Liz Sumner joins Bifa
For the third year in a row, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) has expanded its training team with the appointment of Liz Sumner as trainer – freight and customs procedures. In 2019 Bifa has seen demand for its freight and customs training courses hit a record high, mainly due to the availability of a specific apprenticeship in freight forwarding, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, which has increased demand for customs training.
Sumner, who joins from DSV Air and Sea, will be based in the Midlands. She has over 30 years of experience in freight forwarding and logistics, the majority with DB Schenker, including supervisory roles, covering imports, customs, customer service and key account management.
Carl Hobbis, training development manager, says: “With this appointment we now have trainers based in Manchester, Birmingham and Feltham, which will enable us to deliver more training days for our members from 2020.” (mw)