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TCS&D Awards to be annual event

leaf_awards_dinnerUK: The Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Awards are to be an annual event, the organiser has announced.

Such was the success of the launch event at last year’s inaugural TCS&D Show in Peterborough that the organiser intends to repeat the awards evening this year at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.

The TCS&D Awards 2014 will reward excellence in the perishable supply chain in a total of 17 categories, with the accolades being presented at a black-tie evening ceremony on Tuesday, September 16. The Transfrigoroute UK conference will be held on the same day, also at The National Motorcycle Museum.

Nominations for the TCS&D Awards are now open in the following categories:

Refrigerated Transporter of the Year
Refrigerated Courier of the Year
Refrigerated Fleet Manager of the Year
Cold Store Operator of the Year
Cold Store Manager of the Year
Livery of the Year
Environmental & Sustainability Award
Innovation Award
Health & Safety – Transport Award
Health & Safety – Warehousing Award
Customer Service Award
OEM of the Year
Refrigerated Trailer of the Year
Refrigerated Rigid of the Year
Refrigerated Panel Van of the Year
Rental & Contract Hire Company of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award.

Closing date is Tuesday, July 1. Further information from www.tcsandd.com

Tickets for the evening cost £125+VAT which will include a five-course dinner with wine, an after-dinner entertainer, the awards ceremony and a casino until 2am.

To book, call 01732 868288 or email [email protected]. A choice of hotel accommodation at preferential rates is also available upon request.

Next TCS&D show

The next TCS&D exhibition – TCS&D 2015 – will take place at the Peterborough Arena on September 16 and 17, 2015.

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