With the availability of a relevant international freight forwarding apprenticeship imminent, the British International Freight Association BIFA is encouraging its members to participate in the 11th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2018) which will run from March 5-9th, 2018. BIFA has been supporting a trailblazer group of employers from the freight …
Read More »BIFA – Success for UK freight forwarders
The British International Freight Association BIFA – www.bifa.org – has revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards Competition 2017. The winners of the eight General, Modal, and Specialist categories in the Awards, which has established a benchmark of quality for the British freight forwarding industry for more than a …
Read More »BIFA welcomes news of progress in Brexit negotiations
Commenting on the European Commission’s announcement recently that it has recommended to the European Council to conclude that sufficient progress has been made in the first phase of the negotiations with the UK, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association BIFA said: “Our members, which form the …
Read More »Time to end congestion at Heathrow’s cargo centre says BIFA
Ever increasing air cargo volumes at Heathrow are only exacerbating age-old problems for companies that have to use the airport’s cargo centre, widely known as the horseshoe, says the head of the UK’s trade association for freight forwarders. Robert Keen, the British International Freight Association’s BIFA Director General says: “Congestion …
Read More »BIFA – Freight forwarders urged to comment on likely post Brexit skills gaps
Members of the British International Freight Association BIFA are being urged to take part in a short survey designed to gain a better understanding of the scale of potential Customs procedure training that will be required post-Brexit within the freight forwarding sector. A big concern of the HMRC’s Customs EU …
Read More »BIFA Awards 2017 Competition – entry deadline fast approaching!
The entry deadline for the British International Freight Association’s BIFA annual Freight Service Awards competition is looming! Now in their 29th year, BIFA’s Freight Service Awards are open to all members of the trade association, which represents UK companies engaged in the international movement of freight forwarding and logistics industry. …
Read More »Do YOU have the right recipe for a BIFA Freight Service Award?
The British International Freight Association – www.bifa.org – has added a culinary touch to its annual Freight Service Awards event as this year’s competition opens for entries. BIFA’s Director General, Robert Keen has revealed that the celebrity host for the awards ceremony in January 2018 will be entrepreneur and musician …
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