BIFAlink January 2025

BIFA Awards

Awards set to bring a sparkle to winter gloom

rowing success and the extreme adventures that he has tackled since his retirement from competitive rowing. The ceremony will culminate with the announcement of winners by the category sponsors and presentation of trophies. For the very first time, the winners will be invited to give a quick interview to BIFAlink TV and a post-event showreel will be released. There are a very limited number of tickets still available for the BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony. If you would like to attend, please visit https://awards.bifa.org/request- tickets/ to book.

A s the Christmas festivities and promise of the New Year celebrations fade, with the cold, dark days of January stretching ahead, it is easy to think that the British winter will never end. However, the BIFA Freight Service Awards luncheon ceremony on the third Thursday of January always provides a spark of excitement in the darkness.

Representatives from the 39 BIFA member companies vying for the winner’s trophies will gather with their colleagues and guests to enjoy their moment in the spotlight as finalist certificates are presented ahead of a delicious three course luncheon. After lunch, ceremony host, James Cracknell OBE will take the stage to talk about his Olympic

Thank you The sponsors of the BIFA Freight Service Awards are hugely important to the success of the event and BIFA is grateful for their support year after year. The 2024 competition has been sponsored by:

Descartes www.descartes.com/home – Extra Mile Award

Port Express https://port-express.com/ – Ocean Services Award

Simpex www.simpex.co.uk/ – ceremony tickets

Albacore IT for Business

Descartes + Boxtop Technologies

Macbeth Insurance Brokers www.macbeths.co.uk/busines

s/specialist/marine- insurance/ – Project Forwarding Award

www.boxtop.net/ – Supply Chain Management Award

Albacore Systems www.albacore.co.uk/ – Staff Development Award

TT Club www.ttclub.com/ – European Logistics Award

American Airlines Cargo www.aacargo.com/index.htm l – Sustainable Logistics & the Environment Award

Descartes + Thyme IT www.thyme-it.com/ – Specialist Services Award

Maersk www.maersk.com/ – staging and lighting

Virgin Atlantic Cargo www.virginatlanticcargo.com /gb/en.html – Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award

Elite Global Logistics Network www.elitegln.com/Home – table wines

MCP PLC www.mcpplc.com/ – finalists’ certificates

ASM (UK) www.asm.org.uk/en/home/ – contribution to host

Woodland Group www.woodlandgroup.com/ – Winners’ trophies

Menzies LLP www.menzies.co.uk/sector/tr ansport-logistics/ – Apprentice of the Year Award

CNS www.cnsonline.co.uk/cargoes / – ceremony programme

IAG Cargo www.iagcargo.com/en/home / – Air Cargo Services Award

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