BIFA News
A reminder: BIFA annual member company declarations
B IFA distributed the Company Declaration to all BIFA Members in early November. This self-declaration is an important document which con fi rms to BIFA that the company continues 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
Why pay for your BIFA Membership via direct debit? With direct debit payment your subscription is split over two equal payments each year, which may help cashflow (50% in January and 50% in July). To set up direct debit payment, please contact Sarah Milton s.milton@bifa.org who will get this arranged for you. Please note: The option to pay your 2025 subscription fee via direct debit will need to be arranged directly with Sarah Milton prior to January renewal (no later than 16 December 2024). Should you have any questions, or require any database updates, please contact Sarah Milton – BIFA Membership s.milton@bifa.org Thank you for your subscription, and we look forward to supporting you into 2025.
will be sent electronically five to ten 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.
BIFA utilises a network of Regional Representatives around the UK to act as a conduit for the dissemination of information and to seek local Member views on topics of interest. Forthcoming meetings are listed here. All BIFA Members are encouraged to attend their regional meetings, however pre-booking is essential. If there is no event listed in your region see www.bifa.org/events for future dates or contact your local Regional Representative: Support your local Member group
Region
Date
Venue
London East
Tue 10 Dec Tue 10 Dec Wed 11 Dec Thu 12 Dec
Holiday Inn, Basildon
Gatwick
MS Teams
Avonmouth Manchester
Davies Turner, Avonmouth Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Kempton Park Racecourse The Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe
Heathrow
Thu 12 Dec Thu 12 Dec
Anglia
London West, the South & the South West – Paul Cunningham p.cunningham@bifa.org Scotland and the Borders – Chris Curtin c.curtin@bifa.org Northern England and the Midlands – Andrew Melton a.melton@bifa.org Anglia, London East & South East - Paul Newman paul@pnauk.com
Northern Ireland – Shauneen McConville shauneenm@tr- logistics.com BIFA Young Forwarders’ Network FREE networking and information events for younger team members, see www.bifa.org/events
Reporting Freight Related Crime to Border Force – Operations Pegasus and Pandora Please note that there are different numbers for air and ocean. Border Force has confirmed that all reports will be treated in the strictest confidence. Air Contact Numbers Tel: 0203 196 2456 (0700-2000) Tel: 0203 014 5604 (24-hours) Crimestoppers: 0800 555111 or 101 quoting reference Pegasus Ocean Contact Numbers Tel: 01394 303 116 (Office hours) Tel: 07920 587808 (24-hours) Quoting the reference Pandora.
BIFA Events
22 | December 2024
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