The awards acknowledge individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to science, engineering or technology either by research and development or by leadership.
He will be presented with the award at a ceremony in London on 15 November.
Hankins joined Renishaw as an apprentice aged 16 and went on to achieve a degree in Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Management at Cardiff University, sponsored by the company. He progressed through various roles in engineering, production management and operations management at Renishaw, before being given responsibility for the overall management of UK manufacturing operations in 2006.
Today, Hankins is responsible for the operations, process engineering and support functions associated with manufacturing and facilities in the UK. He is also a director of Renishaw Ireland and has responsibility for manufacturing operations at Renishaw’s German subsidiary, itp Gmbh.
Says Hankins: “While this is an individual award, I believe that it also recognises the tremendous global success of Renishaw and the outstanding contribution of our highly skilled manufacturing teams. I have been fortunate to spend my career in a culture that encourages people to strive for excellence.
“I am also fortunate to work alongside manufacturing professionals who, on a daily basis, have risen to the challenges of delivering complex, high quality products to Renishaw’s global customers. This has been achieved against the backdrop of strong growth, rapidly changing customer demands and a constant stream of new innovations.”
Winners are nominated by their peers and selected by a panel of judges at the IET.
