ARE YOU AN EMPLOYER?
Apprenticeship Questions? – Free Service for BIFA Members
Category: Industry
Freight association urges caution when seeking Brexit advice
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging its members to carefully consider the options when seeking advice on the likely implications to their business and services of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
BIFA urges forwarding community to get behind apprenticeship initiative
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), which has been encouraging an employer group that is behind a specific Apprenticeship Standard for an International Freight Forwarding Operative, now calls on the wider freight community to provide broader support for the initiative.
UK forwarders look forward to action on new Government industrial strategy
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a broad welcome to yesterday’s announcement by UK Prime Minister Theresa May that the Government intends to build an industrial strategy to deliver a high-skilled, competitive economy that benefits people throughout the country.
Freight is none the wiser on how Brexit will affect its operations following May’s speech
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that whilst Prime Minister Theresa May’s much anticipated speech today has delivered some clarity on the UK’s plans to leave the European Union’s single market, it remains short on the details that will assist its members as they go about their business of managing much of the UK’s visible international trade.
UK Forwarders raise concerns over new procedures for Transfer of Residence
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has raised concerns that the implementation of this new procedure will cause issues because the new on-line form was not available at the time that it was introduced.
BIFA repeats call for end to shipping line surcharges
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, is repeating the call it made earlier this year for an end to surcharges imposed by shipping lines.
Forwarders give cautious welcome to Heathrow expansion decision
The trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding and logistics businesses has given a cautious welcome to today’s news that the government has approved a third runway at Heathrow.
Forwarders welcome positive signs on Heathrow
The trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding and logistics businesses is pleased that the UK Government appears to be ready to stop its procrastination about the expansion of UK aviation capacity.
Brexit speculation? No comment says BIFA
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – says that it will not be adding to the highly speculative debate on what might happen to trade between the EU and the UK after the eventual completion of the latter’s exit from the former.
