BIFA Awards 2018-19

26 freight forwarders make BIFA’s freight service awards shortlist

26 freight forwarding companies have been shortlisted as finalists for the nine service-related categories of this year’s BIFA Freight Service Awards, which is celebrating its 30^th anniversary.

Seven companies have been shortlisted in more than one category.

Air Cargo Services award – sponsored by IAG Cargo – Bermuda Forwarders (UK) Ltd; Dimerco Express Group; Ligentia; Metro Shipping Ltd

Cool award – sponsored by American Airlines Cargo – Bermuda Forwarders (UK) Ltd; DB Schenker; Kuehne + Nagel; Morgan Cargo Ltd

European Logistics Award – sponsored by TT Club – Dimerco Express Group; Jordon; Simarco Worldwide Logistics; Uniserve Group

Extra Mile Award – sponsored by Descartes – Espace Europe Ltd; FreightPort; Isca Forwarding Ltd; UK Customs Solutions

Ocean Services Award– sponsored by Corrigan Bentley – Dimerco Express Group; NNR Global Logistics; Ucargo LLP

Project Forwarding Award – sponsored by Peter Lole Insurance Brokers – Dimerco Express Group; Hemisphere Freight Services Ltd; Specialist Logistic Services Ltd; Ucargo LLP

Specialist Services Award – sponsored by Forward Computers – B&H Worldwide Ltd; Charles Kendall Freight Ltd; The PSL Group; Uniserve Group

Staff Development Award – sponsored by Albacore Systems – Hemisphere Freight Services; Kuehne + Nagel; Simarco Worldwide Logistics; Uniserve Group; Unsworth

Supply Chain Management Award – sponsored by BoxTop Technologies – Core Management Logistics; Davies Turner Holdings; OIA Global Ltd; Yusen Logistics UK

The finalists in the Young Freight Forwarder category, which is sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo are: Luke Brown – Daily Groupage Services; Christopher Carter – Peterson Freight Management; Markus Knudsen – GAC Services and Lisa North – B&H Worldwide.

The submissions from the finalists now go to the Sponsor Judging panel and the overall winner in each category will be announced at the BIFA Freight Service Awards luncheon ceremony on Thursday 17th January 2019 at the Brewery, Chiswell Street, London.

The ceremony host, sponsored by ASM (UK) Ltd, is double Olympic Gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes MBE and the afternoon provides a great opportunity to celebrate the best of the freight forwarding industry and network with colleagues. Book your tickets here.

Robert Keen, BIFA’s Director General, commented: “Now in its 30^th year, the BIFA Freight Service Awards is rightly seen as the blue riband event for the UK’s freight forwarding and logistics sector. Once again, we have received entries from a wide variety of companies, both large multinationals as well as SMEs. Any company that wins an award knows that it can be used as a demonstration of the high standard of service it sets.”

New to the line up of award categories in 2018 is the Apprentice of the Year award sponsored by Outsource Training & Development and designed to recognise an outstanding Apprentice working within a freight forwarding environment.

The closing date for this category is Tuesday 6th November, after which finalists will be announced.