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What a response!
After what has been a traumatic year – hit by both COVID-19 and Brexit – the BIFA Freight Service Awards attracted outstanding entries from a total of 42 Members, many of them taking part for the first time
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The judges of the BIFA Awards have been delighted with the response from BIFA Members to the ‘Call for entries’ in the summer that has led to a strong and diverse field of submissions to the nine business categories of the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2021. Categories for individuals, the Apprentice of the Year and Young Freight Forwarder of the Year, have also attracted the cream of the crop, presenting the judges with a difficult task in selecting the finalists. Entries have been received from 42 different BIFA Members representing the industry up and down the UK, many submitting entries for the first time. As ever, it is the quality of the entry that impresses the judges, with finalists being drawn from across the spectrum ranging from single-office operators to multinational companies. All have an impressive story to tell and deserve their spot on the shortlists. The years 2020-2021 will go down in history for two things – the global COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, both of which threw up huge challenges for our industry and propelled international forwarding into the public eye for perhaps the first time. For decades, freight forwarders have steadily gone about their business, ensuring that shops and supermarkets have stock to fill the shelves, infrastructure projects have the supplies required to keep the country moving and public services can keep hospitals and other essential services operating, all whilst barely being noticed, such was the efficiency of logistics professionals. In a year when the world came to a virtual standstill, the freight forwarder was tasked with the (almost) impossible – maintain the supply chain in the face of cancellations, national lockdowns and Brexit! In view of this it is no surprise that many entries to the BIFA Awards 2021 focus on the obstacles encountered and the innovation shown in problem-solving. BIFA now has great pleasure in announcing the finalists in each category who will go forward to the final round of judging, with winners due to be announced at the BIFA Annual Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Thursday 20 January 2022.
Air Cargo Services, sponsored by IAG Cargo – Kerry Logistics (UK) Ltd, Maltacourt, Pentagon Freight Services PLC, and Uniserve Group. European Logistics, sponsored by TT Club – Espace Europe Ltd, Killick Martin & Company Ltd, Simarco International Ltd, and Unsworth UK. Ocean Services, sponsored by Port Express – Allseas Global Logistics, NNR Global Logistics, and Vikstar Ltd.
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Cool & Special Cargoes, sponsored by American Airlines Cargo – Evolution Forwarding Ltd, James Cargo Services, and United Worldwide Logistics. Extra Mile, sponsored by Descartes – Evolution Forwarding Ltd, Hemisphere Freight Services Ltd, Pentagon Freight Services PLC, and Unsworth UK. Project Forwarding, sponsored by Peter Lole Insurance Brokers – ACE Forwarding Ltd, AsstrA UK Ltd, LV Shipping Ltd, and Ucargo LLP. Specialist Services, sponsored by Newage Global – B&H Worldwide Ltd, Cargo Overseas Ltd, Kerry Logistics (UK) Ltd, and Your Special Delivery Service Ltd. Staff Development, sponsored by Albacore Systems – Aramex (UK) Ltd, Espace Europe Ltd, Reliable Shipping Ltd, and Unsworth UK. Supply Chain Management, sponsored by BoxTop Technologies – Brunel Shipping, Hemisphere Freight Services Ltd, Noatum Logistics UK Ltd, and Uniserve Group.
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December 2021
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