RichardHuntCBE,chairman,LondonAmbulance Service Awards 25


www.supplychainstandard.com INDIVIDUAL OFTHEYEAR sponsored by Supply Chain Standard


winner


Richard Hunt CBE, Chairman, London Ambulance Service


challenge.Not only that, he has been international president of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, having been instrumental in its creation in 1999.He is also a past chairman and president of the institute. In the 1990s he was chief executive Europe for Exel Logistics where he was


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ichardHunt is currently chairman of the London Ambulance Service NHSTrust – a massive logistical


responsible for six business units employing 25,000 people and with sales of some £800 million. Between 2002 and 2005 he was chief


executive of Aviance, the ground handling support and aviation logistics company. He also spent five years with The Highways Agency Advisory Board. And he is an advisor to theMOD as a


Colonel in the Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps RE(V) heading up the logistics group. Richard was appointed CBE for services to logistics and transport in the 2004 NewYear Honours. The judges were unanimous that Richard is a worthy winner of the individual contribution Award.


TEAMOFTHEYEAR sponsored by KNAPP 27 Regiment,Royal LogisticCorps


winner


27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps


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hewinner of this awardwent to a teamwhich demonstrated great passionand enthusiasm.


Operating in a land-locked country at the


vanguard of a 4,000mile re-supply route fromtheUK required theTheatre Logistic Group to be resilient, proactive and flexible at all times. Faced by fiscal constraints and the harshest of desert conditions, itwas incumbent on all personnel to deliver value formoney to defence on a daily basis, especially during the redeployment


3PL OFTHEYEAR


Kuehne +Nagel Kuehne + Nagel


winner


chain. The winner of this Award has been chosen fromall of the entries on the shortlist along with nominations gathered fromboth judges and peers within the industry. Kuehne-Nagelwon theWhitbread


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business in 2008 and has been on a journey since of partnership, innovation and growth that nowdelivers 44million cases to 2,879 delivery locations seven days aweek,with almost half the volume being “Just inTime”.


Supply Chain Standard December 2014


he 3PL of the year award aims to recognise the benefits provided by a 3PL in improving a client’s supply


It has use its existing network to offer a


competitive advantage by using the shared userwarehousingwithin the Food Services Division.TheWhitbread contract currently operates in 255,000 sq ft ofwarehousing. The judgeswere particularly impressed by the level of collaboration between K+Nand Whitbread. Both parties align themselves in terms of training, for example. In terms of K&Nthere has been a significant investment for the future in personnel. The seniormanagementmeetwithin


theweekly interface to ensure day to day effectiveness and theDirectors of KN Food Services andWhitbread Logistics alsomeet regularly to ensure that both parties are aligned. The commitment to collaborationmade


a big impression on the judges and Kuehne +Nagelwereworthywinners.


Fromleft:TheoDe Pencier, FreightTransport Association;PaulTwining, contractmanager at Kuehne +Nagel; SteveGuy logistics operations manager atWhitbread;BillThatcher generalmanager atKuehne-Nagel;and hostMartin Bayfield.


phase.This required allUK assets to be returned to the home base in‘good order’ by 31December 2014 for use on future operations. Overall, theUK redeploymentmission in


Afghanistanwas advanced by fivemonths duringOperationHERRICK, in no small part due to the efforts of personnel in the Theatre LogisticGroup. Suffering acute resource shortages, extreme summer temperatures of up to 40 degrees C, regular dust storms and a rejuvenated enemy, it is fair to say that their ‘adapt and overcome’ mantrawas put to the test.Not surprisingly, the judgeswere impressed by the teamspirit and judged 27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corpsworthywinners of the Teamof theYear Award.


Fromleft:Managing director of AkaboMedia, Stephen Brooks;Richard HuntCBE, chairman of the London Ambulance Service;and hostMartin Bayfield.


Fromleft: LtCol James Sunderland,CO27 Regt RLC; David James ofKNAPP; LtColToniMartin, previous CO27 Regt RLC;Maj Lucy Anderson,OC8 Sqn, 27 Regt RLC;hostMartin Bayfield.


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