Select a territory from the pulldown menu below and complete a membership enquiry form via the Membership Enquiry Page. The benefits of belonging The Global Freight Group is an alliance of independently-owned freight and logistics businesses located throughout the world. As a member, you have immediate access to a global network of business partners who will work with you on a profit sharing basis - providing you with a "local" office everywhere in the world to make sure that your customers' cargo gets to its final destination as fast and efficiently as possible. At the same time, you will become the "local" office in your country/territory for all the other members of the Group - handling incoming traffic from their customers. Low Costs Unlike some international freight associations, GFG from the beginning has determined to keep the costs of membership as low as possible. The organisation is non-profit making and employs only one full time member of staff (Group Administrator, Rachel Marchant, who is based in the UK). All other functions are carried out on a voluntary basis by the elected Directors. All new members are required to pay a single entry free of US$1,000.00 prior to attendance at their first conference. The first trial level of membership (called Observer) is billed at $950.00 a year, as is the second trial level (Aspirant). Members who are approved following these trial periods can then be voted upon to become a Full Member. Full members have voting rights and are obliged to attend the Fall meeting every year. Full membership carries a US$500.00 entry fee and an annual subscription of US$1,400.00. This amount includes the registration fee for one delegate to attend the mandatory GFG meeting. Exclusive Rights Membership gives you the exclusive right to be the only GFG representative in your country or state. Retention of exclusivity is subject to the member meeting a number of obligations. If these criteria are not met, the group may seek a second member in that territory. Existing trading relationships If you have existing trading relationships with organisations outside GFG, the GFG will not insist you give these up. However, if you cannot offer the GFG member in that location any business they are unlikely to reciprocate. If this situation extends to five or more member territories and these members choose to complain about the lack of reciprocal trade, your exclusivity rights may be rescinded and a second member may be appointed in your territory. Conferences GFG holds two conferences every year. As well as enabling formal GFG business to be managed, the conferences provide the opportunity for members to hold face-to-face business meetings (e.g over 800 separate meetings of this kind were held at the conference in Toronto). This is the most cost-effective way of conducting business on a global scale. The group is constantly developing and seeking to improve. Therefore the conference format has been reviewed and now, instead of two fully scheduled conferences each year, there will be one casual conference in Spring and the usual formal conference in the Fall. Full Members must attend the Fall conference. The new format means that members can expect to see all other members at the obligatory Fall conference, thus increasing business potential. The Spring meeting will offer a casual environment for members to meet each other for business meetings without the formal structure of the Fall meeting or the focus being on group matters. The Directors will hold their meeting at both conferences in order to ensure the GFG continues to move forwards. Friendship Once a member, you will discover that extremely strong bonds develop with others members. One long-standing member describes GFG as the "Global Friendship Group" - a group that does business with each other, but does so in an atmosphere of trust and friendship. Requirements The demands on you as a GFG member are simple. Trade with your fellow members on a fair and reasonable basis; pay your dues (to GFG and other members) in a reasonable time; attend the GFG conferences you are required to. WE HAVE EXISTING VACANCIES FOR MEMBERS IN A NUMBER OF TERRITORIES. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE IN THE LIST ABOVE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. |
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