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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has cautiously welcomed Government commitments to the previous administration to invest £25 billion in English roads. Director general, Robert Keen said: “BIFA has said repeatedly that it is imperative that new road building and road reconstruction projects are not only implemented, but developed in such a way as to maximise their functionality.”
He added that while the announcement does not appear to be additional funding to ...
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Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan is to host BIFA’s Freight Service Awards competition next year.
The awards are open to all members of the trade association, and are sponsored by a number of blue chip companies. The awards ceremony luncheon is an annual event on the industry calendar and, as before, ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) appointed Liz Sumner as trainer – freight and customs procedures. BIFA has seen demand for its freight and customs training courses hit a record high, mainly due to the availability of a specific apprenticeship in Freight Forwarding, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) annual Freight Service Awards competition is open for entries.
Now in their 31st year, the awards are open to all members of the trade association, and are free to enter.
The deadline for entry is 11:00 on Tuesday, 8 October and entry forms can be downloaded ...
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BIFA says it is seeing massive interest for its new online customs declaration training. The 11-module module course includes export and import processes, entry completion rules, Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs) and Customs Simplified Procedures. BIFA says it should not take more than around five hours to complete.
Robert Keen, BIFA director ...
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The British International Freight Association has elected John Stubbings as its national chair, succeeding Mark Bromley who becomes immediate past chair for a two-year term. Rachel Morley, general manager for operations at BIFA member company, Spatial Global, has been elected vice-chair. Morley was appointed a director of BIFA in 2017 ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is to hold a programme of regional meetings across the UK to promote its Young Forwarder Network (YFN).
The first will be at Alderley Edge on 11 April, marking the launch of the BIFA YFN regional group in the North West. Others tale place on ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to continue preparing for a no-deal departure on 29 March, until things become clearer.
Director general Robert Keen, said: “Confusion reigns and with less than a fortnight to go before Brexit, no proposal is off the table and some suggest that ...
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BIFA is warning its members that they could be liable for the cost of containers abandoned overseas and is urging them to implement safeguards.
It says that one of the most frequent questions it receives regarding problems on maritime shipments is about abandoned and unclaimed containers sitting in overseas ports. The ...
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Both BIFA’s Customs-related training courses now have official Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditation. CPD accreditation is one of the highest standards for both academic and practical qualifications, ensuring teaching and learning remain up to date.
Carl Hobbis, BIFA's training development manager commented: "It indicates to employers and HR practitioners that the ...
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