BIFA Awards
AIR FREIGHT FORWARDER OF THE YEAR: Jacqui Brohi – IAG Cargo (sponsor); Philip Knowles – JCS Livestock (winner)
CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE SERVICES: Matthew Bradley – CNS (sponsor; Jason Mutton – ALS Customs Services (winner)
EUROPEAN LOGISTICS FORWARDER OF THE YEAR: Joshua Finch – TT Club (sponsor); Simon Beechener – Simpex Express (winner)
SEA FREIGHT FORWARDER OF THE YEAR: Paul Ferguson– Denholm Good Logistics; James Watts – Port Express (Sponsor)
EXTRA MILE: Howard Marsh – Descartes Systems (sponsor);Andrew Lowery – Carousel Logistics (winner)
PROJECT FORWARDING: Ivan Weatherhogg – DFDS Logistics (winner); Nick Weaver – BT (sponsor)
Above: Steve Backshall appears in every picture
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Commission to pilot, and then share with the rest of the industry, new customs processes to streamline the border. Strong competition in this category came from EV Cargo Global Forwarding, Samphire Customs, Seafast Logistics, and UK Customs Solutions. Next up was Howard Marsh of Descartes who announced Carousel Logistics as winner of the Extra Mile Award . Submissions to the BIFA awards always highlight the challenges and diverse nature of the logistics and supply chain industry. This year’s submissions continued that theme and working with a number of suppliers in the automotive parts industry, Carousel demonstrated a great example of how to design solutions that make customers’ supply chains more efficient. Customers have benefitted from reduced delivery times, improved cashflow and greater accuracy. The other finalists in the Extra Mile award were Efret, JCS Livestock, Mercury Freight, and UPS SCS. With a project exemplifying excellence in air freight by combining complex logistics with conservation impact, JCS Livestock was triumphant in the Air Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, sponsored by IAG Cargo and announced by Jacqui Brohi. It overcame regulatory barriers, engineered bespoke IATA-compliant
with the introduction of Greenflow, a premium bespoke solution enabling clients to move freight to and from anywhere in the world at net zero. Through the use of Greenflow, clients can achieve their corporate sustainability goals and deliver measurable carbon savings using transparent reporting with detailed and actionable emission reports. Fellow finalists Baxter Freight, Carousel Logistics, and DFDS Logistics each submitted great case studies. A new sponsor for the Project Forwarding Award 2025 was BT, represented by Nick Weaver, who named DFDS Logistics the winner. DFDS won this award for the partnership approach it employed to a very challenging project where newly installed large pre-assembled units needed immediate and urgent repair. It leaned on local knowledge, mobilised bespoke project expertise against a very tight timescale and dealt with unexpected logistical challenges and dangerous weather conditions. The result was successfully delivered, repaired units within the timeframe and glowing feedback received from the customer. Just missing out on the winner’s trophy were Deugro (UK), DHL Global Forwarding, and Killick Martin & Co. The brand-new Customs Compliance Services Award, sponsored by CNS, was next and Matthew Bradley declared ALS Customs Services
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14 | February 2026
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