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Dawn Gibbins in the press and on TV

Dawn in the press and on TV - news is on the wind

 

We should all shout about the things that make us proud. The Bible put it as 'Don't hide your light under a bushel'. I am proud of my achievements, the role I can play in helping other entrepreneurs and the contribution I can make towards a healthy, balanced society. So, do read and enjoy!

 

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Television

Dawn Gibbins MBE becomes Channel 4’s latest ‘Secret Millionaire’

 

Cheshire, 22nd February 2010.† Successful female entrepreneur, Dawn Gibbins MBE, will be kicking off the new series of Secret Millionaire on 1st March 2010 – donating an incredible £250,000 to 3 charities in Bristol.

 

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BBC TV - The Money Programme

 

When the BBC's Money Programme, Filthy Rich and Female, wanted to spotlight winning UK women entrepreneurs, they featured Dawn Gibbins.

 

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The Times

British Success Story Floors The World

First published in the Times, 2007 

 

Delivering innovation at ground level is helping one British flooring manufacturer reach new heights in success. Read article...

Sunday Times

Cheerful offices help staff work harder

Published in the Sunday Times 2001

 

Keen on improving the working environment: When Dawn Gibbins remodeled Flowcrete's offices, sales were boosted threefold.  Read article

Award for pioneer in a male-dominated field

Financial Times,  25 April 2003

 

A woman who has risen to the top of the traditionally male-dominated construction industry was named Veuve Clicquot businesswoman of the year yesterday. Read artcle...

Sunday Express

Why powerful men seek powerful women

 

Sunday Express, January 2007

 

It was once a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good fortune was in want of a trophy wife – but no longer. Read article

THE SCOTSMAN - Businesswoman of the Year Woman in a ‘man’s world’ takes title

The Scotsman,  25 April 2003

 

Dawn Gibbins, founder and chairwoman of Flowcrete, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of specialist flooring, has been named Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year.

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DAILY MAIL  - The world beater who floored her doubters

Daily Mail, April 24, 2003

 

Like countless other girls, when she was at school Dawn Gibbins dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. But family circumstances were to push her into a much more jard-edged and male-oriented business – concrete flooring.

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Cheshire Life

Setting new standards

Cheshire Life, November 2002

 

When I spoke to Dawn Gibbins, MBE, she had just retuned from a business trip to Kuala Lumpur exploring possibilities in the Tiger economy. Men in suits?  Endless meetings?  Not quite

 

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