AGS Morocco was selected by the Foundation for Development of the Contemporary African Culture (FDCCA) to transport artworks as part of a travelling exhibition of contemporary art across the African continent.

Abels Moving Services has announced the promotion of Kavan McCullagh to director of sales with a focus on corporate UK domestic moving. He will be responsible for managing the business development and customer services teams.

UK-based elevator protection company KAPOK 88 has recently donated padded interior wall protection to a charity supporting children and young adults suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition that affects social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour.

Pickfords has won the ‘International Moving Company of the Year’ award at the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards 2019 (EMMAs) for the second year in a row.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said 2019 was another successful year for Van Excellence with a further 91 companies achieving accreditation.

Matthew James Global Relocations’ new Scania Hybrid truck has taken to the road following the completion of body work by SBR Specialist Coachbuilders of Preston, Lancashire.

Details of work to remove the steel barrier on the M20 in Kent, installed last year as part of Operation Brock, have been confirmed by Highways England.

Gruveo is an established video calling service that allows users to call anyone by video link without having to use a platform such as Facebook, WhatsApp or Skype. Users simply e-mail a link to their contact and the call can be instantly established with one click.

Plans for a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in Oxford, published in January 2020, are effectively a tax on trucks and vans in areas of the city, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Victor Roussel, a Volontaire International en Entreprise (VIE) at AGS Douala in Cameroon, has won the Performance and Integration category of the Grand Prix VIE Award for Central Africa. The award was presented on 26 November, 2019 at the Consul General's residence in Douala.

European mobility service provider DKV Euro Service has appointed Danish national Jesper Erichsen as its new chief operating officer (COO) with effect from 1 January, 2020.

The Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) latest Cost Movement Report, which gathers information from members and sets out to define industry trends, confirms fears that the ever increasing HGV driver shortage continues to hit UK firms hard.

Mark Burchell is the chief commercial manager at Sterling Lexicon in Jacksonville, Florida. Steve Jordan spoke to him to find out more about the company’s recent transformation and how he sees the future emerging for the moving and relocation industry.

The shipping industry is looking for carbon free solutions to achieve the IMO (International Maritime Organization) 2050 target of a 50% CO2 emissions reduction compared to the 2008 level

Ian Waters, OMNI General Manager (Overseas Moving Network International), comments on the state of the international moving industry and what will enable the industry to thrive in the future.

International moving and relocation company, Africa Mobility Services, has offices throughout Africa. The Mover’s Editor Steve Jordan talked to its CEO Kim Becker to find out more about moving to countries within the world’s second largest continent.

Phil Wilding, Head of Debt Recovery at law firm Wright Hassall, gives some good advice on selecting the right debt recovery service.

With the threat of extinction becoming increasingly more real for our planet, there is not a more significant and more urgent challenge that confronts all of us in the 21st century than global climate change.

Scott Bell from Backhouse Jones explains what can and cannot be taken into account when calculating financial standing for a UK Operator’s licence.