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Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the 37th Annual General Meeting of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) will be held at 13:50 hrs on Tuesday 12 May 2026 at etc venues Monument, 8 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1AE in order to: 1. Receive the report of the board of directors. 2. Receive the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 and the report of the auditors thereon. 3. Appoint auditors and authorise the board to fix their remuneration. 4. In accordance with the Association’s articles to note and approve the election of officers of the Association. 5. Transact any other business which may properly be transacted at an Annual General Meeting.
Thank you, Liverpool: £9,285 raised for charities
Since the days of the Institute of Freight
Forwarders, the forwarding community in Liverpool has held the annual charity dinner and Friday 20 March 2026 saw over 280 people enjoy the latest event The 2026 BIFA Liverpool Region Annual Dinner was jointly hosted by BIFA National Chair Keith Baguley of ACL, and BIFA Liverpool Regional Chair Karol Lima of Paltank, bringing together Members and their guests from across the region and the country. The event took place at the Hilton Liverpool City Centre where guests enjoyed the soothing sounds of Maxine Molin’s harp during arrival drinks, a three-course meal and fundraising activities for Liverpool Zoe’s Place and the
Steve Parker Director General March 2026
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity. The evening was rounded off by local comedian John Martin, followed by dancing until midnight to the DJ and saxophonist. The fantastic sum of £9,285 was raised on the night, which will be shared by the two charities. BIFA would like to express its thanks to the following
companies who supported the event with sponsorship and auction donations: ACL, Cardinal Global Logistics, Genco Logistics, Hapag-Lloyd, Palletways and Unsworth. Thanks also go to those who attended on the night and to everyone who contributed to the success of the event. The full photo gallery of the event can be viewed here .
A BIFA Member may nominate an attendee although there will be a limit on numbers once a quorum is achieved. Please email s.parker@bifa.org Note: Any Member entitled to vote at the above meeting may appoint a proxy to vote on a poll in his stead. A proxy need not be a Member of the Association. A form of proxy is available from Sharon Hammond (s.hammond@bifa.org)
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