Best of the Best final mile in the UK recognised by independent panel of judges at the Institute of Couriers National Awards.
IOC president Lord Falkland, said: “Two decades of the National Courier Awards, Express is an evolving sector and the awards have driven recognition of excellence. Tonight we see recognition from start to finish with apprentice to lifetime award.”
IOC chair, Carl Lomas, said: “Continued retail shift from High Street to home delivery has brought challenges to a sector evolving to deliver customer excellence, those at the forefront are here for the awards this evening and have been recognised by our independent panel of judges.”
Hon Fellow of the IOC Mike Brown, TFL, was on stage to present a life time services to industry award to Justin Moore, who has held roles with DHL, Amtrack and CitySprint. Former chair of the awards panel and present chair of the employer group for Trailblazer express qualifications.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Derby was on stage to handout a ‘Silver C’ to the apprentice of the year, Josh Arbon of the Cambridge Courier Company. From road to management in an apprenticeship of express.
Two for two in the two wheel category went to Tomos Bardos CitySprint and Dave Colley GLH. Four for four in the four wheel category, final mile front line on four wheels had four National Courier Award wins taking the Silver C, Gary Brewster APC, Lizzie Thistlebank CitySprint, Errol Rodney Gnewt, Allan Hayes TNT.
Military distinctions drew a standing ovation as awards went to reserve forces Dean Channell and regular army defence courier Peter Greatorex, Read by Lt Colonel Bret Duxbury, ‘ austere locations of delivery in extreme circumstances.’
The sold-out gala courier industry event organised by the Institute of Couriers and hosted at the Institute of Directors celebrated excellence from two wheels to four, from courier companies large and small, regional and national, an independent panel of judges without sponsorship to recognise the very best of the best final mile express.
The winners were greeted by stilt walkers to receive the prestigious Courier ‘Silver C’ award, received in recognition of coming out on top in each category from almost 200 nominations nationwide.
UK Mail took client collaboration on their Tal Talk contract collected by John Nolan. Team award went to Hermes, Swift Dispatch Liverpool winners of Corporate Safety. TFL boss Mike Brown was on stage to dish out the City consolidation win to Top Flight Watford who are running an M25 consolidation shuttle to Central London. Road Safety went to Tarmac, collected by Sean McGrae in recognition of cycle safety sensors for city haulage trucks. RTITB boss Laura Nelson was also on stage with Carl Lomas to award a chairmans citation to Emily Ward System Group for excellence on fork truck in the warehouse.
During the gala dinner there was much discussion of the retail shift from high street to home delivery. The heads of industry event had taken place earlier in the afternoon and fuelled discussion on driver workforce strategy and solutions alongside the new BIS Dept for Education, trailblazer apprenticeship at both levels two and six for degree apprenticeships. October 18th was a gala celebration of best of the best from two wheels to four, contract and office.
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