Awards
Air Cargo Services: Left, Jacqui Brohi of sponsor IAG Cargo; Centre, Leighton Bonnett of Uniserve
Sustainable Logistics & the Environment: Andy Cornwall of sponsor American Airlines Cargo; Centre, Paul Fowler, DHL Global Forwarding
Staff Development: Left, Charlie Frost of sponsor Albacore Systems; Centre, Kevin Noble, Speedy Freight
Project Forwarding: Centre, David Richardson of deugro; Right, Danial Wright of sponsor Macbeth Insurance Brokers
Supply Chain Management: Centre, Chrissy Nicholls and Andy Quincey, Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics; Right, Shane Paddington of sponsor Descartes + Boxtop Technologies
Specialist Services: Left, Steve Breen of sponsor Descartes + Thyme IT; Centre, Sarah Franklin, John Pipe International
James Cracknell appears in all pictures above (right or left)
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with the four general categories: Danial Wright of sponsor Macbeth Insurance Brokers announced deugro as the winner of the Project Forwarding Award for its work in moving over 100,000 tonnes of cargo from various worldwide locations to a remote island off Papua New Guinea. The project included training and co-ordinating a site workforce of over 1,000 people and ensuring that the remote delivery point was equipped to deal with the incoming cargoes. The second award, presented by Steve Breen of Descartes + Thyme IT, went to John Pipe International for its submission to the Specialist Services Award, recognising its exceptional ability to listen and collaborate with its clients, understanding customer challenges and enabling them to develop innovative solutions tailored to specific needs. The Staff Development Award, sponsored by Albacore Systems, was awarded to Speedy Freight by Charlie Frost. Speedy Freight impressed the judges with the ‘Speedy Freight Days’ induction for new staff and training hubs in Northampton and Knutsford which offer a wide range of training courses, from Foundation to Advanced, covering many aspects of the Speedy business. Moving around 400 tonnes per week, out-of-gauge aircraft wings were transported to the port of Liverpool via routes agreed with the local police in North Wales by the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award, Atlantic Paci fi c Global Logistics . This award was announced by Shane Paddington of sponsor Descartes + Boxtop Technologies. The winner of the Extra Mile Award, sponsored by Descartes Systems and announced by Howard Marsh, was United Worldwide Logistics based in South Wales whose ability to adapt to customer requirements, no matter how urgent or complex, coupled with its flexibility and attention to detail shone through the submission. Having been introduced in 2023 and sponsored by
American Airlines Cargo, the Sustainable Logistics & the Environment Award is the newest category in the portfolio. The trophy was presented by Andy Cornwall to DHL Global Forwarding in recognition of the breadth and scope of its efforts in the field of sustainability and science-based decarbonisation targets for 2030. The ceremony continued with the announcement of the three modal categories, beginning with the Air Cargo Services Award sponsored by IAG Cargo. Jacqui Brohi joined James Cracknell on stage to welcome the winner, Uniserve , which showcased its ability to rapidly design and execute a complex, multi- modal logistics solution in response to a major supply chain disruption, successfully handling of over 1,000 tons of urgent freight across multiple origins. Cargo Overseas identified an opportunity to develop a Customs clearance process that relies on artificial intelligence to gather Customs data without the need for cumbersome and error-prone manual data entry. The successful launch and resulting significant benefits to its customers earned it the European Logistics Award, presented by Joshua Finch of the TT Club. The final business category of the afternoon was the Ocean Services Award, sponsored by Port Express. Judge Adam Dawson commented that Denholm Good Logistics’ collaboration with its customer demonstrated
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Steve Parker and James Cracknell enjoy a discussion
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