Noting the government’s launch of a consultation on its 2025 Border Strategy, the trade association for UK freight forwarders says that its extensive involvement with various government departments has highlighted the need for a thorough review of the way that the UK border operates. Robert Keen, Director General of the… Read more »
Will the digital revolution kill off forwarders?
Digital disruptors will no more kill-off today’s forwarding sector than the advent of European rail did in the 1800s, according to director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), Robert Keen. This week he described comments from one industry disrupter that with digitalisation accelerating globally as a result of… Read more »
Freight forwarders call for extension to Brexit transition period
Following a survey of its members, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) reports that the majority of respondents believe that an extension to the transition period is desirable, if no trade deal is agreed by December 31st 2020 and UK trade with the EU is conducted on WTO terms. The… Read more »
HMRC publishes customs agent list
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging its members to ensure that they are included on a list of customs agents and fast parcel operators being compiled and published by HMRC in preparation for January 1, 2021, when customs declarations will be required on goods moving into and out… Read more »
UK freight forwarders give cautious welcome to Government’s planned investment in transport infrastructure
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a cautious welcome to the news that the UK Government will commit to invest some £2 billion in the UK’s transport infrastructure. BIFA Director General, Robert Keen, says: “We have regularly said that there has been a distinct lack of investment in… Read more »
International Forwarding wins contract to deliver PPE to the West Midlands
Birmingham-based freight forwarder, International Forwarding (IFL), has won an urgent, short-term, daily contract to deliver essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from two UK airports on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The contract is for haulage of PPE freight from London Luton Airport and Birmingham Airport for… Read more »
Davies Turner helps Hunter Boot to protect London Ambulance Service
Davies Turner has handled the shipment of a large consignment of products donated by Hunter Boot Ltd for the London Ambulance Service. The consignment consisted of 25 pallets of the progressive British heritage brand’s iconic Women’s Original Tall wellingtons, which the manufacturer has donated to the London Ambulance Service, supporting… Read more »
Birmingham-based logistics company provides vital support to NHS during COVID-19 crisis
International Forwarding (IFL), is using its resources and infrastructure to supply the NHS across the UK with essential medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Coleshill-based firm has been classified by the Government as an ‘essential’ supply chain business and has continued to operate seven days a week. The company’s trucks,… Read more »
UK budget is all spin and noise if borrowing and spending plans are not delivered, says UK freight association head
Robert Keen, speaking as Director General on behalf of the trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding companies and logistics service providers says his members will be waiting to see whether all the borrowing and spending that has been outlined in Wednesday’s UK Budget actually happens. “Until it happens,… Read more »
Freight forwarders urge for common sense and compromise as UK-EU future relationship negotiations commence
Ahead of Monday afternoon’s first formal meeting for the negotiation of the future relationship between the UK and the EU, Robert Keen, the director general of the British International Freight Association says that both sides should do everything they can to achieve a free-trade agreement with zero tariffs and zero… Read more »
