NCA 2025
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IoC National Courier Awards
2025 National Courier Awards evening Tuesday Oct 21st
Chair of Judges, Simon Brookes says, ‘Deadline closed, your best-of-best team member nominations are exceptional.'
Fifty shortlisters = ‘Our sector should be very proud’
The post code table signposts are set, the clappers are ready, the Curly Wurlies await.
The 29th National Courier Awards recognises the best of the best in the courier industry - from wheels to office, contract and military. A gala evening celebrating excellence from courier companies large and small, regional and national footprint alongside each other in a unique network of all things courier from postcode indexed tables to clapper rattlers and Curly Wurlys, we celebrate the very best of final mile.
2025 sees exceptional category entries from two wheels to four, dedicated contract and office. The event date is Oct 21st . Awards open with bubbles for a network and natter reception of the Who's Who of express logistics. All in the express industry national, regional organisations large and small are welcome. The event is inclusive, aimed at our front line; dress code is business. This is about our people and the awards have gained an impressive reputation for celebrating those people. Rattling the clappers, munching the Curly Wurlys and celebrating excellence.
The awards are independent and not sponsored. 2025 sees an amazing list of nominees to make the task of Simon Brookes, chair of the judging panel, harder than ever before. Ending the evening, a final moment to announce the best-kept secret in the sector, a rare Services to Industry Fellow is expected for 2025.
It's time to be ready to rattle the clappers.
For 2025, the awards will close with a super-hero category and the announcement of new services to industry winner.
The National Courier Awards are independent and without sponsorship, they recognise everyone in the express final mile sector.
The winners remain a secret until the evening of the awards, winners must be present to be awarded one of the prestigious National Courier Awards. The panel of judges is chaired by Simon Brooks.
Take a look at the shortlist here
The National Courier Awards recognise the best of the best in the courier industry - from wheels to office, contract and military. A gala evening celebrating excellence from courier companies large and small, regional and national footprint alongside each other in a unique network of all things courier.
Join the conversation at #natcourierawards
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.
Twenty one short-listers will be laden with Champagne
Billed the courier event of the year companies large and small, national, London and network have booked up for an evening to remember. The National Courier Awards for 2008 gala celebration dinner will be at the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall. Tracey Worth co-ordinated nominations and chairman of the judges Marc Chauveau held the meeting of the panel on Tuesday September 9th in the presence of Steve Norris former transport minister and Vice President of the Institute.
National Courier Awards 2007: Tuesday 19th June 2007
The Gourmon Tower, Tower Bridge, London
Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again heads the co-ordination of the panel of judges.
National Courier Awards 2006: Tuesday 20th June 2006
The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SD with Dr Stephen Ladyman Minister for Transport
2005 The Tenth birthday Party of The National Courier Awards.
Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again headed the co-ordination of the panel of judges.
The 2004 Winners
On the 22nd June 2004 Minister for Transport David Jamieson handed out the glass to ten winners and commended last years safety winner Driver Hire for outstanding progress.
The 2003 Winners
24th June 2003 David Jamieson MP Labour Minister for transport returned to join the top guns of the courier industry in the Nash room of the IOD Institute of Directors for a gala evening bash.
The 2002 Winners
Despatch companies from far and wide gathered for the annual National Courier Awards at the The Institute of Directors, London on June 25th.
The event was sponsored by Camelot Training, Ears Radio and Professional IT and representatives from the courier and biking industries made up the panel of judges. With over 100 companies putting forward their best workers, competition was always going to be hot and according to the panel, the standard of nominations this year was particularly high.
2001 The London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2
For 2001 the same day courier industry had its most spectacular gala bash so far on a hot June evening. A very strong turnout became a whos who reunion of the courier industry.
2000 The Quarter Deck HMS Belfast, The Thames, London SE1
The 2000 awards ceremony was held on the quarterdeck of Londons foremost landmark the battelship HMS Belfast. Moored on the South Embankement of the Thames in Central London the event was as high profile as the battle ship its self.
1999 Tower Bridge London
The 1999 awards ceremony was held in the walk ways of Tower Bridge with spectacular views across London. Sean Woodward MP, conservative Minister for London presented the awards.
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