Steve Jordan interviews Sam Trivedi from Abba’s Autos: a company specialising in the sale of used trucks to Africa where they can be used commercially without environmental restrictions.

David Jordan interviews new entrant to the storage market ShedSpace.com to find out what it’s all about

The word destruction usually has negative connotations, but in Europe at least, after the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), introduced in May 2018, it has suddenly become a buzzword in the corporate world.

David Jordan, The Mover’s Deputy Editor, looks at the increasing menace of fake awards and the threat they pose to the genuine article.

Sarah Dennis, Head of International for The Health Insurance Group, says that varying rates of growth around the world mean that as employers send staff to new regions, they need to adapt to these changing trends to ensure they comply with legislation and that staff are properly supported.

Steve Jordan visited Russell Start, the new managing director of AGM Group, to talk about his reasons for leaving Pickfords, his 12-month garden leave and his plans for his new role.

A tribute to Malcolm Halley who died on 8 August, 2018.

Honestly, I only meant it as a joke. It was the first Monday of my retirement and I had just come downstairs for breakfast. I said to the lady wife: ‘I think I’m going to change the kitchen cupboards round a bit so that they are more efficient’. It was not well received!

Major changes were made earlier this year to the way heavy goods vehicles in the UK are tested. Here, Gordon Thomson, Head of Vehicle Testing Policy at DVSA explains how the new testing regime is progressing and its impact on failure rates.

The summer period is always a critical time for the UK moving industry. The Mover asked price comparison site reallymoving.com to delve into its database to see how requests for removals quotes from around the country compare with 2017.

For many young people, this time of year marks the start of university life and the beginning of an academic adventure they hope will lead to a degree and a bright future in their chosen profession.

An alternative look at conventions from industry consultant Mark Oakeshott.

Jéan Paul Meiring (JP), The Moving Company, New Zealand, has terminal cancer. In this story he gives his thoughts on the life he had led, is living and will live in the future, however long that might be.

Rob O’Donnell, Vice President, Organisational Development, Aires, offers some advice on what makes millennials special and how to treat them during a relocation

An alternative to auditing: this might be the holy grail for many corporate movers. In this story Steve Jordan talks to PricePoint, a US-based company that just might have the answer. For many, it already has.

Ron Waddling from Tippet-Richardson in Canada explains how Peter Naylor helped provide electricity to the village of Atorkor in Ghana.

At the end of December this year, Terry Head, IAM’s charismatic president (International Association of Movers), will retire from the role. Steve Jordan spoke to him to get his thoughts after 50 years in the industry and 21 years working with the world’s largest moving association.

So that’s it really. Summer is almost over for most of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Next stop ‘The Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness’, as publicised by John Keats. For those of you in the southern half of the globe, please use your imagination or perhaps read this article in six months’ time.

Peter Gower, from Pickfords, explains why, 26 years after its introduction, the £40/item liability limit for moving companies is probably still about right.

An opinion by Steve Huggins of AIM (Association of Independent Movers)