Ten thousand words of nominations for the 21st year of the National Courier Awards.
Recognition from apprentice to lifetime achievement as Express sector rattled their clappers for the final mile.
IoC President Lord Falkland,
Twenty one years of the National Courier Awards, Express is an evolving sector and the awards have driven recognition of excellence. Tonight we see recognition from start to finish with apprentice to lifetime award and a national step change win for same day nationwide.
IoC chair, Carl Lomas The Three Ts, Transport / Taylor / Trailblazer. He spoke
Continued retail shift from High Street to home deliver has brought challenge to a sector evolving to deliver customer chain excellence, those at the forefront are here for awards this evening and have been recognised by our independent panel of judges.
Recognition for apprentice and lifetime achievement in Express sector
Best of the Best final mile in the UK recognised by independent panel of judges at the Institute of Couriers National Awards 2017
Ten thousand words of nominations for the 21st year of the National Courier Awards.
Recognition from apprentice to lifetime achievement as Express sector rattled their clappers for the final mile.
Awarded to Peter Daniel of Top Flight Couriers
Awarded to Transport for London for its LoCity programme.
Awarded to the National Postal Museum
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.
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