As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life around the world, many expats are returning home to weather the storm and take shelter in more familiar surroundings. For those with children there are the added complications of changing schools and the trauma of leaving friends behind, to say nothing of the family pets who may not be able to travel, at least not at the same time.

Helping international employees stay healthy, especially during a pandemic, is a major challenge for managers. Here healthcare specialist Towergate Health & Protection discusses some of the problems and how to protect overseas workers.

Ian Waters, General Manager of OMNI, married Valentina Semeraro on 25 July, 2020 at a small ceremony for family and friends at Hartsfield Manor in Surrey.

The UK Department for Transport has introduced changes to the Driver CPC regulations aimed at making the compulsory training more relevant to the individual requirements of HGV drivers.

Move One has opened a new office in Niamey, the capital city of Niger, Africa.

Moving the contents of an exquisite Irish castle would be a challenging task at the best of times but when it is perhaps the oldest family-owned residential castle in Ireland, the challenge becomes monumental.

Within a week of RHA Chief Executive, Richard Burnett making an urgent request to Michael Gove MP in his capacity as Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Association has received a reply from Mr Gove’s office confirming that he will arrange a roundtable discussion between industry representatives and members of the Cabinet Office.

PALLITE, an international designer and manufacturer of paper board products from Northamptonshire, UK, has been awarded The Planet Mark, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.

Roeland Delfgaauw has joined Global Mobility Partners SA de CV (GMP) in Mexico City as the company’s director partner relations.

The International Association of Movers (IAM) has announced a new member-led initiative: The United States Domestic Asset-Based Mover Task Force (DAB) which brings together independent movers and van line agents in the country. The purpose of this initiative is to provide the backbone of the world’s largest moving market with a voice and an advocate for their businesses.

The National Association of Estate Agents’ (NAEA) Propertymark July Housing Market Report shows that one in ten properties sold for more than the original asking price, a trend that has continued for a second month.

There is a lot of talk about the New Normal. It’s a phrase that is run out whenever there is a change in the way things are to be done and, in many cases, it’s accurate. I remember it being used over the C-TPAT scheme that came in a few years ago and in all those column inches we gave over to the IMO SOLAS regulations back in 2016/17.

Steve Jordan talks to Thomas Juchum of EUROMOVERS International about how his group has helped its members during the crisis.

Steve Jordan, who has attended and helped organise just about every moving industry conference on the planet over the last 40+ years, speculates on the rise of video technology and its possible effect on the international conference scene.

Edwin Ooms took up a new position as managing director of AGS-KHZ Movers in the Netherlands in June. Steve Jordan talks to him as he starts his new role and returns home to his native country.

Steve Jordan looks at new technology that appears to move the world of video surveys on to another level.

IAM President Chuck White explains the decision to hold the 2020 IAM conference as a virtual event, how it will work and how much it will cost to take part.

Gerard Geijtenbeek from Roldo Rent Holding BV in the Netherlands looks at the trends driving the international moving industry and how COVID-19 has accelerated them.

Steve Lewis, Chairman of the IAM Hall of Honor Selection Committee, gives his thoughts as he announces this year’s inductees.