Local businesswoman, Gail Hounslea, has been shortlisted for the Northwest Women in Business Awards 2010.
Gail, 51 from Bradshaw, Bolton, launched her online retail company Wardworth Ltd in 1999 in a spare bedroom of her family home, trading as Scalesexpress.com and later Ladderstore.com. Today the company has grown to a business with 11 employees and a turnover in excess of £2,000,000. The company’s main focus is as an access solutions provider working in partnership with suppliers and other relevant bodies such as the HSE, the Ladder Association and Federation of Master Builders to provide safe access for working at height.
