Clydesdale Bank sponsored Heads of Industry event afternoon of Oct 27th preceding the National Courier awards at the IOD. Clever fit to diary IOC are hosting a Heads of Industry strategy workshop during the same afternoon, sponsored by Clydesdale Bank who will be talking about diesel derivatives before BIS focus on the Courier Trailblazer apprenticeship and employer coalition for the workforce shortage. Free to IOC fellows you must email your attendance for a bacon butty lunch and the workshop to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Best of the best have raised the bar with a UK spread of courier industry excellence.
Courier industry Graded Awesome by the 2015 panel of judges.
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.
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.
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.
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