Over 400 executives from the third party logistics services industry and their guests together with key suppliers to the sector are expected to attend this year’s United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Awards for Warehousing ceremony.
The lunchtime event, which takes place at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane on Tuesday 30th of June, will be hosted by the political journalist, broadcaster and, latterly, distinguished ballroom dancer, John Sergeant.
The son of a vicar, John Sergeant was the BBC’s Chief Political Correspondent from 1992 until 2000. In 2000, he joined ITN as Political Editor where he stayed until his retirement in 2002
After retirement from political journalism, Sergeant’s impressive appearances on programmes such as Have I Got News For You have made him a sought-after participant in television comedy and satire shows and he is a very popular after-dinner speaker.
Of course, Sergeant made the headlines himself last Autumn when his appearances on Strictly Come Dancing endeared him to the nation. Although the show’s judges repeatedly awarded his dancefloor efforts the lowest marks of all the contestants, the public consistently voted to keep him in the competition. He controversially pulled out of the show after saying that he had a real chance of winning and “even for me that would be a joke too far”.
“John is a very entertaining speaker and his presence is an added attraction at what is already a very popular event,” said Roger Williams, chief executive officer of UKWA.
A total of seven UKWA Awards for Warehousing will be presented and this year’s Awards and categories include: Technology and Innovation, Training, 3PL Team of the Year and Logistics Journalist of the Year. An Awards entry form will appear in a future issue of Warehouse & Logistics News but, in the meantime, further details are available on the UKWA website –www.ukwa.org.uk
The UKWA Awards for Warehousing Luncheon is firmly established as one of the most popular occasions in the 3PL calendar and is rightly regarded as an excellent networking opportunity. Details of how to reserve a full table or individual places at the Dorchester are available from Jacquie Kirk at UKWA on (tel) 0207 836 5522.
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