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YFN enjoys a busy final quarter
Pandora is keen to engage with members of the industry whose suspicions may be raised by a specific or unusual request from a customer, a last-minute change to delivery instructions or discrepancies in paperwork that could lead to the seizure of concealed goods and apprehension of the perpetrators. Meeting in central Manchester, members of the YFN North-West region got together in early
October and November have been busy months for BIFA Young Forwarder Network events with two online events and four face-to-face events
November to hear from Lisa Cameron, operations director of GEODIS Freight Forwarding UK Ltd. In an event aimed at demystifying the
Gradually, the appetite to get out of the (home) office and meet people again has been building. Throughout the regions the Young Forwarder Network (YFN) committees have been busy setting-up and promoting face-to-face events in the final quarter of 2022. In October, chair of the London East YFN, Lexi Laybourn, hosted a sold-out tour of DP World London Gateway during which attendees were taken by coach around the logistics park, container stacks and onto the dockside. Lexi has an in-depth knowledge of the port’s operation and everyone present left with a
greater understanding of the flow of vehicles and freight. We also heard from Marc Tobin, operations planning manager, who dazzled the group with facts and figures relating to the number of containers moved through the port. Also in October, the Midlands YFN committee hosted an event that welcomed BIFA Members in general to hear from representatives from HM Revenue & Customs, Border Force and the National Crime Agency which, together, form Operation Pandora. Freight forwarders can be valuable “eyes and ears” in the constant battle against smuggling and illegal trade. Operation
responsibilities of leadership, Lisa shared some of the factors that come up as careers develop and individuals win promotion. No longer is it just a case of knowing your own job inside-out; now you may be responsible for the welfare and actions of colleagues and be expected to understand additional areas such as corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental impacts, human resources and people management, budgets, forecasts, marketing and many others. A second event took place in the London East region with a ‘YFN Live’ panel taking questions
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