BIFAlink OBITUARY


Ken Norman 1931-2020


In its 50th year, Norman Global Logistics is mourning


eponymous founder Ken Norman who passed away peacefully in December at home in Marlow with his wife Pat by his side. Starting his forwarding career in


the City in 1947, Ken founded Norman Shipping in 1970, growing the business successfully for 20 years. Retiring in 1990, Ken followed the


business that bore his name to its half-century.


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www.bifa.org OBITUARY


Ken


Norman and his wife Pat


The data protection fee: does your company need to pay?


The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, can help companies in the freight industry to get data protection right. You will find lots of advice and


guidance for businesses on the ICO’s website, including guidance on how to keep data flowing now that the UK has left the EU, and a self-assessment checklist which will help you work out whether you need to pay a fee to the ICO. For most businesses, the fee is


£40 or £60 for the year. It is the law to pay the data


protection fee, which funds the ICO’s work, but it also makes good business sense. Whether or not you have paid the fee could have an impact on your reputation.


Paying the fee and being listed on the ICO’s register of feepayers shows that your company takes


data protection seriously. It is a strong message for your customers – it lets them know you value and care about their information. It also lets other organisations


know that you run a tight ship. You may have received a letter


from the ICO reminding you of your legal responsibility to pay the data protection fee – this should come as a helpful reminder to pay the annual


fee on time, or tell the ICO if you are exempt. Though the ICO ultimately has


the power to issue fines, most of its work with small organisations is focused on helping you to get data protection right first time around. The ICO’s friendly and


knowledgeable staff are there to help. Visit ico.org.uk/hub for data protection


Prepare for Health & Safety Executive inspections


Whilst the pandemic continues, Members should remember that Health & Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are continuing to visit businesses to check that measures put in place against the potential spread of COVID-19 are


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compliant with the prevailing advice and could confidently pass an inspection. Media reports suggest that


warehousing, transport and logistics companies in particular are in the spotlight for the HSE, but all


businesses that receive a call or visit must fully cooperate as compliance with the rules is a legal obligation. Failing to meet these standards in


the workplace could result in significant fines or see the business being forced to close its doors.


Owen Lonsdale 1940-2020


On 22 December 2020, Owen Lonsdale, a former BIFA trainer and industry stalwart, passed away aged 80. Owen started out as a lorry


driver for Meadows Freight before becoming one of the UK’s first DGSA and aviation security experts, setting up his successful business, Gatehouse, in 1999. His expertise, knowledge and


wisdom continued right to the end. He will be missed greatly by his


family and by many friends and associates in the industry.


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 membership@bifa.org. BIFAlink is the magazine of the


British International Freight Association and is distributed free to Members.


March 2021


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