A report by Mike Baker, Clydesdale Bank & speaker at IOC Heads of Industry event.
Carl Lomas IOC Chair speaking on Black Friday, ‘As retailers extend Black Friday the logistics companies await figures to see how big 2015 peak for home delivery will be. A week of poor weather, rain & in the wake of the Paris terrorist issues, first vision is consumers are staying at home and buying on line in the safety, warmth and comfort of their arm chairs. This could create the biggest home delivery numbers so far in the four year history of UK Black Friday.’
IOC organise Two-wheel courier escort in 2015 Lord Mayor's Show
800 hundred year tradition, two wheel escort, plate number 50 for Maritime truck entry with two wheel escort to Lord Mayors show for IOD East meets West float in glorious colour and captured by the BBC.
Institute of Couriers Chairman Carl Lomas was asked to find two wheel escort for the Lord mayor show entry of the IOD East Meets west float hauled by Maritime Transport, CitySprint put forward City of London Motorcycle Courier Graham with a twin top box Honda motorcycle.
The 2015 shortlisters for the 19th National Courier Awards gather on the staircase at the Institute of Directors in Pall Mall, London
2015 the nineteenth National courier awards.
2025 – Life services went to Simi Punn TVS. 18 senior IOC fellows gowned at House of Lords.
2024 – Hon fellow and keynote address to Nigel Milton – Heathrow
2023 - Two honorands, TfL commissioner Andy Lord and former Aldermanic Sheriff Alison Gowman. A new President, as Viscount Falkland passes on the mantle to Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. Two dozen new fellows are received in line.
2022 – Two honorands, TfL commissioner Andy Byford and head of the DVSA Loveday Ryder – Services to Industry for Trevor Hoyle, a thousand years of service in the ceremonial fellows of 2022.
2018 - John Hayes CBE elected new Vice President, Honorary Fellowship awarded to Leon Daniels. Kate Lester takes Services to Industry hood.
2017 - The honorary gown was awarded to Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye.
2016 - Fellows hand the gown to their President and recognise eighty years...New TfL boss took honorary fellowship & first-ever honorary associateship for the Army. Viscount, Lord Falkland, celebrating his eighty years...Sixty-four years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne...TfL boss Mike Brown awarded the hon fellowship, 12 new Fellows were gowned by IOC President Viscount, Lord Falkland.
Gowning galleries
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