If you have ever met Fred Delahaye you will remember. He’s not the kind of chap who fades into the background. He’s smart, cool, steeped in the moving industry, and a free spirit. Steve Jordan joined him for a little shared inspiration.

Steve Jordan looks at his time in the moving industry and reflects on what was - and what might have been.

The Hotel Leonardo De Vinci in Rome was the venue for the 2014 EUROMOVERS conference. Unlike any other event in the moving calendar, when you walk in it really does feel as if you have been invited to join a family celebration.

Like every capital city, Edinburgh has an atmosphere all of its own. As the train pulled in to Waverley station I snatched my first view of the castle, its granite walls clinging to the extinct volcano where it has dominated the skyline for the better part of a thousand years. Edinburgh is truly an historic, enigmatic city, an exciting venue for the 2014 EuRA conference.

According to Executing Growth, EY’s 2014 Africa Attractiveness Survey, Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has reached the highest level in a decade. Where investment goes, people follow, so the global mobility industry should sit up and take notice.

Many will remember Roy Yearly as the quiet man who worked diligently as BAR’s General Secretary Brian Mitchell’s assistant during the 1980s and early 90s. But there was another side to Roy’s life that few beyond his immediate circle could scarcely have imagined.

Last year’s Britannia Conference was held in Monaco, and topping it was always going to be a massive challenge. As a result, the group completely changed tack for the 2014 event, which took place 9-12 May at the Pomme d’Or Hotel in St Helier, Jersey.

According to research by the London Business School (LBS), in partnership with Deloitte, most Generation Y employees have no plans to stay with their employers for more than five years. The implication is that employers need to revise their offerings if they are to retain young talent.

It is no secret that container operators are currently fixated on cost savings, but the latest data on ship reliability report from Drewry, supply chain advisors, suggests that carriers are worryingly neglecting the product offering to their customers.

Hong Kong is one of the most eye-catching and vibrant places on Earth. A land of great food, awesome sights, warm evenings, skyscrapers and famous movie stars – Hong Kong is lively enough to awaken the dead. By Ed Roberts.

In a recent speech at the Transport Business Summit in Brussels, European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas predicted that more road tolls would be the way forward to ensuring the right transport infrastructure for Europe’s future.

Hear about the changes to the FIDI 35 Club, the East of Eden night hosted by FIDI Asia and the very entertaining dragon boat racing.

The FIDI Conference 2014 was held in Singapore and, as far as I could tell, was a great success. Around 630 delegates attended (up on last year), the hotel was both beautiful and practical, the food excellent and the dash from one business meeting to another just as relentless as always.

The serenity of the OMNI conference at the W Retreat in Bali presented a sharp contrast with the frenetic activity at FIDI in Singapore for those entitled to attend.

Last month The Mover featured Paul Evans' purchase of Momentous that took place in March this year. Expansion is already underway with three new influential industry arrivals to the business.

This month I thought I might tackle a subject relevant to all of us that are European citizens. In March, the European Parliament (EP) Plenary Session adopted stricter rules upon the protection of personal data after voting on its 1st Reading of the draft regulation and directive - updating and modernising the 1995 Data Protection Directive.

Results from the 2014 KPMG’s Real Estate Invest Survey (RE-Invest Survey) show that the global real estate market will see a resurgence of deal activity over the next 12 months. A bullish attitude is back as investors target opportunistic assets to maximise their returns.

Long-term placements, where executives are encouraged to build a new life abroad for the good of their company, are being rejected in favour of short-term foreign assignments, with staff expected to uproot themselves regularly.

Hendley Removals & Storage is a new company, started by brothers Darren and Matthew Hendley, in Paddock Wood Kent. Steve Jordan stopped by to talk about the business and to find out the answer to two fundamental questions: What makes them different and why would two guys, with no experience in the industry, start a moving business in the middle of a recession?