BIFAlink December 2025

Charity

Stronger together — BIFA goes gold at Transaid Showcase 2025

BIFA’s leadership signals that corporate and trade-body support for charitable work is not a sideline activity — but a core part of how the sector presents itself

stakeholders and Transaid’s team to reflect on the progress made and the journey ahead. With the Patron in attendance, the event carried both gravitas and momentum. As Gold Sponsor, BIFA was at the forefront of the event’s profile, aligning the trade association with Transaid’s flagship gathering and helping to spotlight the charity’s impact. The Showcase format enables Transaid to highlight its latest programmes, share real stories of change and engage its supporter network. BIFA’s positioning helps ensure the logistics sector’s voice is heard and mobilised. The transport and forwarding sector has a unique role in enabling connectivity and supply chains globally. By backing Transaid, BIFA helps its membership align with purpose- driven initiatives beyond business-as-usual.

T he British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reaf fi rmed its commitment to global impact by stepping in as Gold Sponsor of the Transaid Showcase 2025 — an important event in the calendar of the international development charity Transaid. The event was graced by the presence of the charity’s Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal (Princess Anne), underscoring the depth of this partnership. A legacy of partnership For many years, BIFA has stood alongside Transaid, championing the charity’s mission to transform lives through safer, more available and sustainable transport across sub-Saharan Africa.

Transaid’s role in developing professional driver training standards, improving access to healthcare and delivering road- safety programmes is rooted in industry partnerships such as this. Elevating its role to gold sponsorship for the 2025 Showcase signals a further step in BIFA’s commitment: joining forces at the highest level of event support, serving not only as a sponsor, but as a strategic advocate and industry voice for Transaid’s work. The Showcase 2025 event: What it meant Attended by BIFA representatives, Steve Parker and Carl Hobbis, the Showcase brought together 125 corporate partners, industry

“ The transport and forwarding sector has a unique role in enabling connectivity and supply chains

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