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News Desk BIFA Board appointments


Following the BIFA AGM in May, John Stubbings has succeeded Mark Bromley as the elected National Chair of BIFA for a two-year period. Bromley becomes Immediate Past Chair for a two-year term. In addition, Rachel Morley, general manager for


operations at BIFA member company Spatial Global, has been elected Vice Chair by the BIFA Board. Morley was appointed a director of BIFA in 2017 and chairs the trade association’s Midlands region. Sir Peter Bottomley, MP, remains as BIFA president. Stubbings, who has been associated with BIFA for


many years, is currently group director and company secretary at the Woodland Group. He is also Chair of BIFA’s Legal and Insurance Policy Group. Joining the Board as a director is Charles Hogg,


commercial director of Unsworth Global Logistics. Hogg is currently Chair of BIFA’s Maritime, Road and Rail Policy Group. He replaces Andrew Melton of Ligentia, who has stepped down after 14 years’ service on the Board. Melton will continue to assist BIFA in a Council role as Vice President. Robert Keen, BIFA Director General, commented: “In


welcoming John and Rachel into their new positions, I wish to express my appreciation for the contribution made by Mark Bromley over the past few years; and by


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Sarah Milton takes on BIFA administrator role


BIFA is pleased announced the appointment of Sarah Milton as Member Services Administrator, following the retirement of Jane Robinson. Under a new structure of BIFA’s


Andrew Melton over the last 14 years. I am also pleased that Sir Peter has agreed to continue in office. “John and Rachel’s wide ranging experience in


helping to run successful freight forwarding companies will ensure that BIFA and its members will benefit greatly from these new appointments.”


The recently launched online training course that focuses on Customs declarations has proved a massive hit. Robert Keen, BIFA director


general, said: “Issues surrounding Customs declarations are in the spotlight at present and we perceived the need for a focused course that can improve the understanding of many of our Members.


BIFA reports huge interest in online Customs training “Those Members and others


seem to agree as we have had over 550 individuals registering an interest in the new eLearning course that we introduced to our training portfolio in March 2019.” The course is another tool that


has been developed to provide support and information for anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of Customs regimes and how to complete a


Member Services, Sarah’s main responsibility will be Membership administration. Sarah spent many years in


Customs declaration. The wholly online digital course


has 11 modules in total. These include: The Export process, The Import process and entry completion rules, Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs) and Customs Simplified Procedures. Whilst it should not take more


than around five hours to complete, it can take as long as a delegate wants.


facilities management and finance roles, and whilst working for a manufacturing company some years ago, her role included the organisation of the company’s exports, which spurred Sarah’s interested in joining the BIFA team. Originally from Central London,


Sarah enjoys getting out and about and likes to visit places of interest around the UK and further afield. She is a fan of Windsor Great Park, loves dogs and horses, cooking and eating out, whilst also enjoying the latest gadgets technology has to offer.


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