Member Engagement
Multimodal stages its biggest show ever
M id-June saw the “biggest Multimodal show yet”, as hailed by the organiser Clarion Events. BIFA personnel manning the BIFA stand in the centre of the BIFA Village certainly experienced a very busy three days connecting with existing BIFA Members, potential Members, suppliers to the logistics industry and many others. Enquiries ranged from training and apprenticeships, through member engagement, sustainability, legislation and the BIFA Awards. Members of the BIFA secretariat were on hand to answer as many questions there and then as possible, and
have followed-up any unanswered questions since returning to the office. The BIFA Village itself was fully occupied by BIFA full and associate Members taking advantage of the 42 Logistics Pods that provide a compact and cost-effective base for the exhibition.
competition for 2023 is now open – see https://awards.bifa.org/ for more information. Steve Parker, BIFA Director General, attended the event on Tuesday and Wednesday taking the opportunity to meet with BIFA Members from the length and breadth of the UK. A talking point on Wednesday not in their region, making connections and sharing experiences. The second talking point of the day was the MM23 seminar session ‘2016: Catalyst for Change’ presented by Director General Steve Parker and Member Policy & Compliance Director Robert Windsor. This well-attended seminar set out the facts surrounding changes prompted by the UK withdrawal from the EU, following the Brexit vote in 2016. Robert detailed what is known about the Border Target Operating Model, the Single Trade Window, ICS2 and NCTS5. If was the Young Forwarder Network meet-up on the BIFA Stand where 25 or more individuals were encouraged to reach out to others
Multimodal Awards On the Tuesday evening, over 800 individuals turned out for the Multimodal Awards, recognising companies and individuals in 13 award categories. Also recognised with a special ‘thank you’ during the evening was our very own Robert Keen, who stepped down as BIFA Director General at the end of 2022. With the Multimodal Awards for 2023 now determined, the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards
“ A talking point on Wednesday was the Young Forwarder Network meet-up on the BIFA Stand
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