sales manager Chris Garbutt promoting the Tees Businesswomen Awards with some of the female workforce of ITS .
Girl power !
The ladies of Middlesbroughbased Industrial Technology Systems ( ITS ) are proving that engineering is not just a man ’ s world
WORDS : JULIE BURNISTON PICTURES : CHRIS BOOTH
Celebrating women in a “ man ’ s world ” is Malcolm Knott ’ s aim .
The managing director of ITS had already decided , after discussion with his female employees , to sponsor the Breaking The Mould category in the upcoming Tees Businesswomen Awards “ because that ’ s just what each and every one of them is doing .”
But Malcolm wanted to go further and give the ladies of ITS a chance to have their voices heard .
“ The women who work here are employed on their merits . Many of them are in senior roles and excel at what they do , but I ’ m also aware that some have had a far from smooth journey to the top ,” says Malcolm .
“ I wanted to take this opportunity to raise their profiles and celebrate their achievements .”
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