Policy & Compliance
Safer journeys, brighter futures
T his holiday season BIFA is supporting Transaid to make journeys safer and more accessible across sub-Saharan Africa, helping build a brighter future for all. Transaid is an international development organisation transforming lives through safe, available and sustainable transport. It works alongside communities, partners and governments to improve road safety and access to life-saving healthcare across sub-Saharan Africa. Transaid partners with institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia to deliver professional driver training programmes and develop new driving standards. The organisation also uses a partner-led approach to develop innovative and sustainable community-led transport solutions to improve access to vital healthcare services. Over the last year, Transaid and
partners have: • Trained 9,000+ professional drivers and riders in Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Ghana; • Provided 2,000+ eye tests to long-distance truck drivers in Kenya, with 700 pairs of glasses distributed; • Supported 1,000 minibus taxis in South Africa to adopt the Safe Taxi Charter;
• Published new community-level guidelines for treating severe malaria in children. If you want to help make journeys safer for brighter futures, visit https://www.transaid.org/get- involved/2025-christmas-appeal/ to find out how you can get involved in Transaid’s Christmas Appeal.
BIFA utilises a network of Regional Representatives around the UK to act as a conduit for the dissemination of information and to seek local Member views on topics of interest. Forthcoming meetings are listed here. All BIFA Members are encouraged to attend their regional meetings, however pre- booking is essential. If there is no event listed in your region see www.bifa.org/events for future dates or contact your local Regional Representative: London West, the South & the South Support your local Member group
Region
Date 4 Nov 13 Nov 18 Nov
Venue
Aberdeen
Port of Aberdeen
Northern Ireland Midlands (North)
Mission to Seafarers, Belfast
Radisson Blu, East Midlands Airport
Solent Port Community meeting 25 Nov
The Mayflower Theatre,
(with CNS)
Southampton
Anglia
3 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec
Trimley Sports & Social Club
London East
Venue TBC
Kent & East Sussex
Dover Marina Hotel & Spa Kempton Park Racecourse
Heathrow
West – Paul Cunningham p.cunningham@bifa.org Scotland and the Borders – Jack Rice j.rice@bifa.org Northern England and the Midlands – Andrew Melton a.melton@bifa.org Anglia, London East & South East - Paul Newman paul@pnauk.com
Northern Ireland – Shauneen McConville shauneenm@tr-logistics.com BIFA Young Forwarders’ Network FREE networking and information events for younger team members, see www.bifa.org/events
Reporting Freight Related Crime to Border Force – Operations Pegasus and Pandora Please note that there are different numbers for air and ocean. Border Force has confirmed that all reports will be treated in the strictest confidence. Air Contact Numbers Tel: 0203 196 2456 (0700-2000) Tel: 0203 014 5604 (24-hours) Crimestoppers: 0800 555111 or 101 quoting reference Pegasus Ocean Contact Numbers Tel: 01394 303 116 (Office hours) Tel: 07920 587808 (24-hours) Quoting the reference Pandora.
BIFA Events
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