Ruth Amos
Ruth Amos is just 22 but in that time she has many achievements. She has been Young Engineer for Britain, with the StairSteady which she designed aged 15. The StairSteady enables people with limited mobility to use their stairs safely. Ruth set up StairSteady Ltd in 2006 and now runs it full time organising distribution UK wide and has just entered into the European market. Ruth works on projects to promote enterprise motivating both young and old. She is a Make Your Mark Ambassador, a Cragrats Ambassador, an enterprise Role model, a STEM ambassador and a Bloodhound SSC Ambassador. Ruth has won many accolades: Management Today’s 35 Women under 35, Women of the Future ‘young star’ Award, Yorkshire 42 under 42 and ‘Women of Achievement’ by the Women of the Year Foundation. Ruth’s currently fundraising for a trip to Zambia with Habitat for Humanity. She is a Trustee of Sheffield Youth Theatre and an active member of the Fair Trade Steering Group. Ruth is also a member of the National Youth Theatre.
