Minister announces Judging Panel 2011

Mike Penning MP Minister for Transport supports National Courier Awards.

Mike Penning MP Secreatry of State for Transport announced the Judges for the 2011 National Courier Awards. Meeting with the Minister for discussions of all things road Mike Penning disclosed that he had been a Dispatch Rider for Atlas Express and now here he is with 'Dispatch Boxes'. A keen Motorcyclist riding a Triumph Viscount Falkland was able to give Mike Penning some clear pointers as to wearing leathers to the Houses of Parliament. Our Transport Minister clearly knows the difference between courier and freight.

With the Minister Mike Penning (centre front) Lord Falkland, Tracey Worth and Ian Mutch. Judges for this year are led by Richard Howard FIoC Rush Couriers, Chairman of the judging panel, Mick Davies Ears Communications, Chris Hodder BMF, David Brown Prestige Couriers, Neil Michaeloudis FIoC GLH, Len Rainford FFIoC Sameday UK, Jeffrey Ritterband FFIoC Lewis Day Transport, Justin Moore CitySprint, Greg Hoy FIoC Excel Couriers and Carl Lomas MBE.

Chairman confirmed for Judging panel 2010

The President Viscount Falkland is pleased to announce that Marc Chauveau FFIoC will again be the Chairman of the National Courier Awards judging panel for 2010. Marc commented '"I am delighted to continue as the Chairman of the judging panel. We ask only those who have great experience of and excellent knowledge of the courier industry to become judges and with the loss of Judy Benn earlier this year I am pleased to invite Richard Howard FIoC to take her place representing APC and bringing with him his twenty years of experience from his own company, Poste Haste. This coming year will test the courier industry, as a core industry to the supply of all other industries we will have to be at the top of our game. This brings out the best in all our staff and this will reflect in the high standard of nominations that the judges will have both the pleasure and difficult task of judging.

The full panel of judges will be announced in January 2010.

Judges for 2008 - Announced for 2008!

The announcement of the judging panel was made at the Fellows House of Lords Reception -7th March 2008 Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again co-ordinate's the panel of judges but this year the panel has a Chairman. Fellow Marc Chaueauv MPC Excel Logistics was called upon by the President Viscount Falkland to annouce the panel of judges for the National Courier Awards 2008. In alphabetic order they are:

Judges for 2008  

• Quentin Abel – APC,
• Dee Barrett – Ears
• Judy Benn – Post Haste
• Marc Chauveau – MPC Excel
• Chris Hodder - BMF
• Carl Lomas MBE – IoC
• Mike McCartney - Road Runners Swindon
• Neil Michaeloudis - GLH
• Ian Mutch – MAG
• Am Pall - CitySprint
• Len Rainford – Sameday UK
• Jefferey Ritterband - Lewis Day Transport

If you would like to nominate an individual please call Tracey 07976 263745 or email mail@ioc.uk.com for the process of judging please see below 'Judging process'

Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again heads the co-ordination of the panel of judges. The Minster for Transport Dr Stephen Ladyman alongside Lord Falkland and Tracey Worth announced the 2007 panel of Judges for the National Courier Awards. In alphabetic order they are:

Judges for 2007

If you would like to nominate an individual please call Tracey 07976 263745 or email mail@ioc.uk.com for the process of judging please see below 'Judging process'

Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again heads the co-ordination of the panel of judges. The Minster for Transport Dr Stephen Ladyman alongside Lord Falkland and Tracey Worth announced the 2007 panel of Judges for the National Courier Awards. In alphabetic order they are:

• Jon Barber FFIoC - Scarlet Couriers, 

• Dee Barratt-Davies -Ears Communication

• Judy Benn FFIoC - Poste Haste

• Marc Cheauveux FFIoC - MPC Excel

• Carl Lomas MBE - Insitute of Couriers

• Chris Hodder - BMF,

• Ian Mutch - MAG,

• Len Rainford FFIoC - Sameday UK,

• Richard - Woodward FFIoC - Mercury

• Individuals generally take a two year role in the hot seat. Their task to judge the best of the best same day. New boys on the list for 2006 are Len Rainford from Sameday UK and David Isles of Prestige Couriers. Instigator and mentor Carl Lomas has done the full ten years. Trevor Magnor and Ian Mutch bring a strong independence to the panel representing the UK rider groups, BMF and MAG 

If you would like to nominate an individual please call Tracey 07976 263745 or email mail@ioc.uk.com

Judging process :

All testimony's will be recieved by the secretary of the Institute of Couriers. (IoC) In the first reading all nomintions are read and selected for judging. This is carried out by the secretary of the IoC.

