Features

  • Plus ça change …

    Oct 12, 2016
    Adam Chudley is one of the many thirty-somethings that are taking over from the previous generation bring new ideas and vitality just as their predecessors did. The industry is changing dramatically but, in Adam’s opinion, in vitally important ways, it stays the same. Steve Jordan visited him to find out more about him and his attitude to the industry.
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  • Graebel: strategy in practice

    Oct 12, 2016
    Graebel in the USA has introduced a new product for its mobility customers: the Graebel Mobility Quotient Insight (MQ Insight); it’s a new diagnostic tool that provides a fast, in-depth analysis of the overall strategic health and maturity of a company’s mobility programme.
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  • Perchance to dream?

    Oct 09, 2016
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  • The Insurance Act 2015 – Demystified

    Oct 01, 2016
    The provisions set out in the Insurance Act 2015 impact all insurance policies purchased by removal and storage contractors who are based in the UK (including Marine policies).
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  • Brexit Implications on UK Employment Law

    Sep 26, 2016
    The votes are in and we have a historic result with a seismic impact on the UK. The referendum has been a hotly contested campaign on both sides of the debate but now that the UK is leaving the EU, what implications will there be on UK employment law?
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  • New advice booklet helps customers

    Sep 18, 2016
    Lisa Rogerson was very nearly born in a removals truck. Her dad was working for Pickfords at the time and took her mum to hospital in the lorry. Since then she became an army wife and has, so far, moved home 16 times. That makes her qualified to give advice to people who are moving, so she’s written a booklet all about it.
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  • In, Out, Shake It All About?

    Sep 13, 2016
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  • Sleep Apnoea – New Minimum Medical Standards

    Sep 13, 2016
    Changes to EU legislation providing new minimum medical standards for drivers with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) came into force in Great Britain on 31 December, 2015. Here, Heather Lunney from Backhouse Jones Solicitors explains.
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  • Shine a light on dark data - and utilise its hidden value

    Sep 13, 2016
    In a world where the explosion of data is already becoming a huge challenge, the big questions are how do you get it under control and how can you derive benefit from it? John Culkin from Crown Records Management, offers advice.
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  • Will the expanded Panama Canal mean lower rates for shippers?

    Sep 13, 2016
    The newly expanded Panama Canal officially opened for business on 26 June with the appropriately named MV Cosco Shipping Panama making the inaugural transit through the 80km waterway.
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  • Countdown to the Movers & Storers Show 2016

    Sep 13, 2016
    Organiser Keith Merrett explains what’s in store for visitors to this year’s show.
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  • When the relo stops

    Sep 13, 2016
    Taking an international assignment is tough. For the spouse, and the children, it’s often even tougher. But there is a service that can help. What’s more, it’s one that you can earn from. Interested …?
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  • Schepens: living up to the promise

    Sep 13, 2016
    It was a warm day as I pointed my trusty Nissan down the M3 to visit Schepens International in Hampshire. I knew nothing about the company but just had a feeling that they had a story to tell. I was right. By Steve Jordan.
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  • Virtual home search from Crown

    Sep 13, 2016
    Crown World Mobility is set to offer assignees virtual home searches, part of a significant strategic global investment in IT.
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  • In search of talent

    Sep 13, 2016
    Todd Watson is one of the moving industry’s young, high performers. But what makes his business successful and what does he think are the biggest challenges for the industry? Steve Jordan interviewed him to find out.
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  • How to profit in an online world

    Sep 01, 2016
    Colin Martinho, Head of Marketing, Buzzmove, draws a comparison between lead generation and job conversion services for moving companies.
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  • Diversification is the key to success for Ballards Removals

    Aug 24, 2016
    Deputy Editor David Jordan took a trip to rural Nottinghamshire to visit Ballards Removals, a family business now prospering after the dark days of recession.
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  • Top three reasons shippers switch container carriers

    Aug 21, 2016
    Xeneta, the Oslo-based benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerised ocean freight, has quizzed its worldwide database of contributors to uncover the main reasons businesses end agreements with container ship carriers.
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  • Fleet operators should look for bargains after Brexit vote

    Aug 16, 2016
    The vote has been counted, the UK will be leaving the EU and this has a range of implications for anyone managing vehicles.
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  • Britain’s Strongest Removalist Contest launched at The Movers & Storers Show

    Aug 12, 2016
    This is a story about a great idea that very nearly didn’t happen. About modern business, red tape and financial challenges. And about how if a group of people really, really want to make something happen, they probably can, by Charlotte Parslow of Animo Events, organisers of The Movers & Storers Show.
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