Errol Gardiner became President of FIDI at the Athens conference. Already serving as Vice President he expected to inherit, but the top job came a year early when Rupert Morley retired, for family reasons, after just a single year in office. Steve Jordan asked him about his role, and his ideas for the organisation.

Ebru Demirel became the first ever female FIDI Board member at the FIDI conference in Athens. After over 60 years many would say “about time too”. Steve Jordan caught up with her to discuss her work in the industry and her thoughts on taking up her new role.

In May I was invited to the 2013 FIDI conference in Athens. It was a privilege to be invited as, I suspect, the first independent journalist in the organisation’s 63-year history. My job, to give an objective view of the conference, its speakers, its social events and, as far as is possible from an outside position, what FIDI is doing for its members. By Steve Jordan

It was at the splendid Hermitage Hotel in Monte Carlo, just around the corner from the world’s most famous casino and looking down upon the world’s most exciting motor racing circuit, that OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held its annual conference in May.

There has been plenty of speculation of late that a new trade association for the UK moving industry is brewing, but it does now appear that the rumour is set to become a reality in the very near future. By Steve Jordan

The extraordinary story of K.C. Dat. By Steve Jordan.

The Global Mobility Survey, commissioned by Santa Fe Group and performed by Circle Research is the largest annual analysis of international mobility programmes.

The domestic moving industry is witnessing a step change in the way its customers buy its services this month with the launch of the first ever removals price comparison site www.removalstars.com.

Ten senior managers from the Business Moves Group took time out from their busy schedules to take part in a public speaking and presentation skills course run by The Mover magazine.

Nestling in the picturesque French town of Annecy, just a hop and a skip from the Swiss border and Geneva, is a moving company called NM Europe. The company is owned and run by Andrew Smith who opitimises the can-do attitude of so many small but perfectly formed moving companies.

Automotive industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), has just completed its largest ever analysis of vehicle ownership in the UK.

In the Budget Chancellor George Osborne announced new plans to help people buy their own homes. The Help to Buy scheme, which began on 1 April, expands a previous initiative, FirstBuy, which was aimed solely at first-time buyers.

Brian Charles, reflections on a career in moving: by Steve Jordan.

Cordelia Rushby, from Keystone Law, provides a refresher for business owners on their responsibilities regarding two key insurance policies and whether volunteers and work experience students should be insured as employees.

Simon Elstow, Head of Training at IAM Drive & Survive, offers his tips for avoiding conflict on the road.

The online booking system for The Mover Conference is now open and ready to take your bookings for what is shaping up to be the UK’s moving event of the year.

Materials Handling Feature.

We constantly hear that banks are not lending and the economy is being held back as a result. But why should that be? Steve Jordan, Editor of The Mover, had a recent experience that shed some light on the phenomenon.

The agent-to-agent relationship is fundamental to international relocations. But who’s the customer and who’s the supplier? Can you tell the difference?

Reliability is the key to success for west London-based Giovaruscio.