Awards
Possibly unique amongst elite sports, BIFA Freight Service Awards host James Cracknell OBE and his teammates, spent their competitive careers looking backwards. And whilst BIFA is usually focused on the future and ensuring that the views of Members are taken into consideration, the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony in January is an opportunity to look back over projects and work that has taken place in the past year. BIFA Awards – a rare lo
T he third Thursday in January, falling this year on 16 January, has for 36 years been the day of the BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony. Over the years the event has evolved but retains the core value of celebrating excellence within our industry. As rowers throughout the nation prepared for summer regattas, the 2024 BIFA Freight Service Awards competition opened for entries and the judges were delighted to receive a wide range of case studies relating to all nine category awards, along with excellent submissions from individuals to the Apprentice of the Year and Young Freight Forwarder of the Year categories. As autumn turned to winter and all but the hardiest rowers swapped their oars and rowing shells for indoor rowing machines, the judges
met to review the submissions and determine who would be first over the line. The ceremony Supported once again by 18 category and ceremony sponsors, the doors to The Brewery opened to welcome over 550 guests to the event. Following pre- luncheon drinks, guests took their seats in the grand Porter Tun room where Steve Parker, director general, gave the opening speech in which he reflected on the turbulence and choppy waters of the past year. All 52 finalists were then invited to the stage to receive their certificates from BIFA president Sir Peter Bottomley and event host James Cracknell OBE.
14 | February 2025
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