The British Worldwide Freight Affiliation (BIFA) is thrilled to announce that famend TV presenter, adventurer, writer, and conservationist Steve Backshall will host the 2025 BIFA Freight Service Awards Ceremony, happening on Thursday fifteenth January 2026.
The ceremony marks the ultimate cease on an unimaginable journey for the awards’ finalists — and with Steve Backshall because the expedition chief for the day, the stage is ready for an unforgettable occasion. Entrants shortlisted as finalists can be introduced in late October, when tickets for the ceremony may even go on sale.
Finest identified for his daring expeditions and acclaimed tv programmes together with the BBC’s Lethal 60 and Expedition with Steve Backshall, Steve has explored among the most distant and excessive environments on Earth. His deep expertise in mountaineering, scuba diving, and kayaking to succeed in uncharted locations resonates carefully with the freight forwarding trade’s spirit of journey, innovation, and dedication to succeed in each nook of the globe.
“Simply as freight forwarders overcome advanced logistical challenges to maneuver items worldwide, Steve’s profession embodies resilience, curiosity, and a ardour for reaching the unreachable,” mentioned Steve Parker, director normal of BIFA. “We’re excited to have him information us via the celebration of excellence in our trade.”
In the course of the ceremony, Steve will current certificates to all of the finalists and, alongside the class sponsors, award trophies to the winners in recognition of their excellent achievements throughout the freight forwarding sector.
With the vacation spot now in sight, anticipation is constructing for what guarantees to be an inspiring and celebratory occasion, bringing collectively the easiest in UK freight forwarding.
Sharon Hammond, BIFA occasions government, provides: “The BIFA Freight Service Awards competitors is now in its thirty seventh yr and is open to all full buying and selling and probationary members.
“However the clock is ticking as entries should be submitted by 11:00 on Wednesday eighth October 2025.
“A most variety of 3 enterprise classes could also be entered along with entries to the Apprentice of the 12 months and Younger Freight Forwarder of the 12 months. Nonetheless, an organization could solely enter every enterprise class as soon as.”
