Kangaroo Holdings Ltd, the owner of Scotland’s Kangaroo Self Storage and sister company Smart Storage, with units across North West England, has appointed Scott Christie as non-executive chairman.

Nuss Relocations Australia has announced it has attained ISO 27001 certification, the international Standard for the management of information security. This is the latest addition to Nuss Relocation’s ISO-related achievements.

This year marks 35-years since weighing equipment specialist RAVAS introduced the first weighing hand pallet truck. To mark the occasion the company is offering a limited-edition pallet truck, at a special price of €1,235 until 31 January, 2021.

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Euromoving 2000 has announced a merger with the Phoenix Relocation Group SRL. The Milan-based company joined the Group on 30 September, 2020.

The Iraqi Customs authorities have suspended tax exemption approvals for Diplomatic, Government, Humanitarian and Military shipments destined for all areas across Iraq.

Suddath has announced the appointment of Jira Sansom as the new general manager for its Dallas-Fort Worth branch.

Voxme has rolled out label printing from its packing inventory app, Voxme Inventory, on both Apple and Android platforms.

UK-based Simpson Packaging has added a super-size 65” TV cover to its popular Coversafe product range.

Volvo Trucks says hauliers and transport buyers are increasingly interested in reducing their CO2 emissions and costs, through the use of refrigerated liquefied gas as a fuel.

Stew Tomkins joined Tippet Richardson (TR) in May 1966 at the Ottawa office managing the payroll for all hourly employees as well as accounts payable.

Training companies in the UK are gradually seeing an increase in demand for courses following the almost complete shutdown of services during the spring and early summer.

With the ability to transport up to 20 tons more cargo in just one trip, gigaliners promise less congestion and lower emissions, but they’re also facing strong criticism because of the impact on the road network, rail transport, and safety. So, what is the outlook for these giants on European roads?

At the recent 58th Annual International Association of Movers’ (IAM) meeting, Mr Oded Carmi, President of DN Van Lines, was voted into the IAM Executive Committee as a Governing Member-at Large for a one-year term. The IAM Executive Committee is the governing body of the International Association of Movers.

Scania has recently launched its first production range of electric trucks, a milestone in the company's journey to a more sustainable transport system. The vehicles in the new range – a fully electric truck and a high-performance plug-in hybrid – focus initially on urban applications, but Scania believes long-distance electrified trucks will soon follow.

Transport consultant and re-seller of TruTac’s compliance control software, Mister Tacho Ltd, has clarified the position regarding WTD (Working Time Directive) regulations and highlighted the benefits of using reliable compliance software to keep operators on the right side of the law. ​

Following the announcement by Transport for London (TfL) on 28 September that the enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and the tightening of the London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) will be implemented on 1 March, 2021, Natalie Chapman, Logistics UK’s Head of Urban Policy has expressed concern that the impact of introducing the schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic would have a detrimental effect on the haulage industry.

Sterling Lexicon has launched its enhanced website, sterlinglexicon.com, designed to provide a personalised experience for visitors, customers and partners around the world.

Lindsay Ellis from Wright Hassall solicitors based in Warwickshire, UK, looks at legislation that may prevent a company terminating the supply of services, or demanding the payment of outstanding charges, if a customer becomes insolvent.