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Reminder to all Members – Membership Renewal 2025
BIFA revives National Conference During the Business Leaders Forum event last month, BIFA director general Steve Parker announced plans for a BIFA National Conference in May 2025. This two-day event will bring together BIFA Members from around the UK and will tackle a range of relevant issues affecting the industry. The first BIFA National Conference for 19 years, it will be held at the centrally located Warwick Conferences venue, The Slate, on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 May, and will include a variety of conference sessions, networking opportunities, a drinks reception and gala dinner. There will also be opportunities for sponsors and exhibitors to attend.
Now begins the renewal of BIFA Trading Membership for 2025. In early November you will receive a request for your BIFA Annual Member Company Declaration which will be sent electronically to all Members. This will be followed by your 2025 Membership Renewal Subscription Invoice (also electronically) in early January 2025. BIFA Annual Member Company Declarations In early November we will distribute the Company Declaration to all BIFA Members. This self-declaration is an important document which confirms to BIFA that you continue to meet the criteria for BIFA Membership. This document also allows you to inform BIFA of any changes to the category of your subscription to reflect your current set up. Please note: Company
Declarations must be returned no later than 16 December 2024. 2025 Membership Renewal Subscription Invoice Invoices will be issued to all Members electronically in early January for those who pay their subscription annually. For Members who pay by direct debit, invoices will be sent electronically 5-10 days prior to the direct debit being applied for in mid-January and mid- July each year. Please note: For those who pay their subscription annually, payment is required within 30 days of invoice date. Why not look to pay for your BIFA Membership via Direct Debit If you don’t already use this payment method, it is worth considering, as we allow you to spread your subscription over two equal payments each year,
which may help cashflow (50% in January and 50% in July). Should this be of interest to you, please contact Sarah Milton s.milton@bifa.org who will be able to set this up. Please note: the option to pay your 2025 subscription fee via direct debit will need to be arranged directly with Sarah Milton prior to the January renewal (no later than 16December 2024). Should you have any questions, or require any database updates, please contact Sarah Milton – BIFA Membership s.milton@bifa.org Don’t forget... it is important that you always let us know of any changes to key contacts, email addresses and location addresses etc. Thank you for your subscription, and we look forward to supporting you into 2025.
14-15 May 2025
To qualify for an earlybird discount on ticket prices, register your interest before 30 November by scanning the QR code and completing your details.
The Limits of Liability for Carriers
In association with
By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.42 per kg
By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.05 per kg £683.26 per package
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.05 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.54 per kg
Insurance for the Marine & Logistics industries
(The SDR rate on 17 October 2024,
By air – Montreal Convention (22 SDR): £22/55 per kg
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