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www.bifa.org OBITUARY


Dennis Stanfield It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dennis Stanfield. Dennis was a long- standing committee member in the Midlands of the predecessors to BIFA (The Institute of Shipping & Forwarding Agents and The Institute of Freight Forwarders). From the 1970s, Dennis was a


committed advocate, serving on national education and training committees of the Association. He was also as actively involved with The Institute of Export. From an airfreight background,


BIFA Members flock to CDS implementation roadshows


Next year sees the implementation of the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a result of the implementation of the UCC. BIFA Members the length and breadth of the UK have been flocking to the recent series of CDS Seminars jointly organised by ASM (UK) Ltd, BIFA and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to receive information relating to the forthcoming changeover from CHIEF to CDS for customs declarations. Part of the role of these seminars is to increase our Members’ knowledge of the CDS and also to act as a


channel for communication between all parties involved in the customs activity, including brokers, HMRC, IT providers, etc. The audience, via lively question and answer


sessions, are highlighting their concerns regarding many aspects of the new system. These are being collated into relevant headings to be sent to HMRC for answering. All answers will be published on the three organisations’ websites for reference. Further information is provided by HMRC in an article published on page 16 of this issue of BIFAlink.


Steve Parker addresses Bulgarian forwarders


BIFA Director Steve Parker of DHL delivers an address in his role as President of CLECAT at the welcome reception held by NSBS (The Bulgarian Forwarders Association) to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Also shown are


FIATA President Babar Badat and the Bulgarian host Ivan Petrov.


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he became manager of Association member Midland Forwarding at the time when European services where evolving from rail ferry wagons to trailers and containerisation, which he recognised required fundamental changes in the industry approach to education and training. He will be remembered by


those who benefited from the training provided on behalf of the industry by Freight Forwarders Training Association (Midlands), which Dennis ran for some years. Many will have received


certificates in the grandeur of the Lord Mayor’s Chambers at Birmingham Town Hall or participated in the port or airport trips he arranged.


BIFA is grateful to Roger Kagan and Clive Savigar – both ex Chairs of the Midlands Region – for their assistance in preparing this obituary.


Don’t keep it to yourself


Remember to circulate BIFAlink to your colleagues. Not your copy of BIFAlink? – register for your own copy by contacting Jane Robinson in membership (j.robinson@bifa.org). BIFAlink is the magazine of the


British International Freight Association and is distributed free to Members.


August 2018


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