It’s reported that on average, offices waste £6,000 per annum* by leaving electrical equipment on standby. This, combined with unnecessary travel, waste disposal, water use and procurement, means that the true cost to a business operating unsustainably, is likely to be substantially more.

Editor Steve Jordan spoke to Movinga’s Director Bastian Knutzen to find out more about the company and how it operates.

International removals company, Burke Bros Moving Group, has taken a look at the latest emigration statistics, researching the last 30 years on where British people have been moving to from the UK. Australia’s in the lead, which will surprise nobody, but the others on the list are not so predictable.

As an employer, do you have the right to monitor your employees’ communications at work, or do your employees have the right to privacy? Laura Smith, a solicitor in the Backhouse Jones employment team, has the answer.

Marcel Jörg now runs Packimpex in Switzerland, the company his father, Ernst, founded in 1977. Steve Jordan spoke to him to find out a little more about the company and what it’s like to follow in his father’s footsteps.

It was in the late 1970s that business first came across BS 5750, the forerunner of ISO 9001. Since then British and ISO Standards have provided a continuous underpinning of business life. But what is the real benefit of Standards? In particular, how can movers make more money by having recognised accreditations? Steve Jordan talked to Chris Waymouth of QSS to find out.

It’s a long way from apprentice fitter to Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tyne & Wear. But Fred Hoult made the journey and became one of the moving industry’s elder statesmen in the process. He worked hard, had some help from family and friends, and some luck along the way. Steve Jordan went to see him to hear his story.

The annual Corporate Relocation Conference & Exhibition took place in February at the Hotel Russell in Bloomsbury London with attendance from relocation specialists eager to learn about the latest industry developments, meet suppliers and get together to swap ideas.

Deputy Editor David Jordan braved the cold English winter weather to visit the company that has helped thousands of people move to sunnier climes.

The Mover is backing a campaign to improve and increase the number of toilets for HGV drivers and crews in the UK.

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In the communication age, have we lost the art of communication? Steve Jordan thinks, perhaps, we might have. Facebook does not constitute a PR campaign – whatever you might think.

The records management voice is still not being heard loudly enough in the boardroom but in 2016 things are about to change and, according to Mike Dunleavy of Crown Records Management, there has never been a better time for UK businesses to act.

Linde Aftersales offers tips for improving green credentials while also boosting your bottom line.

This removals van is negotiating the Bealach nam Bo (Pass of the Cattle) that leads to and from Applecross, one of Scotland’s most isolated villages.

Telesales remains one of the most effective ways of communicating with prospective customers and making the most out of sales leads. Here Darren Frostick, Director of Leading Edge Market Solutions - a company that supplies information to clients in the removals, office fit-out and telecoms industries about companies planning to relocate - gives his advice on how to keep track of your telesales campaign.