BIFA Awards
Apprentice of the Year Award fi nalists
Dylan Cheesman Iwan Williams
Joseph Freestone Keira Greenough Leah Griggs
Luis Matthews
Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award fi nalists
Charlie Griffiths
Charmaine Anderson Georgia Gibson
Magdalena Krasinska Thomas Bedocs
Ben Thompson
Celebrating remarkable individuals Ceremony sponsors
A key part of the BIFA Freight Service Awards is the recognition of individuals making their mark in this great industry with awards dedicated to apprentices and young freight forwarders. In this month’s issue of BIFAlink we celebrate the 12 remarkable individuals who have been named as finalists in the Apprentice of the Year Award, sponsored by Menzies LLP, and the Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo. Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by Menzies LLP achievements of those in the early stages of their forwarding careers, who are studying (or have recently completed) a relevant apprenticeship programme. Apprenticeships provide a structured This category celebrates the learning path to ensure that the essential knowledge and skills are covered, while allowing the individual to learn from colleagues in a working
environment resulting in confident and competent employees. The six finalists in the Apprentice of the Year Award 2024 are: • Dylan Cheesman, Unsworth UK • Iwan Williams, United Worldwide Logistics • Joseph Freestone, Woodland Group • Keira Greenough , Cardinal Global Logistics • Leah Griggs , Laser Transport International • Luis Matthews, Ligentia UK Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award – sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo The Young Freight Forwarder category is aimed at member employees under the age of 32 who have established their career and have ambitions for the future. The six finalists will be interviewed by the judging panel when they will have the opportunity to discuss their career to date, their motivation and their thoughts on the industry of the future. The winner of the Young
Freight Forwarder of the Year Award will be nominated as the UK entrant to the FIATA/TT Club International Young Logistics Professional Award in 2025. The six finalists of the Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2024 are: • Ben Thompson, NNR Global Logistics UK • Charlie Grif fi ths, NNR Global Logistics UK • Charmaine Anderson, Blue Water Shipping UK • Georgia Gibson, cargo-partner • Magdalena Krasinska, Unsworth UK • Thomas Bedocs, DHL Global Forwarding Announcement of winners Each of the above finalists will attend the BIFA Awards luncheon ceremony on Thursday 16 January 2025 to receive their certificate and await the announcement of the winners. The BIFA Awards ceremony is sponsored by: ASM (UK), CNS, Elite Global Network, Maersk, MCP plc, Simpex and Woodland Group.
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