­­The BAR (British Association of Removers)in the UK has announced that the proposal to develop an ‘Apprenticeship Standard for the Removals Operative’ has been approved by the Transport and Logistics Route Panel.

On 28 June more than 450 members of the UK’s transport industry gathered at Leicester Square’s shiny new luxury hotel, The Londoner, to celebrate the winners of this year’s everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

TIP Group has launched a used truck sales division based at a new TIP site in Warrington.

Road Haulage Association (RHA) colleagues were proud to take part in a logistics industry event promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace this week.

IMS-Brytor, a leader in international and long-distance relocations in Canada and the United States, has recently announced its move to new premises in Quebec.

This summer, John Mason International has teamed up with British television’s plasticine icon, Morph, to help raise vital funds to transform the lives of young wheelchair users.

Alfa Mobility has announced that it has a new owner following its acquisition by the Pamica Group from previous owner MIDAQ AB.

Online marketplace for self storage, Explorage.com, won the Rising Star Award at The StartUp Awards 2023.

Specialist provider of fast-response pay-as-you-go commercial vehicle and trailer breakdown repair services, TNS365, has opened a new call centre operation in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

A Bristol business is preparing to roll out plans for the UK’s first boutique removals franchise. Move On Removals and Storage, which has a team of ten people, has already grown by ten times since being established in early 2020.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that Mike Thomas, Client Services Director at Delamode International Logistics, has been appointed the new chairman of its Management Board. Gary Whittle, Commercial Director of Meachers Global has been named vice chairman.

DriverAssist.Tech and RoadSafe are holding two days of live events on 11 and 12 July to demonstrate vehicle tech in action.

TIP, the leasing and rental company for the transport industry, took to the roads in June with the aim to raise more than £70,000 for the Staffordshire-based Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

Edinburgh-based family firm Broughton Removals Limited has launched a new drive to raise awareness of breast cancer, having secured £200,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland to fund a new fleet of vans, one of which will feature special pink livery to promote the charity Breast Cancer UK.

A range of projects are set to benefit after the UK government announced £77 million in new funding for projects developing clean transport technologies.

According to a report by business group Logistics UK, more government support will be needed to enable the logistics sector to decarbonise effectively by the 2050 net zero deadline.

According to the Nationwide House Price Index, May saw a 0.1% fall in UK house prices giving a 3.4% fall over the last 12 months.

Business Moves Group (BMG) has secured a two-year contract, with the option to extend for a further two years, with Leeds Beckett University after a rigorous tendering process.

Bishop’s Move has expanded its operations in Spain with the opening of a new warehouse facility in Algeciras. The opening ceremony took place on the 11 May, 2023.

Patrick Landauer from Sobolak International in Austria recently visited Irishrelo in Kilcock, Ireland as part of a One Group exchange programme.