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Young Forwarder Network event round-up
Two Young Forwarder Network (YFN) events took place in August, one face-to-face and one virtual, with another virtual event taking place in early September. Face-to-face in Manchester The second YFN NW event of 2022 was held at the Nest, Manchester, in August and was another success. Around 20 individuals attended the event and everyone, both attendees and organisers, said how much they enjoyed it. For some it was their first time, having been prevented from joining live events during the COVID-19 pandemic. All were welcomed by BIFA staff and YFN committee members Joel, Jacob, Lydia and Georgia. Carl Hobbis, executive director at BIFA, gave an update on what is happening with the virtual YFN and in other areas of the country. The highlight of the afternoon was a brilliant, inspirational talk by Adam Williams of Maltacourt about the highs and lows in his career so far, encouraging the YFN members present to develop their own careers and invest in themselves. Lots of great questions followed and Adam generously shared his time and ideas with the YFN. After the event itself, a lovely buffet and networking opportunity was available, allowing attendees to meet others and share experiences.
indicated that their companies were already offering railfreight as a transport option to customers. A lively Q&A session at the end of the event confirmed that there is great interest in developing railfreight services further to a wide range of customers. YFN – BIFA Awards In early September the BIFA Awards were the subject of a virtual YFN, with attendees being encouraged to consider both the company categories and the two categories for individuals. The 2021 winners of the Apprentice of the Year and Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Awards are none other than the current YFN chair, Herbie Cobby, and the immediate past chair, Laura Hobby. Following a presentation on the BIFA Awards by Sharon Hammond, events and communications executive at BIFA, both Herbie and Laura shared their personal experience of the awards entry process, their reasons for entering and the benefits they have enjoyed since as a result of the publicity. Future events See www.bifa.org/events for details of future events. All apprentices and new staff of BIFA members are welcome to join the Young Forwarder Network and attend events. To be added to the YFN mailing list, email communications@bifa.org
YFN Northwest committee members with guest speaker Adam Williams (centre)
YFN – Railfreight options Towards the end of August there was one of the highest ever turnouts for the virtual YFN event presented by well-known railfreight consultant and guru David Cross. David has spent over 30-years
working in railfreight and spoke with passion about the developments in, and uses of, this mode of transport, particularly in the drive to net-zero and reducing the number of HGVs on our road network. Of those present, around 50%
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