The awards are among the highest honours for businesses operating in the franchise and supply chain sectors. "The strength of Speedy Freight has always been the people in our franchise network. "This is something that we're incredibly proud of, and that has also now been recognised by the Supply Chain Excellence Awards. "We're looking forward to celebrating alongside the very best in UK franchising and supply chain excellence later this year." The winners of both awards will be announced later this year, with the Supply Chain Excellence Awards taking place on November 5 in London and the British Franchise Awards taking place on November 12 in Telford.