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New faces Two new regional chairs have recently taken up positions in Manchester and the Midlands: Andy Attwood of EMS Cargo Ltd in the Manchester region and Julian Frattaroli of Savino Del Bene in the Midlands region. Andy and Julian, along with other active regional Members, will help shape the future of their BIFA regions and drive up member engagement and co- operation. As Regional chairs, Andy and Julian will each have a seat on the BIFA Council, which meets twice a year to provide direction to the The BIFA Manchester Regional meeting took place in mid-June hosted by associate member Mantra Learning. In addition to the regular reports from regional representative Andrew Melton, those present heard from representatives of Mantra Learning who outlined their Forwarding Apprenticeship Association. Manchester programme alongside information on the other skills development courses they run relating to warehousing and transport. Humber Two weeks later the Humber region meeting took place at the regular venue near Humberside Airport. The policy group updates were followed by discussion of local issues around the emergency repairs being carried out on the M62 Ouse bridge crossing. The next Humber meeting will be hosted by DFDS on 8 September
and will include a port tour with, subject to operational demands, the possibility of a vessel tour too. Spaces will be limited so book your place early. Midlands The first week of July saw the Midlands meetings take place with guest speakers from the Department for Business and Trade talking about trade agreements and sanctions and BIFA associate member Albacore discussing cybersecurity. Yorkshire Members in the Yorkshire region met at a new venue, The Crook Barn at the Barnsley Tankersly Manor Hotel, where they aired issues they are facing around PVA and GVMS. The new process for short shipments was also discussed. Liverpool The summer round of meetings in the north was completed with the Liverpool meeting, hosted this time by Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the old control building. Robin Tudor of John Lennon Airport told Members about the developments Rodwell from MCP gave an update on the system improvements now available to MCP users. Register now Dates for future regional meetings are now available at https://bifa.org/events/. Register now to attend your local meeting and make the most of your BIFA membership. in and around the airport, while Keiran
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Andy Attwood of EMS Cargo Ltd
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Julian Frattaroli of Savino Del Bene
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As Regional chairs, Andy and Julian will each have a seat on the BIFA Council, which meets twice a year to provide direction to the Association
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