BIFA reveals Freight Service Awards shortlist

The BIFA Freight Service Awards finalists are as follows:

General categories

Project Forwarding Award, sponsored by Peter Lole & Co:

  • CEVA Freight (UK)
  • Expeditors International (UK)
  • Greenshields Cowie & Co
  • Worldwide Energy Logistics

Specialist Services Award, sponsored by Forward Computers:

  • Customs Clearance
  • Dynamic International Freight Services
  • Priority Freight
  • World Transport Agency

Staff Development Award, sponsored by Albacore Systems:

  • 512 (Sheffield)
  • Espace Europe
  • Uniserve Group
  • Unsworth Global Logistics

Supply Chain Management Award, sponsored by BoxTop Technologies:

  • Ligentia UK
  • MIQ Logistics
  • Uniserve Group
  • Woodland Group

Sustainable Logistics Award, sponsored by Red Recruit:

  • Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics
  • Estuary Logistics
  • Priority Freight
  • Unsworth Global Logistics

Individual category

Young Freight Forwarder Award, sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo

  • Daria Banks – Banks & Lloyd (Shipping)
  • James Mears – Ital Logistics
  • Liam Byrne – ACC Freight Management
  • Nicolas Barrois – World Transport Agency

Modal categories

Air Cargo Services Award, sponsored by IAG Cargo:

  • 512 (Sheffield)
  • Brunel Air Cargo
  • Greenshields Cowie & Co
  • Trans Global Freight Management

European Logistics Award, sponsored by TT Club:

  • ACC Freight Management
  • Eurogate Logistics
  • Ital Logistics
  • PSL Freight

Ocean Services Award, sponsored by Cargoguide International:

  • 512 (Sheffield)
  • Brunel Shipping
  • Ideal International
  • Panalpina World Transport

Specialist Categories

Cool Award,  sponsored by American Airlines Cargo:

  • IJS Global (UK)
  • James Cargo Services
  • Kuehne + Nagel
  • Panalpina World Transport

Extra Mile Award,  sponsored by Descartes:

  • DSV Road
  • Ital Logistics
  • Moto Freight
  • PSL Freight

Robert Keen, BIFA’s Director General, commented: “We were pleased by the response once again this year, especially for the two new categories introduced – the Cool Award and the Extra Mile Award. The latter award demonstrates our long held conviction that freight forwarding is often all about going the extra mile for the client. BIFA Members sell a service and when they can, they know that to go the extra mile can often cement a business relationship.”

The victors will be revealed at the BIFA Awards Ceremony Luncheon to be held on Thursday 21st January 2016 at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, EC1.

Tickets are available from the BIFA Awards website:
Book Ceremony Tickets

Information on the winner Judging Panel is here:
Judging Panel 2015

Information on the Ceremony/Host is here:
Ceremony & Host

Keen continued: “The awards encourage entries from small, medium and large companies, with the goal of identifying the highest standards of quality across the British freight forwarding and logistics sector. Every year Members tell us that they benefit from the process of application. Often in compiling the entry, managers and staff learn better ways of doing things. I would like to thank all the entrants and wish the finalists every success.”

BIFA is also pleased to announce the winner of the Young Freight Forwarder category prize draw. The prize, supplied by the category sponsor, Virgin Atlantic Cargo, is two return flights to New York. All candidates that registered in this category and submitted all the required documentation by the deadline date were entered into the draw. The winner is Hugo Cabos Larroya of Damco UK.