Features

  • Geoff Pygall – a man of the industry

    Feb 17, 2015
    Geoffrey Frederick Pygall died, just before midnight, on New Year’s Eve at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon from multiple organ failure. He was 87.
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  • Arrowpak International: a family business with worldwide connections

    Feb 17, 2015
    In a little over three decades Arrowpak International has grown from a small family business into a global organisation with worldwide connections. Deputy Editor David Jordan interviewed director Terry Cobbin at their HQ in Suffolk.
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  • The cheque’s in the post

    Feb 17, 2015
    If there were such a thing as a top-ten chart of business lies ‘the cheque’s in the post’ would almost certainly be number one. By David Jordan.
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  • Learning to serve customers

    Jan 15, 2015
    Sarah Young and Georgina Fisk from Reason Global are studying for their ACII qualifications. But how does this benefit customers? Sarah and Georgie explain.
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  • Self storage success for family business

    Jan 15, 2015
    The UK's self storage industry has enjoyed spectacular growth during the last 10 years and is now - according to the Self Storage Association - worth in the region of £355m per year. While the market is still dominated by large multi-centre companies, smaller independent operators are popping up across the country to get their share of the action. The Mover's Deputy Editor David Jordan visited St Johns Self Storage in Leicester - two and a half years after it opened - to see how things are going.
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  • The Conveyancing conundrum

    Jan 15, 2015
    Bethany de Montjoie Rudolf CFILEx Soc Legal Services Consultant at De Montjoie Consulting Ltd brings a little clarity to the conveyancing process and why it feels like the perfect storm.
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  • Shipping alliances: are they good for movers?

    Jan 15, 2015
    There was a time when there was a wide choice of shipping lines for every destination. If you didn’t like the service from one - the scheduling, the transit time, the quality of equipment or even the telephone manner - you could switch with ease.
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  • Global Mobility: The Big Three Challenges - Part 1

    Jan 15, 2015
    Controlling costs, housing, and compliance: the big three for mobility.
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  • Global Mobility: The big three challenges - Part 2

    Jan 15, 2015
    Compliance – a necessary evil?
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  • The answer to a mover's prayers

    Jan 15, 2015
    It’s been said many times, in many businesses across the globe, that everything would be fine, were it not for the customers. It’s always they who cause the problems. Without customers making unreasonable demands on you, life would be a dream. Well, if you have ever said that, it just might be that a company in Germany could be the answer to your prayers.
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  • The Movers and Storers Show - Part 2

    Dec 15, 2014
    Moving day mayhem debate and Paul Evans shares his experiences.
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  • Movers and Storers Show 2014 - Part 1

    Dec 11, 2014
    Silverstone’s futuristic Wing building was again the venue for this year’s Movers and Storers Show on 21-22 October.
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  • For comfort - a Christmas story, by Steve Jordan

    Dec 11, 2014
    The cat didn’t know what all the fuss was about. It never did. It happened just the same every year at this time. Humans! Pah! They have no idea.
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  • Michael Cramer on European transport

    Dec 11, 2014
    During his opening hearing at the European Parliament Michael Cramer MEP, the new Chairman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee (TRAN) called for, “A holistic and ambitious EU transport policy that reconciles mobility, climate protection and job creation.”
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  • Changing the industry

    Dec 11, 2014
    If you are in the removals business, your life has been touched by Roy Church; you probably don’t know it, but it has, I assure you. Every now and then someone comes along who changes things, permanently. Roy is such a man. By Steve Jordan.
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  • IAM - the first time

    Dec 11, 2014
    20-year-old Milly Dale joined Burke Bros three years ago as an apprentice. Little did she know that she’d soon be travelling the world representing the company. Here’s her newcomers-eye view of the world’s biggest moving event.
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  • Direct Vision lorries would save hundreds of lives

    Nov 17, 2014
    A longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for lorry drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according to a new study by academics at Loughborough University’s Design School.
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  • McCrorys wins case against NGRS

    Nov 17, 2014
    On 22 September, 2014, McCrorys Removals Ltd. of Nottingham won its case against the National Guild of Removers (NGRS) in the Milton Keynes County Court.
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  • Moving for the ladies

    Nov 17, 2014
    What started as a social gathering on LinkedIn three years ago is developing into a tour de force for women working in the international moving industry. LIMA (Ladies in Moving), has the backing of IAM and has already recruited over 200 members worldwide. Steve Jordan offers a male view.
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  • FEDESSA in Stockholm

    Nov 17, 2014
    On 1 October over 380 self storage owners, managers, investors and suppliers descended on Stockholm for the annual FEDESSA European Self Storage Conference and Trade Show. Report by Rennie Schafer, Chief Executive Officer of the Self Storage Association Ltd.
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