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PRESS RELEASE Page 1 of 3 FTA MULTIMODAL 2016 AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN AS JOHN SERGEANT NAMED HOST New venue at the Birmingham NEC’s Vox Conference Centre and new categories announced for the gala dinner on 10 th May 2016 London, UK, Friday, 20th November 2015 – Nominations for the FTA Multimodal 2016 awards are now open, featuring five new categories to reward best in class across all modes. Innovation, training, and environmental best practice will also be recognised, with the winners announced at a gala dinner on May 10 th 2016, presented by renowned broadcaster and journalist John Sergeant at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham. A new dedicated awards portal hosted on the Multimodal web site, at multimodal.org.uk, facilitates on-line nominations for all categories. “Multimodal is now in its ninth year and we pride ourselves on providing a platform for the industry to network and grow business,” said Robert Jervis, Multimodal Director. “The awards are a reflection of our commitment to showcasing the best that our industry has to offer and we are delighted to be growing the categories. “We are excited to be moving to the Vox venue to ensure the evening is an even bigger success than last year.” Multimodal, the UK and Ireland’s leading logistics show at the Birmingham NEC from 10th to 12th May next year, has teamed up with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) for a series of seminars as well as the awards. Nominations are being sought for air cargo, road freight, sea freight, and rail freight operator of the year, as well as freight forwarder of the year. Companies can nominate themselves or their supplier, and a shortlist of nominees will go forward to the voting stage of the competition in January.
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FTA MULTIMODAL 2016 AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN AS JOHN SERGEANT NAMED HOST New venue at the Birmingham NEC’s Vox Conference Centre and new categories announced for the gala dinner on 10th May 2016 London, UK, Friday, 20th November 2015 – Nominations for the FTA Multimodal 2016 awards are now open, featuring five new categories to reward best in class across all modes. Innovation, training, and environmental best practice will also be recognised, with the winners announced at a gala dinner on May 10th 2016, presented by renowned broadcaster and journalist John Sergeant at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham. A new dedicated awards portal hosted on the Multimodal web site, at multimodal.org.uk, facilitates on-line nominations for all categories. “Multimodal is now in its ninth year and we pride ourselves on providing a platform for the industry to network and grow business,” said Robert Jervis, Multimodal Director. “The awards are a reflection of our commitment to showcasing the best that our industry has to offer and we are delighted to be growing the categories. “We are excited to be moving to the Vox venue to ensure the evening is an even bigger success than last year.” Multimodal, the UK and Ireland’s leading logistics show at the Birmingham NEC from 10th to 12th May next year, has teamed up with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) for a series of seminars as well as the awards. Nominations are being sought for air cargo, road freight, sea freight, and rail freight operator of the year, as well as freight forwarder of the year. Companies can nominate themselves or their supplier, and a shortlist of nominees will go forward to the voting stage of the competition in January.
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The Young Logistics Professional of the Year can also be nominated on-line. The FTA’s Award for Contribution to Environmental Sustainability, recognising a team’s work towards reducing carbon footprint, will be revealed at the dinner along with the Multimodal Personality of the Year and the Exhibitor of the Year. Multimodal 2015 was the biggest in the show’s history with over 8,500 supply chain decision makers visiting over 290 logistics experts. Find out how to nominate your company or supplier or learn more about the exhibition at Multimodal 2016, visit www.multimodal.org.uk Ends For a high-resolution version of the image, email Emma Murray at [email protected] Picture caption – FTA Multimodal 2016 award nominations open as John Sergeant named host.
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About Multimodal Multimodal is the UK and Ireland's leading freight transport and logistics exhibition, which also features a series of topical seminars and master classes, and hosts a Shippers' Village, giving freight buyers a private space to meet logistics suppliers. Multimodal 2015 was the biggest in the show's history, with over 290 exhibitors and a record-breaking attendance of over 8,500 supply chain executives. The supply chain show, in its ninth year, is free-to-attend and this year's show took place at the Birmingham NEC from 28th to 30th April 2015. Multimodal 2016 will take place from 10th to 12th May 2016 at the Birmingham NEC. For further information Emma Murray Meantime Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 8853 5554 Mob: +44 (0)7711 614 655 [email protected]
