How are you planning for the time when your almost new Euro 5 truck cannot be used in most major cities?

While challenges associated with mobility are nothing new to global companies, respondents to Cartus Corporation’s 2018 Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges Survey Report pointed to one issue that’s new to the top three.

By Simon Allen, Business Development Manager, Crown Records Management

Research from Attic Self Storage in London reveals 97% of people in the UK do not think Brexit will be a trigger for their next move. But what are the biggest obstacles to moving house, and what is most likely to make people move? Here the company explains.

Gadi Binness, CEO of RelocationInsurance.com and LogisticsInsurance.com, looks at some of the dangers of high-tech shipping.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in a few months, and moving companies that don’t want to risk incurring penalties for non-compliance, must begin planning for its arrival sooner rather than later, according to Paula Tighe, Information Governance Director at leading law firm Wright Hassall.

Dominic Marlow from The Business Board explains what you need to do when the time comes to sell your business.

Matthew Woodley from New Zealand Van Lines looks at how Facebook advertising can work for moving companies

Steve Jordan interviews Mark Herrington after he left Pickfords to start something new.

As India moves up the World Bank 'Ease of Doing Business Index' and Google continues its push into the region, companies are urged to consider cultural difference. Here, Crown World Mobility offers some tips to help meetings and negotiations go smoothly.

It seems that, if movers really tried, they could spend almost all their working lives attending conferences around the world. This season, however, has been disrupted by changes to venues causing a knock-on effect. A volcano in Bali, unrest in Rio and hurricane Maria all conspired to throw the diary into disarray and create plenty of headaches for the organisers. It’s all sorted now though – we hope. Here, is a summary of the major ones.

David Jordan interviews Nicola Mason as she returns to the moving industry as general manager for U-Move Group.

Matt Rhodes from Quiss Technology suggests how you can prove to your clients that you have done all you can to protect against a cyber attack.

More than 750 people from the UK and overseas visited the Movers & Storers Show last November, helping to make it one of the best shows in the event’s ten-year history.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will replace the Data Protection Act on 25 May and will affect all businesses, large and small. Speaking at the Movers & Storers Show, James Backhouse from Backhouse Jones Solicitors gave a taste of what the new rules will mean and how businesses must prepare if hefty fines are to be avoided.

The Tesla Semi is due to be launched next year in the USA.

Ray DaSilva from IAM’s Mobility Exchange explains IAMX, a universal directory for the mobility industry.

The world’s first autonomous electric container ship, Yara Birkeland is due to begin operating in the latter half of 2018 according to its Norwegian builders Kongsberg.