Jayne Law, Sales and Marketing Manager for Dow Building Solutions in the UK and Ireland, has been made a MBE in the 2012 New Year Honours List for services to the insulation industry.

Jayne joined Dow in 1987 as a Field Sales Representative for STYROFOAM after previous roles in the construction, cement and concrete industries. Roles as sales and industry specialist followed, before she moved into a European marketing management position for Dow's insulation.

She took up her current role in 2004, alongside which she sits on the governing council of the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE), a lobbying and campaigning organisation in the field of energy efficiency.

"It was quite amazing to receive such an honour and to be honest I'm still in shock!" said Jayne. "I'm lucky to be very passionate about what I do which makes driving for continuous improvement in the insulation industry much more than just a job for me – but I must admit this is the icing on the cake and a great start to 2012 for our business!"


Jayne recently oversaw the introduction of STYROFOAM-A insulation in the UK, which uses CO2 as a blowing agent giving it a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than five. This was followed at the end of 2011 with thermal conductivity improvements across the STYROFOAM product range.

She is also a strong advocate of building techniques such as Passivhaus: STYROFOAM product FLOORMATE 300-A was used extensively on England’s first certified residential Passivhaus and was specified on the UK’s first rural affordable housing Passivhaus scheme.

Andrew Warren, Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy, welcomed the honour. "This award is so richly deserved," he said. "Jayne has been Dow's representative on the Association for the Conservation of Energy’s Governing Council since 2004. Both at our formal meetings, and at informal sessions with both ministers and civil servants, she never fails to hit precisely the right note.

"Unfailingly, she offers courtesy, professionalism and business acumen, in ways that bring credit not just to the division she leads and her company, but indeed to the entire industry - this gong couldn’t have been given to a nicer person!"

Honours lists are published twice a year: at New Year and in mid-June on the date of The Queen's official birthday. They consist of knighthoods and damehoods, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry awards to servicemen and women and civilians.

Anyone can nominate someone for an honour, but they are only given to people who reach the required standard of merit in terms of exceptional achievement or service. Nominees must pass the scrutiny of several committee stages before a list is offered to the Queen for her approval, with the final list being published in the official Crown newspaper, the London Gazette.

(CD/GK)