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BIFA Awards 2022 now open for entries
Specialist Services Award sponsor to be confirmed
The services offered by a modern freight forwarder extend far beyond
the provision of basic transportation and documentation. This category is for value-added services that enhance the customer experience enabling them to concentrate on their core business. Such services need not be modal specific and could include warehousing, pick and pack, technology service, air or shipping line agency, or express services. Staff Development Award sponsored by Albacore Systems BIFA Members, whatever their size, need comprehensive training programmes to keep abreast of regular changes in regulations, industry practices and general business matters. In this category, the judges want to understand how you encourage and develop all personnel to ‘be their best’ and contribute to the success and direction of your business.
Launched in June, the 34th annual BIFA Freight Service Awards are now open for entry. Entries are invited from all BIFA full Members for the 11 categories encompassing modal freight services, additional services, specialist cargo handling and projects, and staff development both from a company and individual employee perspective. Full details of the categories and entry procedures can be found at www.bifa.org/awards . In short, a BIFA member may enter a maximum of three categories from the Modal, Specialist and General Awards with additional entries to the Individual Awards. Entry is free and requires only the completion of a simple entry form detailing a relevant case study or service provision. The deadline for the receipt of entries is 11am on Thursday, 6 October 2022. Once again, BIFA welcomes the support of the category sponsors who give their time during the judging process to ensure that the BIFA Awards are truly impartial.
services either as a standalone service or as part of a multimodal shipment, how have you managed customer expectation and mitigated problems?
SPECIALIST AWARDS
Cool & Special Cargoes Award sponsored by American Airlines Cargo Do you organise specialist cargo
and refrigerated freight services where specific arrangements are required to ensure smooth and timely delivery? Shipments may range from small high-value pharma products through to a large reefer container, livestock transportation or heritage goods, by any mode of transport. Entries should demonstrate good practice in all relevant areas.
Supply Chain Management Award
Extra Mile Award sponsored by Descartes
sponsored by BoxTop Technologies Have you worked with a customer
This category is for Members that can provide specific examples of ‘innovation’ and/or ‘customer care’ by adding value and exceeding their customer’s expectations in relation to international shipments by any mode of transport. Perhaps you initiated a joint working group to provide regular feedback or set up a new department or service.
to analyse their existing procurement procedures and provided a customer focused, innovative solution enabling a more efficient and cost- effective management of that supply chain? If the answer is ‘yes’, then this is the category for you.
MODAL AWARDS
Air Cargo Services Award sponsored by IAG Cargo
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
As the air cargo industry emerges from the disruption caused by the
Apprentice of the Year Award sponsored by Seetec Outsource BIFA encourages Members to employ apprentices to ensure the
global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judges want to hear your case studies involving the movement of goods by air and the challenges that you had to overcome to get the shipment to destination.
GENERAL AWARDS
Project Forwarding Award sponsored by Macbeth Insurance Brokers The successful handling of a major
industry is well positioned to meet future requirements. In this category BIFA Members are invited to nominate outstanding individuals to showcase the difference the named apprentice has made to their organisation. Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo The Young Freight Forwarder Award was established to recognise an individual with the drive and ambition to flourish in the international freight industry. Entrants must be under the age of 32, employed by a BIFA Member and have a minimum of two years’ experience across relevant disciplines. The winner of the prestigious Young Freight Forwarder Award will be nominated by BIFA to represent the UK in the FIATA/TT Club Young Logistics Professional Award competition next year.
European Logistics Award sponsored by TT Club
project shipment requires much planning and a multi-disciplinary team. In this category, BIFA invites case studies from Members that have completed an out-of-gauge project or co- ordinated a complex movement that has reached a conclusion in the past 12 months.
This category is for freight forwarders using road, shortsea or rail services
to provide logistics solutions to and from Europe. With the changes brought about by EU-exit, the judges would like to see what your company has done to ensure continuation of service and customer compliance with new procedures.
Ocean Services Award sponsored by Port Express
Forwarders using ocean freight to move cargo around the world have
experienced a multitude of problems in recent years with schedules and equipment availability impacted by many factors. If you have used ocean
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