The second round of nomination is assessed by three members of the judging panel. Selected by marks for skill, appitude, dedication, professional delivery and the additional application of applied practical competences.

The third and final round sees the full judging panel sitting. At this stage nominations are accepted from those company's who have carried out their own internal selection process (in line with the National Courier Awards selection criteria) and nominate their selected category winners. All these nominations are then assessed, marked and graded.

The number of individual winners per category relate to the number of nominations that made it through to the third round.This normally would be one quater or one third of the total.

Please note that Post-humous awards will not be offered.

Their is only one winner for the Corporate Safety Award. This category is selected by the President of the IoC, Viscount Falkland with a select committe of individuals from government and industry.

Individuals generally take a two year role in the hot seat. Their task to judge the best of the best same day. New boys on the list for 2006 are Len Rainford from Sameday UK and David Isles of Prestige Couriers. Instigator and mentor Carl Lomas has done the full ten years. Trevor Magnor and Ian Mutch bring a strong independence to the panel representing the UK rider groups, BMF and MAG 

Judges 2005

Tracey Worth an ex chairman of the National Courier Association and Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport again headed the co-ordination of the panel of judges. Lord Falkland alongside Steve Norris and Tracey Worth announced the 2005 panel of Judges for the National Courier Awards. In alphabetic order they are:

• Jon Barber - Scarlet Couriers
• Judy Benn - Arrow Express
  Judy is the City Manager for Arrow Express Couriers. Judy has held managerial roles for the last ten years in the courier industry latterly of Swiftcall. Judy is a long time member of the NCA and APC networks which specialises in the inter-trading and overnight courier work. Judy supports all aspects of quality and has achieved IIP and ISI 9002 for the companies she works for.
• Tricia Bing - Connections
  New to the panel of judges in 2004, Tricia heads up Connection Delivery Services in the City of London who took top honours as the best Despatch Association Courier Company in 2003.
• Marc Cheauveux - MPC
  The Chief Executive of MPC Logistics, based in London SE1.
• Mick Davies - Ears
• Carl Lomas MBE - Camelot Training
  Carl is an Ex Chairman of the National Motorcycle Council and present chairman of the Association of Learning Providers ALP Transport Group. An Ex Director of RHDTC the National Training Organisation for road transport and responsible for the NVQ development in courier skills. Carl is an Ex Vice Chairman of the Despatch Association and strongly active in the RHA.
• Trevor Magner - BMF
  Trevor is an executive of the British Motorcyclists Federation BMF. A member of the National Motorcycle Council and sits on the Government Advisory Group for Motorcycling. Trevor has been riding motorcycles for over 25 years and has been lobbying political and associate motorcycle issues for half of that time.
• Ian Mutch - MAG
  Ian is president of the Motorcycle Action Group MAG. Ian has detailed experience of motorcycling and is the editor of MAG news. Ian is a past Chairman of the National Motorcycle Council and holds a very detailed background in powered two wheeler issues.
• Alan Savage - London Link
• Steve Smith - Professional IT
  Steven is an ex chairman of the Despatch Association. Steven has held directorships with some of the most prominent courier companies in London and has a wealth of industry experience. His company, Professional IT, works with a range of UK and International couriers companies, providing leading edge technology support systems.

Individuals generally take a two year role in the hot seat. Their task to judge the bet of the best same day. New boys on the list for 2005 are Jon Barber of Scarlet Couriers in Slough and Alan Savage of London Link in Milton Keynes. Instigator and mentor Carl Lomas has done the full ten years. Trevor Magnor and Ian Mutch bring a strong independence to the panel representing the UK rider groups, BMF and MAG 

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