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Annual BIFA Membership


subscriptions The time of year when BIFA asks for your continued support, is fast approaching! Trade Subscriptions for 2019 will be dispatched to you during December. Alongside your Renewal


BIFA has been out and about supporting training provider Outsource and the Logistics Skills Alliance with three breakfast seminars held recently, in Heathrow, Manchester and Belfast. The aim of the seminars has been


to help and inform members how to cut through the red-tape and make


Notice you will receive the Company Declaration, which must be signed and returned to BIFA. Before you sign the Company Declaration, we would like to remind you to ensure the information contained is correct or amended accordingly. Once again, after careful


better use of levy funds, and how small and medium-sized enterprises can take on apprentice(s) and pay only 10% of the training costs. In addition, Carl Hobbis from BIFA


OBITUARY: John Smith 1935-2018


John Smith studied for and passed the Institute of Freight Forwarders examinations and worked for LEP Livestock in its Folkestone office, before going on to be office manager of LEP Dover in the early 1970s when Dover was rapidly expanding as a major ferry port. In 1973, John saw an


opportunity in the market and


started Laser Transport International Ltd in Dover. John was a respected figure in


the industry, regarded as a leader and gentleman by customers, partners and staff alike, always demonstrating an enthusiastic hands-on interest in the business, and a firm believer in the value of independent companies in today’s global market.


has been giving an overview of the structure of the forwarding standard, and our plans and aspirations for the future around attracting early talent to the industry.


consideration, the subscription rates will remain unchanged for 2019. We would appreciate payment


as soon as possible after 1 January 2019 when a receipted VAT invoice will be issued. Remember that prompt payment keeps administration charges down and this is to the benefit of every Member. Please contact Jane


Robinson, Membership Supervisor, or Spencer Stevenson, Member Services Manager, at the Secretariat if you have any questions: j.robinson@bifa.org 020 8844 3635 s.stevenson@bifa.org 020 8844 3634


By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.16 per kg £719.12 per package


By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.99 per kg


By air –Montreal Convention (19 SDR): £20.49 per kg


December 2018


By air –Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £18.343 per kg


BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.16 per kg


(The SDR rate on 16 November 2018, according to the IMF website, was 1.07868)


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