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NewsBIFA creates new sustainability policy group
Source: BIFAUK freight forwarder group BIFA has created a new sustainable logistics policy group to help support members on environmental and sustainability issues.The new group will be managed by Mike Jones, who is the organisation's policy advisor for sustainability & environment.The organisation said that it had for a number of ...
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New UK trade rules come thick and fast
UK forwarders’ body the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is predicting “a very hectic start” to 2024 for its members.It follows the Government’s publication on 29 August of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), which sets out the country’s new import security and biosecurity import controls, following the country’s withdrawal ...
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UK moves to a phased approach for export declaration switchover
UK customs has announced it will now adopt a phased approach to the rollout of its new system for export customs declaration.The new phased approach means that selected high-volume exporters will move from the existing system, CHIEF, to the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by November 30.However, all other businesses ...
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NewsBIFA appoints environmental policy advisor
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Mike Jones as policy advisor on environmental issues.Jones started his career in freight forwarding in 1977 when he joined Pandair Freight Ltd as a break bulk & transhipment clerk and undertook a number of managerial roles following the acquisition of Pandair by ...
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UK government weighs up a standard for customs intermediaries
UK forwarder association BIFA has urged its corporate members to take part in a government consultation on whether a voluntary standard should be introduced for customs intermediaries.BIFA said that a previous government review had found that traders found it difficult to identify good quality intermediaries and is therefore conducting a ...
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NewsNew leaders for BIFA
Left to right: Keith Baguley, Charles Hogg and Rachel Morley. Photo: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) – the main representative body for forwarders in the UK – has elected new leaders.Charles Hogg succeeds Rachel Morley as the elected national chair of BIFA for a two-year period.He is commercial director ...
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NewsGraeme Wilkinson becomes BIFA training development manager
Graeme WilkinsonThe British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade body that represents UK forwarding and logistics businesses, has named Graeme Wilkinson as its new training development manager.With over 25 years of freight forwarding experience, including spells at Pantos Logistics, CH Robinson, MIQ Logistics and Emery Worldwide, Wilkinson joined BIFA’s training ...
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NewsBIFA creates new role of member engagement director
Denise Hill. Photo: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has created a new position of member engagement director as part of a strategy to further raise its profile with its members as well as enhance engagement with them.Appointed to the newly created position is Denise Hill, whose background is in ...
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NewsBIFA continues to expand training team
Carri Marais. Source: BifaUK forwarder association Bifa has appointed Carri Marais as trainer – freight and customs procedures as it looks to continue expanding its training team.Marais joins from DB Schenker Road Freight and has more than 25 years of experience in freight forwarding and logistics, including the management of ...
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Carbon offsetting platform helps BIFA guide on green issues
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is cooperating with integrated carbon measurement and offsetting platform Pledge to help its members better understand and address the environmental issues that affect how they manage international supply chains.Pledge will provide BIFA with resources that will help support members carry out operations that are ...
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NewsBIFA Award winners net a trophy
Source: BIFAThe annual BIFA Freight Service Awards took place in London yesterday, with the winners revealed by footballing legend Kevin Keegan.The awards took place at The Brewery in London and attracted a record-breaking audience of 550 people who raised more than £3,500 for international development charity Transaid.The Air Cargo Services ...
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NewsNew director general at UK forwarder group BIFA
Stephen Parker. Source: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Stephen Parker as its new director general to succeed Robert Keen, who will be retiring from full-time employment with the trade association in 2023.Parker has clocked up more than four decades of experience in freight and logistics, most recently ...
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UK forwarders warned of disruption due to Border Force strikes
Border Force officers working at a range of airports in the UK will launch eight days of industrial action over the Christmas period that could lead to shipment delays.Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow airports will begin their ...
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NewsBIFA programme to attract recruits from other industry sectors
Image source: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has launched a Freight Development Pathway programme to identify, attract and train suitable candidates from outside of the freight forwarding and logistics sector.Trade association BIFA is working in partnership with Manpower, one of the world’s leading workforce solutions companies.Carl Hobbis, a BIFA ...
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UK customs offers continued use of CHIEF in urgent cases
UK customs (HMRC) will allow companies to continue using the CHIEF declaration system if they have a valid reason beyond the planned switchover date.The existing CHIEF declaration system will be switched over to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) on September 30, but HMRC said that companies will given the opportunity ...
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BIFA urges traders to prepare for UK's new customs system
UK freight forwarders association BIFA is urging traders to make sure they are prepared for the switchover to the new UK's new customs declaration system in the next couple of months.The association said it is confident that freight forwarders are ready for the change from the current CHIEF system to ...
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Forwarder group Bifa backs apprenticeship drive
UK freight forwarder association Bifa is holding a series of events to support the forthcoming National Apprenticeship Week 2022.Throughout the week, which runs from February 7 to 13, Bifa executive director Carl Hobbis will be working with colleagues and members of the organisation's Young Forwarder Network to promote careers in ...
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Keen elected Fiata secretary general
Robert Keen has been elected as secretary general of freight forwarder association Fiata.Keen, who is director general of UK forwarder association Bifa, joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining Bifa in 1999.He was appointed an executive director of Bifa in 2009, before becoming ...
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Shortlist revealed for BIFA Awards
The BIFA Awards are fast approaching and 26 freight forwarding companies have been shortlisted as finalists for the nine categories, while 11 individuals made the shortlist in the Apprentice of the Year and Young Freight Forwarder categories.Robert Keen, BIFA’s Director General, commented: “It is no surprise that many entries to ...
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UK freight forwarders say no need to cancel Christmas
UK freight forwarder association BIFA is urging calm as reports circulate that supply chain challenges could put the brakes of festive celebrations in the country .The association's director general Robert Keen urged people to maintain a sense of perspective to avoid headlines becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.He explained that shippers and ...
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