Altair Global has announced the election of George Powdar, Senior Vice President of Global Reporting and Compliance at Altair Global, as chair of the Regulatory and Compliance Forum for Worldwide ERC for the 2020 term.

Dave Marron became the CEO of NuCompass Mobility in Connecticut on 1 April, 2020.

The coronavirus crisis brought the housing market to a grinding halt, but home movers across the UK remain determined to press ahead with their plans at the earliest opportunity, according to a survey of its customers carried out by reallymoving, the comparison site for home movers.

Two friends, Dan Farrant from Folkestone and Matthew Baran from Baran’s Removals in Twickenham, have formed a new moving group in the UK: Independent Movers Group.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has responded angrily to London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s announcement on 16 June that the capital’s Congestion Charge will increase from £11.50 to £15 on Monday, 22 June.

Graebel Companies, Inc has announced the appointment of Ron Dunlap PhD to be the company’s president.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been many reports in the press about businesses who had taken out Business Interruption insurance (BI) and were required to close by the UK government’s lockdown, having had their claims for losses rejected by their insurance companies.

Sterling Lexicon, a leading provider of global mobility services, has announced the promotion of David Dance to the position of president, with global leadership responsibility for the entire organisation.

London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) will come into force on 26 October, 2020 and will operate 24/7, 365 days per year.

PAIMA (Pan American International Movers Association) has cancelled its 2020 convention scheduled for October this year in San Diego, California.

The UK’s Traffic Commissioner has extended the maximum period of grace for financial standing.

Scotland to move to the second stage of its coronavirus lockdown exit plan.

On 15 June the EU Commission launched ‘Re-open EU’, a web platform to support a safe relaunch of travelling and tourism across Europe.

Scania (Great Britain) Limited has become the first UK commercial vehicle organisation to achieve accreditation to ISO 45001, the international Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard.

Arpin International Group has appointed its Vice-President Asia-Pacific Region, Michael Johnsen, to its global leadership team.

Lars Lemche from Teamwork reflects on building a business in Brazil and the virus that threatens it.

After building a career in the moving industry, Maarten van Zutphen from The Netherlands has ‘gone it alone’ with the launch of his new company CANI Consultancy & Management.

A new guide from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) for fleet operators shows how renewable fuels can immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions in road transport, particularly from commercial vehicles for which few low emission solutions are currently available.

Norsepower is introducing wind power back to the shipping industry to reduce fuel consumption, reduce environmental emissions and reduce transit times.

A look at the world of records management and how it is evolving for the digital age, by Karen Truebody, International Director, AGS Records Management.