Biggart Baillie Wins CILT Recognition Award
Friday, September 26, 2008
The firm was presented with a recognition award at the Annual CILT Scottish dinner held at Airth Castle last night. This award acknowledges the firm's long term public commitment to supporting the Institute's aims and objectives over several years throughout the UK.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK - CILT(UK), with over 20,000 members, is the pre-eminent independent professional body for individuals associated with logistics, supply chains and all transport modes.
Neil Amner, the lead transport partner at Biggart Baillie and Chartered Fellow of CILT, who picked up the award on behalf of the firm commented:
"We are delighted to have received this very prestigious award in recognition of our long standing support for the CILT. Our involvement with CILT reflects our approach to business - of doing our utmost to understand our clients and their business challenges."
Over the past 12 months, the Biggart Baillie transport practice has continued to expand in both range and volume of work with significant new client wins and instructions. From its core strengths of operational rail and aviation matters, the Biggart Baillie transport team has proven expertise in respect of infrastructure matters in all modes – road, rail, tram, maritime and aviation.
Recent instructions have included acting for:
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Clackmannanshire Council on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway
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Siemens PLC on the Edinburgh Trams project;
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BEAR (Scotland) Limited on the contract for the maintenance of the new M80;
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Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (formerly Caledonian MacBrayne Limited) on various ferries and harbour matters;
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John G Russell (Transport) Limited on rail freight terminals at Barking and Telford;
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Babcock (Rosyth) Limited on the proposed Rosyth International Container Terminal.