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IoC National Courier Awards

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 2025 National Courier Awards evening Tuesday Oct 21st

Chair of Judges, Simon Allan-Brookes says, ‘Deadline closed, your best-of-best team member nominations are exceptional.'

Fifty shortlisters = ‘Our sector should be very proud’

It's time to email for your tickets 'Tracey Worth IOC'

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The post code table signposts are set, the clappers are ready, the Curly Wurlies await.

In a near sold-out event, it's time to secure your seats at the event of the year for express logistics sector. Email your name and number for a call-back to sort your place at the table. Email your name and number for the last seats available - get a call back from Dr Tracey Worth IOC CEO This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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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 Allan-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.

Countdown to 2025 National Courier Awards

It's time to get the last tickets at the table – email Dr Tracey Worth at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with name and a call-back number.

 

Largest nomination number ever for 2025

Fifty make shortlisting - bike, van contract and office categories.

Services to industry award expected.

Special ambassadors of our sector to be recognised.

 

It's time to book your seat and 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 Allan-Brooks.

Take a look at the shortlist here

 

 

 

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Diamond Logistics for their “Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion” Innovation policy

Clipper’s Fresh Start programme

The City of London Corporation and GLA Gnewt Collaboration.

 

Alistair Cochrane

 

Fernando Lopes de Silva - Addison Lee

Ailton Sena - Addison Lee

 

Andrew Lumb - Four Wheels Driver, CitySprint
Miklos Istok - Four Wheels Electric Driver, Gnewt

 

Filip Boshnakov - CitySprint
Les Emmerson - Hermes
Stephen Gray - CitySprint
Chris Wilkins - Tuffnells

 

David Bates - Tuffnells
Adrian Purewell - CitySprint

Becky Ahmadi and Mandy Scott, Hermes

 

Mandy Freedman - Account Manager, Rush Couriers
Shervonne Timmer - Customer service Agent, CitySprint

 Step Change ‘Micro Hub’ delivery - leading a team effort for DPD is Graham Goadby

Will Friar - Office Support, Rush Couriers
Monica Pound - Relationship Manager, CitySprint
Monika Haromszeki - Regional Logistics Planner, Hermes

 

Military To Civilian Award - Mike Doe, Clipper

Military Reservist Award - Sgt Simon Miller, 158 Sqn RLC

Military Distinction Award - Major Ian Mckinney, BFPO

 

The 23rd National Courier Awards, held at the IoD, Pall Mall, London SW1 is Tuesday October 15th 2019.

Sir John Hayes for the gala final mile event recognising express, last mile courier best of the best.

Clean air big on the shortlisted winners

Panel of Judges for the National Courier Awards, chaired by Adrian Smith, sat to decide the final mile best of best.

 

Twenty-two years of final-mile excellence for National Courier Awards

Rattle the clappers, light-show and fanfares for the best-of-the-best in Express final-mile courier. Pledges of code of practice and level 6 degree in Express management announced.

Best of the Best final mile in the UK recognised by independent panel of judges at the Institute of Couriers National Awards 2018

Twenty-two years of final-mile excellence for National Courier Awards

Rattle the clappers, light-show and fanfares for the best-of-the-best in Express final-mile courier. Pledges of Code of Practice and level 6 degree in Express management announced.

18 for 18 in 2018; eighteen silver-C awards for the 2018 National Courier Awards

Ten thousand words of nominations for the 22nd year of the National Courier Awards with four corporate wins and treble-three for Hermes with DWP 'Wheels to Work'.

A big four-wheel group marked ‘Year of the Van’

David Jamieson Safety Award goes to O’Donovan Waste

Lifetime achievement dished out to Adrian Smith as Express sector rattled their clappers for the final mile.

In keeping with tradition, shortlisted candidates assemble on the Balcony & Stair of the IoD before being presented to the IOC President, Viscount Lord Falkland and the National Courier Awards ceremony begins; 2018 marks the 22nd year of the awards.

Awarded to the Defence Courier Service of BFPO

Awarded to Hermes working with DWP JCP on the National Wheels to Work Programme

Awarded to O’Donovan Waste Disposal for ‘Safety Above and Beyond.’

Awarded to the City of London Corporation - Vince Dignam and his team

Awarded to Adrian Smith, Swift Logistics

Awarded to Peter Rodriguez and Andrew Stutchbury

Awarded to Iain Baines, Malcolm Jones, Tania Pinkerton, Marcus Ridley, Kenneth Ronaldson

Awarded to Paul Roach, Liviu Stanciu and Artur Skalecki

Winners' Photo Gallery