Shortlisters for 2012 walked into the National Courier Awards laden with bottles of bubbles for a celebration of the best of the best.

With the Minister Mike Penning (centre front) Lord Falkland, Tracey Worth and Ian Mutch. Judges for this year are led by Richard Howard FIoC Rush Couriers, Chairman of the judging panel, Mick Davies Ears Communications, Chris Hodder BMF, David Brown Prestige Couriers, Neil Michaeloudis FIoC GLH, Len Rainford FFIoC Sameday UK, Jeffrey Ritterband FFIoC Lewis Day Transport, Justin Moore CitySprint, Greg Hoy FIoC Excel Couriers and Carl Lomas MBE.

 The fifteenth National Courier Awards with the Minister for Transport Mike Penning, delighted to show government support for the Courier Industry with a heartfelt speech of motorbikes and HGV licenses that touched the heart of the logistics audience.

Dee Barratt-Davies Ears Plc and Viscount Falkland with some of the short-listed nominees.

Short-listers laden with Champagne

Chairmen of the judges Marc Chauveau provided bubbles for the 2008 short-lister photograph of the National Courier Awards. Pink Express race bike squeezed the edge of frame to get a best of the best image that displayed the most professional image of the same day courier industry.